A. General Information
China-Mongolia Joint Customs Control (JCC) project
Dongwu Customs
Zhuengadabuqi Port
Mongolia Biqigetu Port
Mandula-Hangji Port
The unified cargo manifest mechanism started between Erenhot (China) and Zamiin Uud (Mongolia) and soon spread to many other crossing points, covering all highway ports regulated under Hohhot customs.
Erenhot (China) - Zamiin-Uud (Mongolia)
Gan Qimaodu (China) - Gashuun Sukhait (Mongolia)
Ceke (China) - Shivee Khuren (Mongolia)
Zhu'engadabuqi (China) - Bichigt (Mongolia)
Mandula (China) - Khangi (Mongolia)
B. Lessons Learned
To enhance the efficiency and security of cross-border trade between China and Mongolia by sharing weighing data and Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) images of cargo. This exchange aims to streamline customs processes, improve accuracy in trade data, and strengthen security measures at border checkpoints.
After the China-Mongolia joint supervision unified cargo manifest is put into use, the cargo declaration information resources between the customs of China and Mongolia will be shared and matched, which will play a positive role in further standardizing corporate trade behaviour and combating false reporting and smuggling activities.
Paperless customs clearance refers to the customs classifying import and export goods according to risk levels based on enterprise classification management and risk analysis, using information technology to change the customs' practice of verifying import and export enterprises submitting paper declarations and accompanying documents to handle customs clearance procedures, and directly conducting paperless review and release of electronic data of declarations and accompanying documents entered and declared by enterprises through China Electronic Port. In order to further improve customs supervision and services, the General Administration of Customs decided to select 12 pilot customs in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Gongbei, Huangpu, etc. from August 1, 2012 to carry out paperless customs clearance reform work according to their respective pilot scopes, accelerate the electronicization of documents attached to declarations, and optimize customs clearance procedures. In 2013, in accordance with the deployment of the National Customs Conference on Deepening the Paperless Reform of Customs Clearance Operations and in combination with the actual situation of the customs area, Hohhot Customs selected the railway site and highway site of Erlian Customs as pilot sites to carry out paperless customs clearance reforms, and tentatively included all import and export businesses of Class B and above enterprises in the pilot scope. In 2014, the General Administration of Customs decided to fully launch paperless customs clearance at all business sites. Dongwuhai officially launched the paperless customs clearance reform at the Zhuengadabuqi Port business site on June 1, 2014. The benefits of this measure are mainly in three aspects: first, it saves the printing cost of paper documents; second, it reduces the manpower and transportation costs of on-site delivery of documents by enterprises; third, it saves the time cost of enterprises going back and forth between windows and supervision sites and waiting in line. What enterprises need to do: First, equip with hardware facilities such as scanners to scan the attached documents into PDF format that meets the requirements and upload them; second, sign a three-party agreement on paperless customs clearance between enterprises, customs, and electronic ports online.
Electronic Cargo List, weighing data and Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) images of cargo
With the first China-Mongolia joint supervision unified cargo manifest delivered to the customs supervision personnel of Baotou Customs stationed at Mandula Port, the China-Mongolia joint supervision unified cargo manifest was officially launched at the Mandula-Hangji Port a few days ago. All goods and carriers importing and exporting through the Mandula Port only need to use the same cargo manifest to declare to the customs of both sides respectively, and the customs of both sides will conduct joint supervision through mutual recognition of the "Cargo Manifest".