Core Insights - In 2025, Dalian Customs has significantly advanced cross-border trade facilitation, leading to an 8% and 10.6% increase in exports for Liaoning Province and Dalian City respectively, successfully reversing trade deficits that lasted for 9 and 11 years [1][2] Group 1: Trade Facilitation Measures - Dalian Customs implemented a 35-measure strategy to promote cross-border trade facilitation, including a "comprehensive inspection once" policy that reduced enterprise inspection frequency by 50% [1] - The overall customs clearance time ranks among the best in the country, with 15 AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) enterprise incentive measures introduced [1] - Under the RCEP framework, tax reductions amounted to 1.67 billion yuan, and tax refunds reached 3.61 billion yuan, with a growth of 8.9% in the number of foreign trade enterprises in the customs area [1] Group 2: Customs Operations and Security - In 2025, Dalian Customs supervised 210 million tons of goods, 107,000 vehicles (ships, aircraft) (a 34.1% increase), and 2.038 million people (a 23.7% increase), generating tax revenue of 52.27 billion yuan [2] - The customs authority detected 693 cases of infectious diseases and intercepted 6,914 instances of quarantine pests, along with 1,219 batches of invasive species [2] - Dalian Customs has maintained public health and safety by returning or destroying 54 batches of non-compliant imported food and recovering economic losses of 859,000 USD from 344 cases of short weight in bulk commodities [2] Group 3: Technological Advancements - The Dalian Customs' smart customs project has been recognized as one of the "Top Ten Projects" by the General Administration of Customs for three consecutive years [2] - The "Smart Screening" system facilitated tax refunds of 46.26 million yuan, while the "Visa Data Exchange" enabled verification with 21 countries [2] - The first national customs quality monitoring system, "Quality Control Smart," was developed to reduce laboratory testing time by 15%, effectively lowering enterprise time costs and enhancing cargo clearance efficiency [2]