Let the CIIE “turn exhibits into commodities” one step faster. Smart ports will be upgraded like this

On the morning of November 9, as one of the side events of the 9th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, the launch of a new round of smart port construction and the high-quality overseas matching meeting for empowering enterprises were held in Hongqiao, Shanghai. With the theme of "Digital Innovation and Enterprises Going Global", eight results were released, and multiple departments jointly launched a new round of smart port construction.

Speeding up customs clearance: "One entrance" jointly organizes, "exhibits become commodities" one step faster

The "single window" is interconnected with the enterprise's "going global" comprehensive service platform - "customs clearance + overseas departure" can be completed at one entrance. In the past, port customs clearance and foreign investment belonged to different platforms, and corporate services needed to switch back and forth between multiple systems. After this interconnection, the two major platforms have achieved two-way links and integrated access, connecting the "single window" customs clearance logistics capabilities with the company's overseas layout service capabilities. Enterprises can handle customs clearance logistics, tax refunds, cross-border finance, and obtain full-chain services such as overseas investment filings and country compliance information from one entrance.

The first smart supervision application for imported consumer goods was released - making "exhibits turn into commodities" at the CIIE one step faster. The application relies on the "single window" to build a cross-department collaborative supervision system, creating four core modules of one-stop collaborative declaration, cross-department parallel confirmation, whitelist intelligent dynamic management, and unified data collaboration base, and strives to solve the bottlenecks such as the low frequency and long cycle of whitelist identification of first-release new products. In terms of the frequency of declarations, the original centralized acceptance every quarter has been adjusted to regular updates, which better matches the business rhythm of fast iteration of first-time new products and short market window period; through the "single window", enterprises can realize "one filing, one set of materials, one submission", and simultaneously initiate the Commerce Commission's enterprise qualification confirmation and customs commodity confirmation. The two departments break the series mode and process in parallel, recognize each other's results, and automatically include the goods in the whitelist database. The application has been piloted in the first phase of Huangpu District. Five companies have participated in the construction. The first batch of whitelisted new products confirmed online has reached 272. In the next step, the application will gradually cover the entire city from Huangpu and continue to release the economic dividends of the first launch.

Logistics is fully visible: from along the Yangtze River to an altitude of 10,000 meters, the status of goods is "understood on one screen"

The "single window" logistics status linkage query between Shanghai, Chongqing and Anhui is launched - the goods in the Yangtze River Economic Belt are "visible on one screen". In order to further promote port coordination in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and deepen "single window" regional cooperation, Shanghai, Chongqing, and Anhui jointly developed a "customs clearance + logistics" linkage inquiry system to realize "single window" data interoperability, information sharing, and status visualization between Shanghai, Chongqing, and Shanghai and Anhui. In the past, when goods along the river were transited in Shanghai, companies had to log in to different port systems to check customs clearance and logistics status. After the linked query is launched, the entire process status of goods from shipment to transit can be grasped on one interface, effectively alleviating the pain point of poor cross-regional collaboration.

"Single window" and container shipping MaaS data interconnection - two-way empowerment of port data and port operations. The "single window" pushes cross-border logistics status data to SIPG's container shipping MaaS platform, realizing two-way empowerment of port customs clearance data and port operation data, and creating a cross-platform two-way empowerment demonstration benchmark. After the data is opened, the port can optimize the operation organization and coordinate the dispatch of resources accordingly, and the level of digital collaboration in the entire container logistics process will be improved.

The air port's "customs clearance + logistics" interface is opened as a pilot project - sending data directly into the enterprise system. Previously, enterprises often had to switch repeatedly between "single window", airport system, cargo terminal system and self-built system. Data fragmentation and multi-platform operation problems were prominent. The pilot is open to enterprise internal systems with standardized interfaces. Enterprises can obtain all-node information on air freight general cargo, cross-border e-commerce cargo customs clearance and logistics in their own business systems without changing their operating habits, realizing automatic data acquisition and node early warning.

Finance is more accessible: Data turns into credit, and overseas companies can "pack lightly"

"Single window" cross-border digital financial ecological upgrade - solving the problem of overseas financing for enterprises. At the meeting, the "single window" special service for cross-border digital finance to empower overseas enterprises was officially launched. A number of financial, insurance, and cross-border payment institutions have jointly built a service ecosystem to open up the trustworthy flow of cross-border trade data, achieve cross-checking and two-way mutual recognition of domestic document credit and overseas business settlement data, so that overseas entities of overseas enterprises can enjoy convenient financial services at the same time, and smooth cross-border capital circulation. In response to the chain-based overseas needs of enterprises, ecological partners provide supporting cross-border financing, letters of guarantee, syndicated loans, and exchange rate hedging tools to support enterprises' overseas investment and mergers and acquisitions; implement multi-currency accounts and exchange rate risk-neutral management to achieve cross-border reuse of domestic credit; use blockchain document storage capabilities to cover freight, property, and overseas personnel safety and security, and facilitate insurance claims.

Digital Credit Insurance Zone Released—Building a Firm Risk Defense Line for Overseas Enterprises. The digital credit insurance zone opens up the data link between government and enterprise bank insurance and directly embeds credit insurance services in the customs clearance process. Enterprises can conveniently obtain credit insurance support while handling customs clearance. Transparent and credible data can also effectively dispel the risk control concerns of financial institutions, promote the flow of more financial resources to small and medium-sized foreign trade entities, and alleviate the financing difficulties and expensive financing problems faced by small and medium-sized enterprises due to lack of mortgage and credit records.

The Digital Signage Joint Laboratory was established to equip enterprises with "risk early warning devices" for overseas operations. The digital signage intuitively displays country risk and industrial chain risk signals. Enterprises can predict changes in overseas markets in advance, optimize supply chain layout, make compliance arrangements, and transform "uncontrollable risks" into "predictable variables." The simultaneous launch of the digital credit insurance zone and the joint laboratory is a landmark node for Shanghai to promote a new round of construction relying on the "single window" digital base and the "shipping and trade brain" center. It also marks the move of smart port construction from "functional online" to "ecological implementation."

According to the established path, the new round of construction will focus on six directions: building a solid digital base and using AI and large models to achieve intelligent pre-review and risk warning for declarations; connecting the all-region collaborative network, opening up cross-department collaboration channels, and strengthening central and local data linkage; building a foreign trade risk control chain to build comprehensive service capabilities around compliance, risk control, and capital; cultivating an ecosystem scenarios, open platform capabilities, and create a service system for thousands of people; lead the green transformation, establish the Yangtze River Delta Green Customs Clearance Alliance, and realize visual supervision of carbon emissions; expand international layout, promote "one declaration, multilateral reuse", assist the construction of a global supply chain management center, and output a replicable and promoteable port digitalization "Shanghai Plan."

(Headquarters reporters Liu Xiaofan and Yang Dunhuang)