杭州自贸片区这项全国创新举措 获评“最佳实践案例”

Core Insights - The Ministry of Commerce has released the sixth batch of "best practice cases" for free trade pilot zones, focusing on trade facilitation, government function transformation, free flow of factors, open channel construction, and high-quality industrial development [1] - The "cross-border e-commerce online shopping bonded retail imported goods cross-border return" case from Qiantang District is the only selected case from Zhejiang Free Trade Pilot Zone [1] Group 1 - Previously, cross-border e-commerce returns had to be processed within a single customs area, requiring goods to be returned to the original customs supervision site within a specified time [1] - The new cross-border return model allows companies to apply for returns to customs outside the original declaration location, streamlining the return process [1][2] - A unified platform for cross-border return declarations automatically links and updates original import list information, reducing the need for back-and-forth trips to customs [1] Group 2 - The innovation expands the new generation of customs tax electronic payment systems to the cross-border e-commerce retail import sector, simplifying processes for companies [2] - Companies can establish return warehouses in one location to handle returns from consumers nationwide, effectively lowering operational costs and improving return efficiency [2] - Since the pilot program's launch on September 20, 2023, Qiantang District has processed 377,300 cross-border return declarations, with a total of 474,500 returned items valued at 138 million yuan, saving medium-sized companies approximately 80,000 yuan annually [2]