China News Service, Foshan, May 5 (Reporter Xu Qingqing) According to Foshan Customs on May 5, in the first quarter of this year, the “core engine” of Foshan’s production-oriented service national logistics hub — Foshan International Land Port — saw its import and export value reach 550 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 81.7%.
Foshan International Land Port covers an area of 198 mu, with a building area of 260,000 square meters. It is equipped with a cross-border e-commerce customs clearance center, an international express supervision center, a bonded logistics center (Type B), and a port inspection area. Since its official operation on March 30, 2023, Foshan Customs has leveraged information-based reform of supervision models to help Foshan International Land Port develop into a platform integrating diversified businesses such as general trade, cross-border e-commerce, express delivery, bonded logistics, and TIR international road transport.
To address issues raised by enterprises such as high customs clearance frequency and significant capital turnover pressure, Foshan Customs has introduced the “batch delivery, centralized declaration” model. Imported production raw materials stored in the bonded logistics center warehouse can be dispatched at any time according to production needs, with customs conducting inspections and releases promptly. At the same time, enterprises can use the bonded logistics center warehouse as an international procurement and distribution center, flexibly delivering temporarily stored imported goods to global customers based on actual trade orders.
Foshan Qunzhi Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. is a globally renowned manufacturer of liquid crystal panels, with products exported to Vietnam, Indonesia, and other countries and regions. “The imported optical lenses required for our production need constant temperature storage, and we pick up 2 to 3 batches of goods from the bonded logistics warehouse every day. Now, goods are first declared for exit from the zone, and then centralized customs declaration is done at the beginning of the following month, effectively reducing customs clearance costs,” said Peng Fang, manager of the company’s customs affairs and logistics department. In the first quarter of this year, the company used the “batch delivery, centralized declaration” model to declare goods exiting the zone with a value of 1.9 billion yuan.
“The customs information system is connected nationwide, enabling real-time data interaction with enterprises, which ensures that e-commerce companies can stock up nearby and dispatch quickly,” said Meng Xianglin, deputy director of the Nanhai Office of Foshan Customs. Relying on the “inter-zone transfer” policy between special customs supervision areas and bonded logistics centers (Type B), the national inventory scheduling capability of e-commerce platforms can achieve a qualitative leap.
As of the end of March this year, Foshan International Land Port has attracted nearly 60 enterprises to settle in and conduct business. (End)
