At 3 a.m., a truck loaded with fresh fish and shrimp drove into the customs supervision area of ​​the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It completed the "one-stop" smart checkpoint automatic inspection and release in a few minutes and headed for Hong Kong.

At 3 o'clock in the morning, a truck loaded with fresh fish and shrimp drove into the customs supervision area of ​​the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It completed the "one-stop" smart checkpoint automatic inspection and release in a few minutes and headed for Hong Kong. This is a common scenario where aquatic products from the west bank of the Pearl River Estuary are supplied to Hong Kong via land.

According to Gongbei Customs statistics, in the first quarter of this year, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Customs supervised a total of 9,251 tons of aquatic products exported to Hong Kong, an increase of 160.5% year-on-year; the value of the goods was 490 million yuan, an increase of 74.7% year-on-year. While strengthening port epidemic prevention and control, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Customs under Gongbei Customs insists on optimizing customs clearance services, and cooperates with multiple departments to quickly open a "land express line" to ensure the supply of fresh aquatic products to Hong Kong, and ensure the customs clearance of aquatic products and other basic livelihood supplies for Hong Kong. smooth.

Guangdong Zhongshan Food and Aquatic Products Import and Export Group Co., Ltd. is one of the major companies supplying fresh aquatic products to Hong Kong and Macao. Its freshwater fish supply once accounted for about 80% of Guangdong Province’s freshwater fish supply to Hong Kong. Since the beginning of this year, due to the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, the company's original export route from Shenzhen to Hong Kong has been affected, and it has instead chosen to clear customs at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port.

"In the beginning, there was uncertainty about the number of vehicles we transported, the number of varieties, and the customs clearance time. The relevant documents were frequently changed and revised. Daqiao Customs provided 24-hour document review and customs clearance services to help us quickly streamline the process. Now the export customs clearance of our products is very smooth. "Smooth." Ye Quansen, deputy general manager of the company, said that now all exported aquatic products of the company are cleared through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Customs, with an average daily export volume of nearly 30 tons.

Under the epidemic, Zhuhai Haimiao Aquatic Products Import and Export Co., Ltd. is also facing difficulties. Because the original aquatic product transfer station could not operate normally, the company temporarily suspended production. With the help of customs and other departments, a new transfer station was opened and supply to the port was resumed. "After learning about our difficulties, the customs took the initiative to interpret the policy for us, guide us in site planning and system construction, and help us resume work and production as soon as possible." said Weng Xipeng, general manager of Haimiao Aquatic Products Import and Export Co., Ltd.

At present, the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge has become the main departure port for fresh aquatic products supplied to Hong Kong on the west bank of the Pearl River. In order to protect the food basket of Hong Kong citizens, under the guidance of the Gongbei Customs functional department, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Customs has taken multiple measures, established a special work team, established a customs clearance mechanism for daily necessities for Hong Kong and Macao, and supported enterprises to carry out various projects at the bridge port under the "one enterprise, one policy" business, maintain point-to-point contact, solve problems for enterprises as soon as possible, and actively create a safe, efficient and convenient customs clearance environment.

"In order to ensure the smooth customs clearance of aquatic products and other materials supplied to Hong Kong, we guide enterprises to make good use of the advance declaration policy and arrange dedicated personnel to track the aquatic product document declaration process. Under the premise of in place supervision, we can achieve 'immediate review after reporting, immediate inspection and release'" " said Ma Shaowei, Chief of the Comprehensive Business Section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge.

[Reporter] He Liyuan

[Correspondent] Chen Qiaoyi Chen Ruifan

[Author] He Liyuan

[Source] Southern Newspaper Media Group Southern + Client