BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- East China-located metropolis – Shanghai formulated measures to further optimize local ports services and cut relevant administrative charges to boost cross-border trade, reported Shanghai Securities News.
The newspaper quoted a Thursday-held news briefing as saying that the measures were jointly mapped out by Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, and Shanghai Municipal Development & Reform Commission.
The measures comprise of 22 detailed ones, mainly cover six aspects such as full-scale application of in-advance reporting and in-advance exchange of bills of lading for delivery orders, further simplification of various documents and certifications, improving customs clearance supervision, optimizing port operation procedures, and standardizing and reducing port charges.
To further cut port charges, Shanghai authorities propose in the measures to materialize policies about a 15 percent reduction of local harbor dues on cargo and a 20 percent cut of port security service charges, and facilitating port enterprises to lower removal charges by 10 percent.
Besides, strengthened price supervision was highlighted in the measures, which required various port service providers to publicize their service charge lists and clear off-list charges.
For improving customs clearance, Shanghai came up with building cross-border trade management data platforms to promote convenient full-process customs clearance and full-scale risk control. Enditem (Edited by Duan Jing,duanjing@xinhua.org)
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