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AmCham Shanghai’s Logistics and Transportation Committee Event

An event titled “Customs Workshop - Yangshan Port Customs” was held by the  American Chamber of Commerce logistics and transportation committee in Shanghai  on January 11. It has helped answer key questions about China’s first “free port”. <br /><br /><div>At this event Yangshan Customs Deputy Director Ms. Gu and Shanghai Customs Mr. Qiu disccussed with the members the development of Yangshan Free Port and specific details of customs regulations. Below are a few questions raised during the Q & A section:</div> <div> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Q: Will the Shanghai government move the TPAC line to Yangshan Port as well as the EU line?<br /><br /></span> <div>A: No such update, but the Shanghai govenment is committed to developing Yangshan Port with a capacity of 15million TEUs by 2012.</div> <div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Q: Is there any plan for EDI and Pre-Clearance in Yangshan Customs?<br /><br /></div> <div>A: No set plan but Cusotms is working on it.</div> <div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Q: Do I have to register both in Yangshan Island area and Lingang area?<br /><br /></div> <div>A: No, one registration will be fine since they are connected parts of the free port.</div> <div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Q: What is the VAT refund cycle?<br /><br /></div> <div>A: Same as other areas. Domestic commodities entering the free port are entiled to VAT refund.</div> <div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Q: Do I have to set up a whole new company to operate in free port if I am a WGQ company?<br /><br /></div> <div>A: No, registration will be fine.</div> <div> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;">Q: What's the edge of Yangshan Free Port over other areas?<br /><br /></div> <div>A: 1) Unique location - only bonded area that is connected with port.<br /><br /></div> <div>     2) Favorable policy - combines all functions and policies of other special zone.<br /><br /></div> <div>     3) Strong government committment - Central government support as well as the Shanghai <br />         government's 11th 5-year plan</div> 9 application/xml false china port china shipping china sourcing china supply chain deep water port freight rate global port global transportation shanghai port yangshan Amcham Shanghai Logistics and Transportation Committee Unofficial Blog Link to Blogspace With Dialog on Free Port http://spaces.msn.com/committeenotes/ Yangshan Port and Lingang Industrial Area Comparison With Other Logistics Zones http://supplychain.establishinc.com/#107328 Yangshan Deep Water Port Bottlenecks Lack of Rail Facilities http://supplychain.establishinc.com/#108481 Yangshan Deep Water Port Does China Have a Free Port Policy? http://supplychain.establishinc.com/#107327 Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071127 Firefox/2.0.0.11 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 Establish 208.105.4.154 false true false false true 187565 false false true false false false true 94086 blog blogsite/ChinaSupplyChain/web