Guangzhou-Hong Kong Customs signed a memorandum of supervision cooperation on the "Guangzhou-Hong Kong Inbound Fruit Air Freight Transfer Line"
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Guangzhou Customs and Hong Kong Customs signed a memorandum of cooperation to establish a "Guangzhou-Hong Kong inbound fruit air transport transfer line." This mechanism allows fruits transited by air through Hong Kong to be transported without the need for original boxes, using the hub functions of the two airports to reduce logistics costs and improve import efficiency.
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The newly revised "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Imported Fruits" will come into effect on November 1, allowing fruits transited by air from Hong Kong and Macao to enter the country in their original packaging under special circumstances.
China News Service, Guangzhou, November 6 (Reporters: Xu Qingqing and Chen Chuhong) In order to allow more global high-quality fresh fruits to enter Guangdong quickly, Guangzhou Customs and Hong Kong Customs signed a regulatory cooperation memorandum on the "Guangzhou-Hong Kong Inbound Fruit Air Transport Line" on the 6th. Relying on the international air cargo hub functions of Hong Kong and Guangzhou airports, superimposed innovative and coordinated supervision will expand the way for fruit imports to be transported to Guangzhou via air transport through Hong Kong.
It is understood that the newly revised "Inbound Fruit Inspection and Quarantine Supervision and Administration Measures" that came into effect on November 1 this year stipulates that under special circumstances, with the consent of the General Administration of Customs, imported fruits that are transported by air through the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions shall be imported according to the original packaging and original phytosanitary certificate. This innovative import method no longer requires inbound fruits to be transported in original boxes via air transport from Hong Kong and Macao, which will further reduce corporate logistics costs and make the "global-Hong Kong-Guangzhou-national" fruit transportation path possible.
According to the cooperation memorandum signed this time, the coordinated supervision of "information exchange, mutual recognition of supervision, and mutual assistance in law enforcement" between the customs of Guangdong and Hong Kong will be further deepened. Fruits imported through air transfer at Hong Kong International Airport will be subject to the supervision of Hong Kong Customs and a transfer confirmation will be issued. After arriving at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, customs clearance procedures will be handled directly at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Customs. Under the premise of strictly observing national biosecurity and food safety, enterprises can flexibly choose transportation solutions based on transportation timeliness and cost requirements, further unleashing the freight potential of the coordinated linkage between Hong Kong International Airport and mainland airports in the Greater Bay Area.
According to company estimates, in the first month of implementation of the cooperation mechanism, it is expected to release approximately 200 tons of transportation capacity for fruit imports at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport port, promoting the efficiency and stability of the high-quality imported fruit supply chain. At the same time, the continuous deepening of coordination and linkage between the airports in Guangdong and Hong Kong has also consolidated the status of Hong Kong and Guangzhou as international air cargo hubs and promoted the high-level opening up of the Greater Bay Area.
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The cooperation mechanism is expected to release approximately 200 tons of shipping capacity in the first month of implementation.
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- Will it be expanded to other types of imported goods in the future?
