“We do customs declarations and tax payment online in advance. When the flight arrives, it takes only 20 minutes to complete cargo inspection and then we are ready to leave the airport,” Cheng Hong, a staff member of Yunnan Chineng Import and Export Trading Co., Ltd. Said. He did not try to conceal his approval of the customs clearance efficiency at Kunming Airport.

In order to quicken customs clearance for the import and export of fresh and live produce, Kunming Customs has set up “green windows” and has taken a series of new measures. These include a 24/7 appointment customs clearance system, a special channel and simultaneous packing and inspection services. Next, Kunming Customs will try out ‘batch customs’ clearance for imported and exported vegetables, fruits and other fresh, live and perishable goods at Kunming Airport and Hekou Port. These moves are expected to further facilitate customs clearance for companies importing and exporting fresh and live products.

Chineng is currently the largest seafood importer in Yunnan, and its annual airfreight import of seafood accounts for 50 percent of the Yunnan market. According to Li Changchun, general manager of Chineng, fresh and live products are time-sensitive, and the online tax payment system introduced by Kunming Customs has greatly improved customs clearance efficiency. In addition, other measures taken this year, such as paperless customs clearance, the further networking of ports and border crossings, and cooperation between customs inspection and quarantine departments have also shortened the time needed for customs clearance.