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reporter fang zhuoran

on september 19, 2024, jiemian news learned from shanghai customs that the first exhibit of the 7th china international import expo, an electric three-wheeled concept car from yamaha motor company, has successfully completed all customs clearance procedures under the supervision of shanghai customs. this exhibit is the first in china and has a unique three-wheel design and a three-wheel steering system.

this year's ciie will be held in shanghai from november 5 to 10, 2024. jiemian news learned from the china international import expo bureau that preparations for the seventh ciie national comprehensive exhibition are progressing in an orderly manner, and participating countries and international organizations have entered the stage of exhibit preparation and pavilion design.

so far, more than 70 countries and international organizations have confirmed their participation in the exhibition.general staffthe number of exhibitors exceeded that of the 6th national exhibition. norway, slovakia, benin, burundi, madagascar and other countries and unicef participated in the national exhibition for the first time.

this year, the national exhibition will combine the bilateral diplomatic years, cultural tourism years, and people-to-people exchanges years, and will include the results of bilateral cooperation as important exhibition contents. relevant countries and international organizations plan to hold a variety of bilateral activities during the exhibition period to showcase the results of cooperation with china.

for example, the french pavilion will be themed "60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between france and china", bringing together well-known french companies from various industries to fully showcase the fruitful results of the friendly exchanges between the two countries; the laos pavilion will take the "china-laos railway" as the main line, showing how laotian specialty products are accelerating their entry into the chinese market through the "china-laos railway", injecting new vitality into the economic development of the region along the line, and further demonstrating the generations-long friendship between the peoples of china and laos.

in terms of corporate business exhibitions, as of now, nearly 3,000 companies from over 100 countries and regions have signed up to participate in the 7th ciie.

in order to serve and ensure that the ciie "gets better and better", the general administration of customs, on the basis of continuing the support policies for previous ciies, has introduced 18 convenient measures to support the 7th ciie, including "for exhibited foods of animal and plant origin that have eliminated the risk of animal and plant disease transmission, it is exempted from providing official health certificates or animal and plant quarantine certificates issued by the exporting country or region."

in this ciie, on the basis of the normalized implementation of facilitation measures such as unified provision of tax guarantees, submission of lists in batches for one-time filing, and extension of the temporary entry period for exhibits under the ata carnet, shanghai customs also launched the construction of smart customs and the "smart customs, strong country" action.

"our customs has further upgraded and improved the 'ciie smart exhibition' system. on the basis of the multifunctional full-chain supervision such as risk assessment, tracking and early warning, remote supervision, and situation analysis achieved last year, combined with the actual needs of enterprises, we have added new functions such as the 'ciie zone' to the china (shanghai) international trade single window, realizing the online participation of multiple parties such as customs, organizers, and main transport agents, paperless operation and online supervision of the entire process, and providing efficient, convenient and fast customs clearance for inbound exhibits through 'data running errands'." zhang zhengyou, deputy director of the shanghai convention and exhibition center customs, said.

after the shanghai convention and exhibition center customs under shanghai customs figured out the first batch of document shipment plan, it assigned a dedicated person to follow up on specific matters, guide enterprises to go paperless throughout the entire process, complete the ciie exhibition registration, material certification letter application and customs declaration form declaration online, and achieve the unity of safety and convenience in the customs clearance of exhibits.

"as one of the main transporters of the 7th ciie, cosco shipping is responsible for the main transport services for five pavilions, including the national pavilion, automobile pavilion, and food and agricultural products pavilion. the first batch of exhibits of this ciie arrived in shanghai relatively early. after learning the specific situation, the convention and exhibition customs guided and assisted us in completing the customs declaration of the goods, which provided a guarantee for the smooth entry of the ciie exhibits." wu jie, head of the main transport team of cosco shipping's ciie transport special team, said.