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Against the background of global environmental awareness and trade facilitation, green customs clearance has become an important issue in the field of international trade. While implementing environmental standards, customs in various countries are also faced with the challenge of maintaining customs clearance efficiency. This article will explore the balance under dual inspection standards.
Current status of green customs clearance
Environmental regulations are becoming increasingly stringent: countries have successively introduced import standards for the environmental performance of goods
Increase in inspection items: from traditional quality and safety to environmental indicators such as carbon footprint and recyclability
Insufficient international coordination: Green standards in different countries vary, increasing corporate compliance costs
Dual challenges of efficiency and environmental protection
Efficiency pressure
Traditional customs clearance processes have been highly optimized, and new environmental testing may cause delays
Small and medium-sized enterprises have limited ability to cope with complex environmental standards
Seasonal goods have high requirements for customs clearance timeliness
Environmental protection requirements
International responsibility to prevent “pollution transfer”
Growing consumer demand for green products
The impact of national carbon neutrality commitments on the trade field
Balance strategy and practice
Intelligent pre-inspection system
Use big data analysis Analyze and evaluate the environmental compliance history of enterprises
Implement “green channel” fast customs clearance for honest enterprises
Automatically identify high-risk goods and transfer them to detailed inspection
Mutual recognition of international standards
Promote cross-border recognition of environmental testing results
Establish a regional green product certification system
Participate in the formulation of international environmental standards to reduce standard conflicts
Innovation in testing technology
Develop rapid environmental testing equipment and methods
Use blockchain technology to trace environmental data throughout the product life cycle
AI-assisted risk assessment
Government-enterprise collaboration mechanism
Customs pre-environmental compliance guidance services
Demonstration and driving effect of industry leading enterprises
Jointly develop environmentally friendly alternative materials to reduce compliance difficulties
Future prospects
With the advancement of testing technology and the strengthening of international coordination, green customs clearance is expected to achieve “invisible supervision”. By building a full-chain environmental data sharing platform, customs can accurately implement environmental supervision without reducing efficiency, and ultimately achieve a win-win situation of trade facilitation and environmental protection.
Conclusion
Balancing customs clearance efficiency and environmental protection requirements requires the coordinated promotion of technological innovation, institutional innovation and international cooperation. Customs of various countries should actively transform from simple border law enforcers to promoters of green trade, and contribute to the sustainable development goals.