The development of the Binhai New Area hasbeen included into national development strategy,which implants new vitality and vigor to simplificationof customs formalities. All units in TianjinPort explore and innovate to create a favorableservice environment for customs clearance. Theyimprove the efficiency and reduce the cost of customsclearance, which makes Tianjin Port becomean efficient and convenient gateway.

In order to receive good results in the work ofsimplified customs formalities, Tianjin Port furtherintensifies the port regulation mechanismand implements simplified customs formalities.Based on the current situation of openness inTianjin Binhai New Area, Tianjin Port establishesthe leadership and working mechanism of improvingsimplified customs formalities step bystep, creating “four mechanisms and five institutions”that are of Tianjin characteristics.

In the aspect of mechanism, four mechanisms, includingTianjin Port working coordination mechanism,supervision system, service quick responsemechanism and customs clearance supervisionmechanism, are to be established. While in theaspect of institution formulating, five institutions,including Tianjin Port Joint Committee institution(including goods customs clearance joint committee,ship inspection joint committee and antistowawayjoint committee etc.), Tianjin Port keyenterprises communication institution, institutionof overtime work in the long holiday in TianjinPort, information communicating institution andthe institution of monthly report on quantizationgoal of customs clearance, are to be formulated.

At the same time, Tianjin Port intensifies thereform of customs clearance inspection modeand put “24-hour customs clearance institution”and “green customs clearance institution” intowork, which improves the efficiency of customsclearance. These measures enrich and perfectthe steps of customs clearance, which makesthe regional customs clearance reform obtainremarkable results.

In the reform of regional customs clearance, over70 percent of goods and over 50 percent of tradevolumes stem from central and western areas ortransit transportation. On the basis of traditionalcooperation, seizing the rare historical opportunityof Development of the West, the uprising of thecentral areas of China, Northeast revitalizationand promoting the development of Tianjin BinhaiNew Area, Tianjin Port implements the model of“declare at the original place and check in at theport”, and establishes a mechanism of businesscooperation—“inspect at producing area andcheck in at the port” and installs allopatry electronicdeclare system of dangerous goods. By doingso, Tianjin Port not only brings the advantagesof port and inland supply of goods into full play,but also accelerates the supplementary extensionbetween the functions of coast ports and inlandports so as to form the joint advantage broughtby “simplified customs formalities”, better servethe regional economic development, strengthenthe relationship with inland provinces, cities andareas with the aim of achieving favorable resultsof win-win and multi-win.

Ports are the gateway of foreign orientedeconomy, international trade and internationalcommunication. The environment of the portsdirectly affects the development of port economy.Therefore, strengthening the comprehensiveregulation of simplified customs formalities andcreating a favorable simplified customs formalitiesservice environment are vitally important.