GUANGZHOU – The first batch of plant products exported from the Chinese mainland to Macau was declared with digital customs clearance on Monday by the Gongbei Customs in Zhuhai City, which borders the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR).
On Monday, all exports of plant products via Gongbei Customs started to undergo paperless customs clearance of inspection and quarantine certificates after the customs inked a cooperation agreement with the MSAR government on animal and plant quarantine and food safety.
“In the past, we had to spend hours in the customs office for the declaration of the paper certificates of the goods. With digital management, the time was greatly shortened,” said Lin Genrui, the exporter of the plant products.
He said his company is a long-term supplier of flower and seedling products to Macau.
In the first eight months of this year, customs handled 952 batches of flower and seedling exports to Macau worth 14.88 million yuan.
Chen Weiqi, an official of Gongbei Customs, said that customs had strengthened communication and cooperation with the MSAR government for mutual authentication of customs declaration certificates to jointly ensure safety, promote cross-border trade facilitation, and enhance the market integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA).
All plant products declared for export through customs are recognized through information sharing between the Chinese mainland and Macau, said Chen, adding that customs would continue to expand the types of export goods to be covered by the paperless customs clearance system.
– Xinhua, MPD
