my country’s exports of anti-epidemic materials have shown a significant growth trend. Since March, the export of anti-epidemic materials has exceeded 70 billion yuan
The COVID-19 epidemic is spreading around the world, posing huge challenges to public health security around the world. The orderly export of anti-epidemic materials is an important measure to deepen international cooperation in epidemic prevention and control and jointly respond to the global public health crisis. The General Administration of Customs resolutely implements the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on epidemic prevention and control, conscientiously implements the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and does a solid job in customs clearance of epidemic prevention and control materials to create good customs clearance for the orderly export of epidemic prevention materials. environment.
According to customs statistics, from March 1 to April 30, a total of 71.2 billion yuan worth of major anti-epidemic materials were inspected and released nationwide. Including: 27.8 billion masks, 130 million protective suits, 73.41 million new coronavirus detection kits, 12.57 million infrared thermometers, 49,100 ventilators, 124,000 patient monitors, and 43.63 million pairs of goggles , 854 million pairs of surgical gloves.
Since April, my country’s exports of anti-epidemic materials have shown a significant growth trend, with the average daily export volume increasing from about 1 billion yuan in the first ten months to more than 3 billion yuan per day recently. , continued to grow more than three times within one month. China’s export of anti-epidemic materials provides support and guarantee for the international community’s joint fight against the epidemic and reflects China’s responsibility as a responsible major country.
The quality of epidemic prevention materials is directly related to the life safety and health of people around the world, as well as China’s national reputation and global epidemic prevention capabilities. The General Administration of Customs will work with relevant departments to take effective measures to strengthen supervision and optimize services, continue to increase the investigation and punishment of illegal exports of anti-epidemic materials, and strictly investigate and punish non-compliant exports of anti-epidemic materials. At the same time, we support the orderly export of qualified and reputable companies, create a good customs clearance environment for more and better epidemic prevention materials to go abroad, and support the international community in jointly fighting the epidemic.
The Customs once again reminds enterprises to strictly fulfill their responsibilities for truthful declaration when exporting relevant epidemic prevention materials. If the customs exports goods that fail to pass the inspection, or if the goods are adulterated, fake goods are passed off as genuine, or substandard goods are passed off as good, or substandard goods are passed off as qualified goods, the customs will order the export to be stopped and confiscate the illegal income in accordance with the law and regulations. Penal measures such as confiscation of exported goods and fines will be imposed. Those who constitute a crime will be held criminally responsible in accordance with the law. In addition, for illegal and untrustworthy enterprises, the customs will increase its exposure and implement stricter regulatory measures such as increasing the inspection ratio, increasing the frequency of audits, and carrying out multi-department joint credit punishment to make it difficult for illegal and untrustworthy enterprises to move forward. </p
