GAC continues working to resume land border ports

Zhao Zenglian, director-general of the general office at the General Administration of Customs, said the GAC is working with all parties to promote the resumption of land border ports. The government has opened freight transportation services at relevant land ports as much as it could in China's border areas, and related channels for passenger transport services are also being resumed in an orderly manner.

The GAC will promote cooperation with countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative on the development of a "single window system", and support the exchange and sharing of cross-border trade-related documents to further cut customs clearance time for both domestic and foreign companies.

The "single window system" is a metaphor to describe streamlined administration efforts, which means that all export and import procedures can be done at one stop, a trade facilitation policy that enables faster and easier cargo clearance.