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Ningbo Customs to See Clearance Improvements, China Says

China announced plans to improve procedures at Ningbo Customs, including “optimizing the customs clearance process” and “improving the business environment at the port,” China’s General Administration of Customs said in an Aug. 16 notice, according to an unofficial translation. The…

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changes include China’s new two-step declaration process, aimed at allowing importers to more quickly submit declarations (see 1908150031). Ningbo Customs will also introduce an “‘advance declaration’ customs clearance mode” for imports and exports to improve clearance time, the notice said.