Accelerate Customs Reform [3]
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关键词:AccelerateCustomsReformInternational pivotal portsinternational shipping routes
status as the world''s manufacturing base. As China''s status in the international manufacturing division of labor has drastically elevated, the industrial chain of the country''s foreign trade has been extending not only to the upper stream but also to the downstream services. To further reduce costs, some well-known international retail enterprises are planning to establish goods distribution centers at the ports close to China''s main export bases. For example, Val-Mart plans to establish a procurement and distribution center in Shenzhen for procurement, classified packaging, container grouping and delivery. Its annual procurement is expected to reach 2 billion U.S. dollars. This will not only promote the development of China''s modem distribution, but also further spur export and strengthen China''s status as the world''s manufacturing base. However, the existing customs clearance system is inconsistent with the requirement for developing international distribution centers.
II. The Customs Clearance System is the Main Factor Restraining the Development of International Pivotal Ports.
After more than two decades of reform and opening up, China has already had the basic conditions for the development of international pivotal ports. First, the coastal cities in east China are all on the major international shipping routes in western Pacific and have an enormous amount of goods for international distribution. Statistics indicated that in 2000, the containers handled in East Asia accounted for 50 percent of the world''s total. Therefore, there is a great potential for the ports in east and southeast China to develop international transit business. Second, China''s ports handle a tremendous amount of international trade. China is already the world''s sixth largest international trade entity. As its export products are mostly low-priced products, the amount of goods could be even higher in international rankings. Besides, China''s international trade is mainly concentrated in the regions of the Yangtze River delta and the Pearl River delta. Third, China has come a long way in improving its port infrastructure and management. Thanks to government investment and foreign investment, China''s port infrastructure has improved drastically. The ports of Shanghai and Shenzhen can not only meet the demand of the country''s own foreign trade, but also has capacities to develop international transit business. Port management has also drastically improved. For example, the Yantian Port in Shenzhen is invested and managed by the Hehuang Group, and its port management has reached the international standard. In 2001, China''s Shanghai Port and Shenzhen Port respectively ranked the fifth and eighth among the world''s largest container ports.
However, China has no international pivotal ports yet. This is primarily because the customs clearance system of China''s ports is backward and the efficiency of customs clearance is low compared with the highly competitive international pivotal ports in China''s neighbor
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