Online Interview
Topic: Jinan Customs District - P. R. China’s Youngest Customs District
Time:10:30 AM (Fri) May 09, 2014
Special Guests:Liu Weiwei, Party Leadership Group Secretary and Director General of Jinan Customs District
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Jinan Customs District - P. R. China’s Youngest Customs District
[Liu Weiwei]: Thanks for this netizen’s congratulations. We will try to make great contribution to the promotion of Shandong Province’s economic development. 05/09/2014 11:47:15
[Netizen: Lao Jiu Dang Dao]: A few days ago, I watched a piece of news released in SDTV concerning a case of arms and ammunition smuggling found by Jinan Customs District. Could you please introduce this case specifically? 05/09/2014 10:21:08
[Liu Weiwei]: Thanks for your attention to the Customs’ work of suppressing smuggling and the details of the case are as follows: On April 29, the Bureau of Anti-Smuggling of Jinan Customs District and Shenzhen Customs took joint action, captured a criminal suspect of arms and ammunition smuggling in Laiwu City, and searched out a suspected air rifle, an air pistol, 1 suspected gunshot speedometer, 1 telescopic device, and a bottle inflatable device at his house. After preliminary investigation, we found that the suspect was introduced to contact firearms seller in Taiwan in February 2014 via the Internet and smuggled 3,500 imported lead bullets and a suspected air rifle through express delivery by using a false item name. Currently, the case is under further investigation. 05/09/2014 11:47:40
[Netizen: deanzhu]: Good morning, Ms. Liu. Our company is a trade company headquartered in Qingdao. After the upgrade of Jinan Customs District, many of our processing factories are covered into the Jinan Customs District, which brings great inconvenience to our processing trade business. May I ask when the two customs districts will realize the information sharing? Considering our province’s special geographical position, are there any corresponding supporting policies available to the processing trade business? May 8, 2014 14:50:11
[Liu Weiwei]: Thanks for your attention to the Customs business. After the upgrade of Jinan Customs District, we attach great importance to the construction of integration with business in both Qingdao and Jinan customs districts; in terms of processing trade, the two customs districts submit applications to GACC uniformly, and take the convenient measures such as exempting security deposit of outward processing across customs districts, promoting and building the online transmission of application forms on registration made in different places, as well as establishing unified process database. At present, the two customs districts are closely related in processing trade and have made smooth cooperation, so the problems you are faced with can be solved. If you have any other specific problems or suggestions, please feel free to send a letter to, visit or call our Customs, and we will take it seriously and actively solve your problems to facilitate your handling of customs formalities. 05/09/2014 12:07:47
[Netizen: anonymity]: The legal representative and Business License of our company have been changed after its registration with the Customs. Given the change of our Business License, I was wondering if we need to make a modification with the Customs. 05/09/2014 11:24:09
[Liu Weiwei]: Well! For the situation you mentioned, you shall go through the change formality with the Customs of your place of incorporation on the strength of the changed Business License or any other approval documents and their photocopies within 30 days as of the effective date of such change. 05/09/2014 11:50:52
[Netizen: anonymity]: What shall be done if a Grade B enterprise wants to apply for becoming a Grade A enterprise? 05/09/2014 11:34:23
[Liu Weiwei]: Well, the Customs’ classified management over enterprises is one of measures to encourage enterprises’ compliance with the law and self-discipline to improve the Customs’ management efficiency, and guarantee the security and convenience of import and export trade. Any lawfully operating enterprise may apply to the local competent Customs on the strength of the relevant materials in accordance with the relevant provisions of GACC, and the local competent Customs will examine and approve the application according to the relevant operating procedures. An enterprise that applies for falling into Grade A management shall satisfy the following requirements simultaneously: I. having been subject to Grade B management for one year or more; II. having never committed the crime of smuggling and the act of smuggling, and having never violated the provisions on customs supervision for one consecutive year; III. having never been subject to any customs administrative penalties for import or export of goods infringing intellectual property rights (IPR) for one consecutive year; IV. having no defaulted taxes or fines for one consecutive year; V. having the gross import or export value of USD500, 000 or above in the previous year; VI. having the error rate of import and export declaration below 5% in the previous year; VII. having sound accounting systems, as well as truthful and complete business records; VIII. taking the initiative in cooperation with customs administration, timely going through various customs formalities, and providing truthful, complete and valid documents and certificates for the Customs; IX. submitting a Report on Evaluation of Business Operation and Management Status every year; X. going through the formalities for reissuing and altering the registration certificate in accordance with the relevant provisions; XI. having no bad records with the administrative departments and agencies of commerce, people's bank, industry and commerce, taxation, quality inspection, foreign exchange and supervision for one consecutive year. 05/09/2014 11:58:39
[Netizen: Xiao Ren Wu]: Good morning, Ms. Liu. How do the Customs deal with the smuggled goods? Can the public buy them? 05/09/2014 11:32:56