Pilot for Cross-Border E-commerce B2B Export Supervision was Launched in Quanzhou

The first batch of commodities from cross-border e-commerce B2B export was cleared on July 1st by Jinjiang Office, Quanzhou Customs. It is the first in Quanzou since Xiamen Customs was made one of the 10 supervision pilots for cross-border e-commerce B2B (Business to Business) export, which also marked the official launch of the pilot programme in Quanzhou Customs District.

The batch of commodities from Fujian New Shiying E-commerce Co., Ltd., which was said to be 295 clothes ($ 3,458 worth), was fast cleared in the model of Cross-border Overseas Warehouses (Code 9810). 

Promote the transformation of traditional foreign trades

Xiamen Customs, as well as the other 9 domestic customs, has started the pilot programme of cross-border e-commerce B2B export supervision since July 1st. Being subject to Xiamen Customs, Quanzhou Customs was also engaged in the programme, said the official in charge. Enterprises will benefit a lot from the reform and its facilitation measures like one-off registration, joint processing, fast clearance, simplified declaration, priority in inspection, customs transfer allowed, return account management, etc. Meanwhile, to promote the clearance efficiency, the whole process of clearance goes paperless under automatic comparison.

The official in charge said, in response to the increasing needs of cross-border e-commerce development, a new model of B2B export is provided in the pilot programme. It will coordinate the relevant measures promoted by Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance and its Tax Bureau, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, etc. The new model will also accelerates the clearance of commodities from online transactions made on China Import and Export Fair, China International Import Expo., etc. during the pandemic of Covid-19, and further improve the statistical work of cross-border e-commerce. Meanwhile, the official launch of the pilot programme in Quanzhou will greatly facilitate the transformation of traditional foreign trades enterprises into cross-border e-commerce enterprises, offering more patterns of clearance and logistics for choice.

Help to reduce the cost and increase the market share

Then, does the new model of clearance for cross-border e-commerce B2B export really help to reduce the cost of the enterprise, and increase its market share?

As to the cross-border e-commerce enterprises with mass export needs, they can have their commodities exported to its overseas warehouses first, then pack the single parcel with its waybill after the actual transaction is made. It will greatly cut the cost of logistics and operation, compared to the independent delivery of every single parcel in the past.

Besides, considering the possible low value of the export consignment from cross-border e-commerce enterprises, especially those of small and micro-size, it is allowed for each consignment to be cleared in the form of checklist declaration (with 57 items cut off from regular declaration) when its worth is less than 5000 RMB and no certification, inspection, and tax are required, according to relevant regulations. Qualified declarations could also go simply with the 6 digit HS Code, which makes the declaration much easier for the enterprises and greatly improve the clearance efficiency.

It is worth mentioning that, the model of overseas warehouses for cross-border e-commerce export also helps to improve the customer experience and increase the order rate. With the cost of logistics accounting for up to 20%-30% of the total cost in cross-border e-commerce, difference in the choice of logistics will be directly reflected on the final prices of the goods.

In addition, to deal with the difficulty in goods returning, the customs has innovated the overseas warehouses ship-back management for cross-border e-commerce export by setting up base accounts for both the enterprise and each consignment. As long as the ship-backs from the overseas warehouses happen within a year, consignments of different declarations for the same enterprise could be returned in one single declaration, which further cut off the cost of the enterprise.

  泉州启动跨境电商B2B出口监管试点

　　7月1日，泉州海关晋江办放行首票跨境电商B2B出口货物。这是厦门海关等全国10个海关被列入开展跨境电商B2B（企业对企业的电子商务模式）出口监管改革试点以来，泉州首次以跨境电商B2B出口货物，标志着跨境电商B2B出口监管试点在泉州关区正式启动。

　　据悉，该票货物为福建新时颖电子商务有限公司申报的295件、货值3485美元的服装，以“9810”（跨境电商出口海外仓）方式顺利报关出口。

　　推进传统外贸进入“新航道”

　　泉州海关相关负责人介绍，7月1日起，厦门海关等10个试点海关开展跨境电商B2B出口监管改革试点，泉州海关作为厦门海关的隶属海关，也列入此次试点。此次改革采用企业一次登记、一点对接、便利通关、简化申报、优先查验、允许转关、退货底账管理等监管便利化措施，给企业带来很多红利。同时，为促进企业便利通关，海关实行全程通关无纸化，系统自动比对。

　　该负责人认为，海关试点跨境电商B2B出口新模式回应了跨境电商新业态发展诉求，为商务、财政、税务、外汇等部门配套支持措施提供了支点，有利于新冠肺炎疫情期间广交会、进博会等重大展会线上交易的货物享受新模式的通关便利，并进一步完善了海关对跨境电商业务的统计工作。同时，跨境电商B2B出口监管试点在泉州的正式启动，将大大便利众多传统外贸企业快速进入跨境电商“航道”，为跨境电商企业提供更多通关、物流模式的选择。

　　助力企业降本拓市

　　那么，跨境电商B2B出口货物通关方式能否降低企业成本，助力企业开拓市场？

　　对有批量出口需求的跨境电商企业而言，他们可选择海外仓模式集中出口，待实际成交后再在海外仓开展单独包装、张贴面单等动作，较以往包裹单独寄递的形式，可大幅压缩物流和操作成本。

　　另外，考虑到跨境电商中小微出口企业单票价值低的实际情况，相关政策规定，对单票金额在5000元人民币以下且不涉证、不涉检、不涉税的货物，可以通过清单申报的方式通关，较普通报关单减少了57项申报要素，符合条件的申报清单还可按照6位HS编码简化申报，企业申报更为便捷，通关效率大幅提升。

　　值得一提的是，跨境电商出口海外仓模式还有助于提升客户体验，促成下单。据了解，跨境电商物流成本在总成本的占比高达20%~30%，不同的物流方式会直接体现在终端商品的价格上。

　　此外，针对企业“退货难”的问题，海关创新跨境电商出口海外仓货物退运监管，对跨境电商出口海外仓货物1年内退运进境的，以企业和商品为单元建立底账数据，企业多个报关单出口的货物可在同一报关单退回，进一步节约企业成本。

　　策划：秦 娴

　　执行：施珊妹 李诗怡 刘 宁 董严军

　　翻译：黄珍珍 郑芷芳 张自玲