Guiyang customs to support Western Land-Sea Trade Corridor

Guiyang customs in Southwest China's Guizhou province recently signed a memorandum of cooperation in Chongqing to support the construction of the Western Land-Sea Trade Corridor along with 14 other customs agencies directly under China Customs.

It was reported that Guiyang customs will seize the opportunity to improve customs clearance services, industrial development, and supervision modes to enhance cooperation between other regional customs agencies.

In terms of providing convenience to enterprises, Guiyang customs will reform its customs clearance procedures. One-time declaration for the whole transport will be realized to further reduce logistics costs.

Airports in the cities of Guiyang, Zunyi, and Tongren will be built into first class airports available for the import of fruit, meat, and aquatic products. In addition, Guiyang customs will speed up the construction of a cold chain logistics system to promote the import of high-quality agricultural products from countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as the export of characteristic agricultural products in Guizhou.

In order to develop foreign trade, Guiyang customs will improve the efficiency of goods circulation between comprehensive bonded zones and ports in the province.

Additionally, Guiyang customs will strengthen supervision and cooperation with relevant departments in a variety of aspects. By making use of advanced big data technology, a big data application center will be built to support the construction of the Western Land-Sea Trade Corridor.

Zhao Yandi contributed to this story