Tai'an's foreign trade "circle of friends" adds another 9 countries, and accelerates the "global currency connection"

Tai'an Daily News From Southeast Asian ports to European markets, from American supermarkets to African shops, more and more "local manufacturing" are rushing to the world along the new route. Recently, the reporter learned from Tai'an Customs that driven by the three engines of policy, customs clearance and industry, the city's foreign trade "circle of friends" continues to expand, and 9 new export destinations were added this year. Three new products such as frozen chicken breasts successfully opened the door to the international market, and the customs clearance efficiency was increased by 30%, and the acceleration of "going goods to the world" was staged.

"I didn't expect our products to enter the Indonesian market so soon!" In the production workshop of Greenford Pet Food Co., Ltd., the relevant person in charge of the company could not hide his excitement. As a company that mainly engages in pet food processing, it has been unable to open up new sales due to its unfamiliarity with overseas market access standards in the past. At the critical moment, the "Foreign Trade Service Special Team" established by Tai'an Customs took the initiative to come to the door, not only tailoring the "one enterprise, one policy" for enterprises, but also organizing an expert team to interpret the latest trade policies and product quality requirements of the export destination countries in detail. "From tariff reduction to technical specifications, from packaging label to certification process, the special team members have sorted it out clearly, allowing us to avoid many detours." According to the relevant person in charge of the company, under the policy "precise drip irrigation", the company completed the upgrade of the product quality system in just 3 months and successfully obtained the export qualification.

At the clearance stage, a performance revolution is quietly unfolding. "In the past, customs clearance procedures were cumbersome, and it was even more time-consuming and labor-intensive when encountering peak periods." Li Guobin, an employee of the freight forwarding company who often handles import and export business, was deeply touched. "Now, 'advance declaration' and 'two-step declaration' is implemented. Many procedures can be completed online, and various certificates can be quickly obtained through 'cloud issuance'. Even on weekends and holidays, as long as an appointment is made in advance, customs personnel will provide inspection services, greatly shortening the cargo turnover time." According to the customs person in charge, through a series of innovative measures, the overall customs clearance time for import and export goods in the jurisdiction has been shortened by nearly one-third compared to the past, truly realizing "more data to travel, and less errands from enterprises."

Industry empowerment has also become a strong driving force for the development of foreign trade. In response to the technical barriers encountered by enterprises in the process of developing the international market, Tai'an Customs has formed a professional technical service team in conjunction with industry associations and scientific research institutions. In the process of helping pork products in the jurisdiction resume exports to Singapore, the technical team not only guided the company to improve its production process, but also assisted it in completing multiple certifications in Singapore's target market. "We have very strict requirements for product quality, especially microbial indicators and cold chain transportation standards." The person in charge of the company said, "Thanks to the support of Tai'an Customs, our products have been successfully exported qualification review."

"The expansion of the foreign trade 'circle of friends' is not only an increase in quantity, but also an improvement in quality." A relevant person in charge of Tai'an Customs said that in the future, the customs will continue to optimize the business environment, deepen the "one enterprise, one policy" service, promote the iterative and upgrade of customs clearance facilitation measures, and at the same time increase industrial support, help more enterprises break through technical bottlenecks, let more local products go to the world, and inject new impetus into the high-quality development of foreign trade.

Reporter: Bi Fengling

Editor: Cheng Rong