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China to Upgrade Customs System

Chinese custom officials announced that they had laid down the frame work of a modern customs system and vowed to finish the work before 2010.


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Chinese custom officials announced that they had laid down the frame work of a modern customs system and vowed to finish the work before 2010.

A modern customs service promises all-around improvements in its legal framework, customs clearance, controls on smuggling and administrative efficiency and transparency.

At the three-day national conference of customs directors opened here Tuesday, Mou Xinsheng, director-general of the General Administration of Customs (GAC), urged customs officials to crack down on smuggling and improve supervision of goods and passengers in transmit.

They should also make full use of customs statistics, support export growth and lay down a solid foundation for long-term goals this year.

GAC statistics show Chinese customs cracked down on 55,755 smuggling cases involving a total of 43.04 billion yuan (5.2 billion US dollars) in the 1998-2002 period.

Since the establishment in 1999, customs anti-smuggling police have taken measures against 14,955 suspects, 7,791 of whom were sent to prosecution departments.

Despite tariffs cuts after China's entry to the World Trade Organization, Chinese customs net revenue from duties and import-related taxes reached a record high of 259.06 billion yuan (31.29 billion US dollars) last year and it stands at 1,000.19 billion yuan (120.8 billion US dollars) for the past five years combined.

Meanwhile, of the 25 export processing zones approved by the State Council, 19 have been put into operation.


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