The measures to facilitate customs clearance have been effective, and the exchange of personnel between China and foreign countries has increased
2024-07-24
Recently, with the continuous expansion of China's visa free "circle of friends" and the resumption of international flights, activities such as business negotiations and tourism to China have accelerated their recovery. The latest data shows that in the first half of this year, the national immigration management agencies inspected 287 million inbound and outbound personnel, a year-on-year increase of 70.9%. Among them, 8.542 million foreigners entered through visa free entry at various ports, a year-on-year increase of 190.1%. The exchange of personnel between China and foreign countries, as well as customs clearance, are essential procedures. At present, the peak of summer cross-border tourism has arrived. How effective are the convenient customs clearance service measures launched across the country? What is the current customs clearance efficiency at the port? What are the new changes in the passenger clearance experience? Each answer has an impact on the attractiveness of 'China Travel'. Recently, reporters found during interviews at international airport ports in Beijing, Kunming, Nanjing, Shenzhen, and other places that "silky" and "instant" are becoming common feelings for tourists after passing through customs. The scorching sun cannot dampen the enthusiasm for travel. On the 21st, Italian businessman Ranolfi Arigo, who came to China for the first time, arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport on Air China flight CA940. In the international arrival area, Aligo not only has fast customs clearance and entry speed, but also does not need to go to the conveyor belt to pick up luggage and check it in again. After completing security checks at the transit passenger channel, it continues to the next domestic flight - to Taizhou, Zhejiang for business negotiations. The whole process was very smooth, and I hardly felt the presence of customs, "he said. Customs clearance is not only through customs, but also requires joint efforts from multiple departments such as customs, border inspection, and airports. Among them, passing through the customs supervision zone is an important part, including the health quarantine of people and the inspection of carried goods Qin Xinbo, Deputy Director of the Travel Inspection Department of the Capital Airport Customs under Beijing Customs, told reporters, "People often think of these steps as complex, but with more intelligent, efficient, and caring supervision and services, it has become normal for passengers to not feel the presence of customs." In recent years, the customs department has led or participated in the development of multiple practical and effective measures to continuously optimize the customs clearance environment. Taking Beijing Customs as an example, international connecting flight services can help cross-border transit passengers directly retrieve their luggage at domestic destinations. The new model of "dual hub" collaborative supervision between Capital Airport and Daxing Airport links 65 business data from 9 main units, and the joint operation mode effectively strengthens communication and cooperation among Capital Airport Customs, airlines, ground services, and on-site units... The convenience of passenger clearance is further improved. At the entry stage, passengers step out of the plane and enter the terminal. The first step is to undergo health quarantine. The reporter saw that the blue sign with the customs logo "Please accept health quarantine ahead" was clearly visible, and then a row of intelligent gate channels came into view. According to Qin Xinbo, the automatic infrared temperature measurement equipment is constantly iterating and upgrading. Nowadays, the vast majority of customs clearance passengers can complete temperature monitoring by walking normally, and their stay time in the customs channel will not exceed 10 seconds. After passing through the customs health quarantine area, passengers need to complete document, fingerprint, and facial examination procedures at the border before entering the country. Next, we will enter the second level of customs supervision: passenger luggage and item inspection. On the afternoon of the 20th, flight MU9636 from Bangkok to Kunming landed at Kunming Changshui Airport. Ms. Zhang, a passenger who entered the country on this flight, picked up two pieces of checked baggage on the conveyor belt and walked out of the customs supervision area through the "no declaration channel". In the past, after picking up luggage, it was common to have to queue up to move boxes and undergo machine inspection, with an additional waiting time of nearly 10 minutes. Nowadays, many times it's just a matter of seconds Ms. Zhang said. Currently, relying on "smart travel inspection" and other means, the baggage inspection work for passengers is constantly being advanced. Yang Zhiliang, the head of the Travel Inspection Department of Kunming Changshui Airport Customs under Kunming Customs, told reporters that when luggage is pulled off the plane, it must first pass through the customs X-ray inspection equipment for non-invasive inspection before being sent to the luggage turntable. No abnormal luggage was detected, and most passengers were able to pass the customs without feeling any discomfort after receiving it. After checking in luggage, although on-site customs officers will also conduct random checks on some passengers' luggage through in-flight inspections, the new high-speed CT inspection equipment has been fully equipped in multiple airport luggage inspection areas. A piece of luggage can pass through a device about 8 meters long within 10 seconds. With the addition of luggage placement and retrieval, the entire process takes no more than 20 seconds without any abnormalities, and the speed is more than twice as fast as before Yang Zhiliang said. The entry process replaces the traditional 100% on-site inspection with "100% preliminary machine inspection+channel screening"; In the outbound process, through close cooperation with the civil aviation security inspection department, the "customs+security inspection" mode of one-time inspection and two-way inspection has greatly improved the efficiency of passenger luggage supervision. More convenient customs clearance measures are accelerating their implementation and showing results - Beijing Customs' Capital Airport Customs and Daxing Airport Customs have equipped their business windows with mobile devices such as translation machines and pads to facilitate foreign tourists' inquiries and business processing; Huanggang Customs, a subsidiary of Shenzhen Customs, scientifically plans the setting of port areas and pedestrian flow routes, and dynamically switches channel modes based on the "tide" situation of passengers; The customs at Nanjing Lukou Airport have been informed in advance of the airline's resumption of flights and the need to open encrypted routes, and have opened a "green window" for airline registration and approval to support the expansion of international routes; By simplifying the passenger clearance process with new measures, black technologies, and new experiences, China's determination and sincerity to continuously promote high-level opening up to the outside world, facilitate the exchange of Chinese and foreign personnel, and promote foreign exchanges and cooperation are fully demonstrated. Du Hongwei, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Business Department of the General Administration of Customs, stated that it will continue to promote information sharing with relevant departments and airlines, strengthen the comprehensive application of intelligent devices such as self-service declaration, online temperature measurement, and early machine inspection, and strive to gradually achieve synchronous supervision of health quarantine and luggage items, so that passengers can enjoy "seamless customs clearance" without special circumstances. (New Society)
Edit：He Chuanning Responsible editor：Su Suiyue
Source：Xinhua
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