Core Insights - Dalian's foreign trade import and export value reached 192.4 billion yuan from January to May 2023, marking a year-on-year growth of 5.2% [1][2] Group 1: Trade Facilitation Measures - Dalian has been selected as a pilot city for cross-border trade facilitation actions, with 35 measures introduced to optimize customs processes, simplify procedures, enhance service efficiency, promote logistics, and improve work style [1][2] - The customs authority has innovated inspection and supervision models for exporting lithium batteries, introducing a "recycling packaging" model that has saved companies 130 million yuan [1][2] Group 2: Service Efficiency Enhancements - Dalian Customs has launched cross-border e-commerce retail export services and facilitated the establishment of a Cainiao warehouse in Dalian [2] - The Dalian Duty-Free Shop has successfully transitioned, becoming the first operational entity under the new policy [2] Group 3: Logistics Improvement - Support for the China-Europe Railway Express has been enhanced, with a 100% application rate for the railway fast-track model, reducing overall logistics time by 1 to 2 days [2] - In the first five months of the year, 26 trains and 2,680 standard containers were exported via the China-Europe Railway Express [2] Group 4: Work Style Improvement - Dalian Customs has strengthened communication with enterprises, conducting surveys to address over 170 issues and 40 suggestions from 4,000 companies, thereby enhancing the sense of gain for businesses [2]