Contract locks assist in paperless import and export of goods, accelerating customs clearance and reducing trade costs

As the world's largest manufacturing and goods trading country, China's government has always focused on introducing digital technology, innovating management and service models, helping to reduce import and export costs for enterprises, and accelerating the circulation of goods. In recent years, the General Administration of Customs, the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration of Taxation, and local governments have been engaged in import and export activities; Customs declaration” 、 “ Pick up” 、 “ Receipt and Record Receipt; 、 “ Proxy Export Certificate; 、 “ Certificate of Origin; 、 “ Export Tax Refund Certificate; 、 “ Inspection and Quarantine Documents; 、 “ Information Disclosure; 、 “ Import and Export License; We will vigorously promote the use of electronic signatures such as

to improve the efficiency of import and export review services, create a convenient business environment, accelerate the circulation of goods, and reduce customs clearance and transaction costs by shortening the signing cycle. Application of electronic signatures in import and export business Promotion and application policies in various regions+effectiveness of electronic signature application 1 Goods declaration form ○ Policy support:

The "Regulations on the Administration of Customs Import and Export Goods Declaration of the People's Republic of China" issued by the General Administration of Customs clearly stipulate that declaration can be made in the form of electronic data declaration form or paper declaration form. Both electronic data customs declaration forms and paper customs declaration forms have legal effect. The General Administration of Customs of China has decided to pilot a new measure to optimize the business environment in three customs districts: Guangzhou Customs, Manzhouli Customs, and Haikou Customs. Enterprises can submit their applications online and download/print electronic customs declaration files with customs seals after approval. No need to go to the customs site to collect without leaving home.

-- General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China

○ Regarding customs declaration:

Customs declaration is one of the necessary steps in fulfilling customs entry and exit procedures. The consignee, consignor or their agent of imported and exported goods shall fill in the customs declaration form for imported and exported goods in accordance with the format prescribed by the customs. Accompanied by relevant documents such as goods transaction invoices, transportation documents, transaction contracts, packing lists, payment vouchers, certificates of origin, quality inspection certificates, import and export licenses, and other specific certificates. Used to prove important information such as the identity, value, origin, and transportation status of goods.

Introduction to Contract Lock Scheme

Contract Lock

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source=12&keyword=gw-jck231115" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The electronic signature system supports integration with various customs systems and foreign service platforms, helping import and export foreign trade organizations to build; Customs declaration electronic signature platform; Provide legal and effective electronic signing services for materials required for goods import and export transactions, customs declaration forms, etc. ① 

Can provide the organization with the format specified by the customs; Electronic Customs Declaration Template ” Integrate various customs system software to achieve online document creation, approval, and stamping anytime and anywhere. ② 

Implement online signing of necessary customs declaration attachments such as packing lists, business contracts, invoices, payment vouchers, and transportation documents to ensure that the documents are tamper proof, verifiable, and standardized for business materials. 2 Port Bill of Lading ○ Policy Support: Issued the "Three Year Action Plan for Optimizing the Business Environment in Guangdong Province" to encourage continuous optimization of cross-border trade facilitation, promote paperless logistics operations throughout the entire process, and digitize documents such as container equipment handover documents, packing lists, and bills of lading.

-- The Guangdong Provincial People's Government encourages the promotion and application of the Shandong Port Logistics Collaborative Platform to achieve synchronous electronic circulation of

import container cargo delivery notes

and equipment handover notes. -- Shandong Provincial People's Government Export containers entering the port do not need to submit a paper container packing list to the port terminal. With the electronic packing list information, the export container entry business can be completed.

-- Shanghai Municipal People's Government

Implement electronic customs clearance throughout the entire process and promote internal approval by customs; One Step Homework; Promote paperless handover of container equipment. -- General Office of the State Council Contract Lock Solution  For the customs pick-up process of exporting goods, delivery notes and electronic release guarantees are common delivery vouchers. In order to facilitate circulation, contract locks can provide electronic stamping services for export enterprises, meeting the internal stamping and signing needs of export enterprises' delivery vouchers.

1) Electronic Release Guarantee (Electronic Release Bill of Lading)

When the import and export parties agree to use it; Direct payment” When using the method, the exporter needs to stamp and issue it to the carrier; Electric release guarantee letter; At the same time, the carrier company signs the agreement; Electric Release Bill of Lading; To the exporter, the exporter will fax the bill of lading to the importer as proof of delivery. In the traditional paper-based signing environment, export enterprises often have to travel multiple times to the port, the carrier company to deliver the letter of guarantee, and release the bill of lading with electricity. In addition, there are many offline signing procedures and a large amount of paper for documents and guarantee documents, which require manual fax notification to importers before they can pick up the goods. Over time, various types of bills of lading and guarantee documents accumulate seriously.

Now, in the loading and transportation process, exporters and transportation companies can directly issue legally effective electronic guarantees and electronic bills of lading online, and copy the signing results to the importer and port personnel. All work can be completed in one process without manual promotion. In addition, electronic documents are encrypted and tamper proof for online transmission, ensuring the authenticity, trustworthiness, and verifiability of document information. It also supports face recognition and identity verification for importers to ensure safe delivery.

3 Certificates of Origin

○ Policy Support:

Starting from May 11, 2020, certificates of origin under the China ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (Indonesia, Singapore) will be jointly acceptedElectronic signatureusage. When the destination country is Indonesia or Singapore, the issuance of the certificate of origin is activated=“ https://www.qiyuesuo.com/?source=12&keyword=gw -Jck231115 "rel=" noopener noreferer "target=" -blank ">Electronic signaturemode, allowing enterprises to independently print certificates.

-- The General Administration of Customs of China

Starting from March 25, 2019, foreign trade export enterprises in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Chongqing and other provinces and cities will pilot the self-service printing of certificates of origin, and introduce the application of electronic seals to achieve the full process of applying for certificates of origin electronically.

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-- General Administration of Customs

The electronic seal and signature functions have been launched, and the certificate of origin adopts a unified electronic seal style, which is directly printed and generated by the work system.

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-- Shandong Linyi Council for the Promotion of International Trade

Application effect of electronic signature:

The certificate of origin is a valid certificate for trade relations parties to hand over goods, settle goods, claim compensation, import country customs clearance and acceptance, and collect tariffs.

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ThroughThe application implementation of electronic signaturescan be used immediately, without the need for the certificate of origin signatory to bring the Chinese and English filing seals to the visa agency site, thus improving export efficiency.

Paperless approval of documents/administrative licenses

○ Policy support:

Starting from July 1, 2019, electronic seals such as administrative seals and administrative license special seals at all levels will be fully used on the customs administrative approval online platform.. Implemented online declaration, online review, and online stamping for customs approval, improving the efficiency of customs administrative approval.

-- The General Administration of Customs actively promotes the electronicization of export tax refund filing documents.

. Support export enterprises to flexibly choose electronic or paper-based methods to retain and store export tax refund filing documents such as export goods bills of lading according to their own actual situation, and improve the efficiency of document collection and organization.

--10 departments including the State Administration of Taxation and the Ministry of Public Security

Export licenses can be paper certificates or electronic certificates, both of which have equal legal effect.

. If the operator applies for an electronic certificate of export license, the special electronic seal for export license of the People's Republic of China will be automatically affixed during the issuance of the export license.

-- Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

Application effect of electronic signatures

For customs administrative licensing matters, enterprises can print out administrative approval acceptance forms stamped with electronic seals on their own, shortening processing time and capital costs, and facilitating customs clearance.

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5 Goods Information Disclosure 

○ Policy Support:

Import and export related enterprises can log in to the official website of the General Administration of Customs and use the“ Internet plus Customs” Module, can be signed online“ Online Office Consent Form; Upload online andSign“ Proactively disclose reports; And“ Attached Material List;.

-- General Administration of Customs of China

Application Effect of Electronic Signature

Active Disclosure refers to the self inspection and discovery of violations of customs regulations after the release of goods, and actively reporting in writing to the customs the behavior of violating customs supervision regulations. Now, importers and exporters can upload disclosure reports online without going to posters or submitting paper materials.

6 Record Receipt of Import and Export Goods Consignor

○ Policy Support:

Enterprises that have passed the customs registration review can print the "Customs Import and Export Goods Consignor Record Receipt"

electronic signature certificate as needed. -- Changchun Customs, Jilin Province

7 Paperless filing documents for goods tax refund (exemption)

○ Policy support:

Guoshuihan [2006] No. 904 document clearly states that export enterprises can submit a written application and obtain approval from the competent tax authority before using electronic document filing management, that is, filing relevant documents in electronic data. According to the "Notice of the State Administration of Taxation and the Guangdong Provincial Taxation Bureau on the Comprehensive Implementation of Electronic Document Filing Management for Tax Refund (Exemption) of Export Goods" (Notice No. 10 of 2021 of the State Administration of Taxation and the Guangdong Provincial Taxation Bureau), Guangdong Province has fully implemented the electronic document filing management for tax refund (Exemption) of export goods.

-- Guangdong Provincial Taxation Bureau of the State Administration of Taxation

Application Effect of Electronic Signature

The paper documents that were originally required to be saved and bound by export enterprises after the completion of export and tax refund (exemption) declaration are now uploaded and electronically signed for confirmation, achieving electronic data retention and management. Ensure the validity of documents through the application of electronic signatures, achieve paperless document filing, and reduce the pressure of paper material storage for enterprises.

8 Inspection and Quarantine Documents

○ Policy Support:

Export Goods Inspection and Quarantine Certificate“ Cloud issuance” Platform Shanxi concept, relying on the international trade single window to establish an export goods inspection and quarantine certificate; Cloud issuance” Platform to achieve electronic data of customs inspection and quarantine certificates for exported goods. The General Administration of Customs of China has issued the "Implementation Opinions of the Office of the People's Government of Handan City on Improving the Facilitation Level of Cross border Trade", gradually promoting the functions of inspection and quarantine electronic signatures and self-service printing, and promoting the realization of online processing throughout the process.

-- Office of the People's Government of Handan City Application Effect of Electronic Signature Inspection and Quarantine Certificate is a certificate issued by the customs for the inspection, quarantine, appraisal and supervision results of inbound and outbound goods, and is a valid certificate for customs declaration and release. Now exporters can obtain inspection and quarantine certificates online without going to customs, realizing that electronic certificates can be inspected and tamper proof, ensuring the credibility of the results.

9 Export Tax Refund Certificate;

○ Policy support:

Implement export tax rebate certificates to“ Electronic document+

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Source=12&keyword=gw-jck231115 "rel=" noopener noreferer "target=" -blank ">Electronic signature” Provide online feedback to taxpayers to facilitate paperless management of export tax refunds; The last kilometer;.

-- Ten departments including Guangdong Provincial Taxation Bureau

When export enterprises apply for export tax refund (exemption) certificates, they no longer need to submit paper declaration forms and paper voucher materials to the competent tax authorities, but only need to provide formal declaration electronic data signed by a digital signature certificate.

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-- Fujian Provincial Taxation Bureau

Summary

In import and export trade, doing a good job in time and cost control is one of the most concerned tasks for enterprises.

. The current country is making every effort to promote the digital transformation of services and transactions, optimize the business environment=“ https://www.qiyuesuo.com/?source=12&keyword=gw -The application of electronic signaturehelps to achieve paperless import and export business declaration, customs clearance, and delivery, simplifying procedures, online processing, and remote processing as much as possible, improving customs service efficiency, and speeding up cargo logistics.