青岛自贸区：“试验田”里育出358项“创新果”

Core Insights - The Qingdao Free Trade Zone has achieved significant institutional innovation, with 358 innovative results, 97 of which have received recognition at the national or provincial level [1] - The Free Trade Zone serves as a "testing ground" for reform and innovation, focusing on core tasks of institutional innovation [2] Group 1: Innovation Practices - Qingdao Free Trade Zone emphasizes originality and integrated approaches, successfully addressing international transit challenges through a new "bonded + export customs clearance" model, significantly improving transit efficiency [3] - The new model has reduced transit time by 3-5 working days compared to ports like Busan and Singapore, leading to lower costs for businesses [3] Group 2: Performance Metrics - From January to August this year, international transit consolidation at Qingdao Port reached 754 TEUs, marking a year-on-year increase of 55.5% [4] - The Free Trade Zone has implemented a "problem-oriented + international benchmarking" innovation logic, focusing on addressing operational bottlenecks and aligning with international trade standards [4] Group 3: Collaborative Efforts - The establishment of a special task force and a "ranking mechanism" has facilitated collaboration among various departments, leading to over 30 provincial-level innovative results [4] - The Free Trade Zone has introduced a fault-tolerance mechanism to encourage innovation, allowing for a more daring approach to experimentation [4] Group 4: Regional Impact - The Qingdao Free Trade Zone, covering 52 square kilometers, contributes over 20% of the city's foreign trade and sales in wholesale industries, leading the province in import and export volumes [6] - The zone's innovative practices have been replicated in six other trade innovation zones and have established a cross-border e-commerce alliance across nine provinces in the Yellow River basin [5][6]