OREANDA-NEWS.  January 12, 2012. Operation of Chongqing bonded port area which is called the “engine” of inland opening highland is approved. A few days ago, General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China declared in Approval About Acceptance Issues of Chongqing (Phase II) Bonded Port Area that infrastructure and supervision facilities of Chongqing bonded port area are in accordance with relevant regulations and requirements. 

On December 14, 2011, Chongqing bonded port area accomplished successfully development and construction of relevant infrastructure, supervision facilities and supporting facilities of production and life in phase II, and the area received joint acceptance from 11 ministries and commissions of the State Council led by General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China. On that very day, General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China and Chongqing Municipal People’s Government cosigned Acceptance Minutes of Chongqing Lianglu Cuntan (Phase II) Bonded Port Area and issued acceptance certificate to Chongqing bonded port area.

Whereas, bonded port area is a special controlled area of customs, and only workers are dispatched by the custom house to settle down in this area for supervising the area can the area operate. This area can be compared to be one high-powered sports car which only lacks a driver who can drive it at full speed after passing all tests.

Therefore, General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, according to acceptance and review results concluded by joint acceptance group to Chongqing bonded port area on December 14, 2011, makes an approval for allowing persons form Chongqing customs organization to implement closed supervision and control on (phase II) bonded port area.

 “The action of General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China symbolizes that the establishment of Chongqing Lianglu Cuntan bonded port area-the only bonded port area in inland China, with a total fencing area of 8.37 square kilometers-is finally completed and that the area is comprehensively put into operation.” Ma Zhongyuan, Chongqing custom director, deems that the overall establishment of bonded port area is of milestone significance to Chongqing; the bonded area and Xiyong comprehensive bonded area become core competitive power of Chongqing in inland opening, tremendously promoting the process of establishing Chongqing into the inland highland.

At present, Chongqing Custom is positively allocating resources to guarantee the supervision and operation of (phase II) bonded port area.