New facilities help to boost trade

As China promotes pilot free trade zones nationwide, Xiamen, Fujian province, has benefited from the strategy as a result of streamlined procedures and upgraded facilities for the promotion of international trade.

The coastal city, a crucial part of the (China) Fujian Pilot Free Trade Zone, has initiated a new "single-window" service to facilitate rapid inspection of documents and has also upgraded its automated container facilities to promote imports and exports.

As a highlight of the free trade pilot in Fujian, the single-window service integrates procedures for approval or registry at 36 government departments, such as customs and the finance and tax authorities, according to Xu Jun, general manager of the China (Fujian) Pilot Free Trade Zone Xiamen E-port Co.