China-Customs Agreement/AEO

Shotlist

FILE: Beijing, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of building of China Customs; Chinese national flag

FILE: China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
2. Customs officers examining packages
3. Various of packages on conveyor belt
4. Various of customs officers handling applications, stamping on form

FILE: Singapore – May 30, 2018 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
5. Various of Merlion fountain

FILE: Brussels, Belgium – March 8, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
6. Berlaymont building, EU flags

FILE: Brussels, Belgium – May 16, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of headquarters of European Commission, flags of European Union
8. Europa building, EU flags

FILE: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China – April, 2022 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
9. Aerial shots of cargo ship in water, containers at port
10. Aerial shot of trains running on track
11. Aerial shot of port, trucks moving

Storyline

China has signed Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) agreements with 22 economies, including Singapore and the European Union, covering 48 countries and regions, ranking first in the world in terms of the number of the agreements by the end of June this year.

Also, China has reached agreements with the most countries on mutual recognition of AEO worldwide.

The AEO system, initiated by the World Customs Organization, aims at facilitating customs clearance for enterprises through the authentication by customs of enterprises with a high level of law compliance, credit status and safety.

At present, the import and export volume of Chinese AEO enterprises to other AEO countries and regions accounts for about 60 percent of their total import and export volume.