Online Interview
Topic: Support for Hengqin New Area Opening-up and Development to Promote Guangdong's Economic Integration with Hong Kong and Macao SARs
Time:10:00 AM (Wed) March 26, 2014
Special Guests:Guests: Xiong Zhenguo, Deputy Director General of Gongbei Customs District; Wu Yirong, Director of Hengqin Customs House, Gongbei Customs District; Zhou Xiaolei, Deputy Director of the Processing-Trade Supervision Division, Gongbei Customs District;
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Support for Hengqin New Area Opening-up and Development to Promote Guangdong's Economic Integration with Hong Kong and Macao SARs
[Wu Yirong]: According to the principle of facilitating the development of Hengqin and the entry and exit of people, goods and vehicles as well as strengthening examination, inspection and supervision, the Customs have conducted the customized supervision mode and implemented the differentiated management in Hengqin. For example, bonded goods, tax-exempted goods and tax-refunded goods within Hengqin are to be sold beyond the Hengqin New Area, and goods with tax refund from outside Hengqin New Area are to be sold in Hengqin, the red channel is used. Other goods, people and vehicles go through the green channel. In other words, it is not necessary to declare to the Customs, but the Customs keep the right to inspect and verify the goods. Living materials and vehicles of the residents can pass through the green channel, so the life of the residents will not be affected. 03/21/2014 10:50:55
[Netizen: toto]: Does it mean that under relaxed supervision over the first line, people can choose a speedy channel for articles for daily use, handbags and watches bought from Macao SAR that can be used as presents to friends and relatives in the mainland of China? 03/21/2014 10:18:09
[Wu Yirong]: The policies stated in the official reply show that at the first-line ports, luggage and articles carried by passengers are supervised according to the existing administrative regulations concerning the entry and exit of luggage and articles. For luggage and articles carried to enter Hengqin from Macao SAR, where the relevant customs formalities are completed, no formalities are required at the second-line ports. 03/21/2014 10:51:50
[Netizen: Anonymous]: Our company plans to set up a plant in Hengqin. Raw materials are purchased in China and abroad respectively. And most products are to be exported overseas. Only a small number of products are to be sold in Hengqin or to the mainland. What preferential policies can we enjoy? 03/21/2014 10:19:31
[Zhou Xiaolei]: In terms of customs supervision, enterprises engaging in business activities related production within Hengqin can enjoy preferential policies in the following regards: first, in bond, tax exemption or tax refund. Preferential policies on import bond or tax exemption or export tax refund will be granted to raw materials entering Hengqin from overseas or purchased from domestically, as long as they are commodities specified by Ministry of Finance in the list of goods that are not bonded or exempted from duty at the first-line ports and are not granted with tax refund at the second-line ports. Second, in trade control. For raw materials entering Hengqin from overseas or from the inland by purchase, unless otherwise specified in laws, administrative rules and regulations, no quotas and license management are implemented. Third, the selective duties. If finished products are to be sold to the inland or within Hengqin Island, duties are imposed according to the corresponding imported raw materials or actual inspection status of the products chosen by enterprises based on their applications. And fourth, the free circulation within the New Area. Raw materials or finished products can be circulated in different enterprises within Hengqin, but both enterprises should submit relevant electronic data information to the customs timely. Enterprises don’t implement the bank deposit accounting system in processing trade, and goods in such processing trade are not managed according to the unit consumption standard. 03/21/2014 10:53:30
[Netizen: Wenjie]: What are the current working hours for customs clearance in Hengqin? 03/21/2014 10:29:43
[Wu Yirong]: The current customs clearance time for passengers inspection in Hengqin Port is 9:00 am -20:00 pm and for goods is 8:00 am – 20:00 pm. 03/21/2014 10:54:23
[Netizen: Wenjie]: It is learned that the customs clearance will be extended in Hengqin Port. What is the specific situation? 03/21/2014 10:31:09
[Wu Yirong]: Extending the time for customs clearance in Hengqin Port is helpful to promote further economic and cultural exchanges between Guangdong Province and Macao SAR, and beneficial to the opening-up and development of Hengqin New Area. In recent years, representatives of NPC and CPPCC in Macao SAR have repeatedly called for extending the time for customs clearance in Hengqin Port. It is clearly proposed in Guangdong and Macao Cooperation Framework Agreement that the 24-hour customs clearance should be implemented gradually in Hengqin Port. The Customs have responded actively and cooperated in the extension of the time for customs clearance in Hengqin Port. We have worked hard to overcome lack of man-power and insufficient support in logistics and been ready for the extension. Now relevant work related to the extension has been coordinated and promoted by local governments. 03/21/2014 10:55:09
[Netizen: Alive]: Now many channels have been built up in Hengqin Bridge. It is learned that those channels will be classified as red channels and green channels. So how can we know which channel we should go through? 03/21/2014 10:20:23