Guangzhou Customs Introduces More Measures to Promote Online Customs Operations

China’s Guangzhou customs operation recently introduced new measures for online customs facilitation by “administrative counterparts” as the coronavirus outbreak continues, according to a March 13 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The counterparts may apply for “various” customs approvals online and can use the district’s “Internet-plus Customs special government service platform” to process 15 service items, including “scientific research equipment sharing, and cargo manifest amendment and withdrawal,” the report said. They may also use the agency’s WeChat platform to complete other customs service applications.