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ERENHOT in Inner Mongolia is located at the neck of the rooster-shaped territory of China where it borders Mongolia. The city is China’s northernmost stop on the Trans-Mongolian Railway linking it to Mongolia and Russia， which is also the most convenient and shortest land route between China and Europe. The port provides Mongolia its only access to the Pacific Ocean， through Tianjin Harbor. Here transport carrying tourists and over 70 percent of trade between China and Mongolia back and forth over the border is constantly flowing through the busy land port.
One of the first customs offices in the People’s Republic， Erenhot Customs was established only half a century ago on January 1， 1956 along with the opening of the Trans-Mongolian Railway. Today it is China’s biggest port and only railway port to Mongolia.
Improving the Efficiency of Customs Clearance
Since 1992， trade among China， Mongolia and Russia has soared， and Inner Mongolia has been of great importance in the Chinese economy’s entrance to the Russian and Mongolian markets. In the last two decades， highway cargo transportation increased from no more than 20 vehicles a day to about 1，000. As the largest land port along the border between China and Mongolia and the fastest pass to the hinterland of China， Erenhot Customs has carried out reforms to meet the increasing exchange of people and cargo.
In January 2001， customs clearance was formally included as a function of Erenhot Customs. Initially the General Administration of Customs required each carriage of the train make a customs declaration， which meant a single train would have to produce dozens of reports. Erenhot Customs simplified the process in the first quarter of 2003， a move much welcomed by export companies. It meant that a train of 48 carriages filed only one report declaring its contents instead of 48 reports.
Erenhot also trialed new clearance classifications in August 2010， which shortened the average processing time for each export declaration from two minutes to 45 seconds. This was applied universally in June 2011， slashing the processing time for each import declaration from five minutes to three minutes. These reforms both improved the efficiency of the customs services and cut the cost of companies.
Regarding regulating the volume of carriages moving through the port， Erenhot Customs collaborated with the local railway authority to launch a 24-hour reservation system to meet demand along with several other policies including the introduction of evening loading and unloading and evening shipping bill examination. The working time of the highway customs clearance was also extended from eight to 10 hours.
One of the first customs offices in the People’s Republic， Erenhot Customs was established only half a century ago on January 1， 1956 along with the opening of the Trans-Mongolian Railway. Today it is China’s biggest port and only railway port to Mongolia.
Improving the Efficiency of Customs Clearance
Since 1992， trade among China， Mongolia and Russia has soared， and Inner Mongolia has been of great importance in the Chinese economy’s entrance to the Russian and Mongolian markets. In the last two decades， highway cargo transportation increased from no more than 20 vehicles a day to about 1，000. As the largest land port along the border between China and Mongolia and the fastest pass to the hinterland of China， Erenhot Customs has carried out reforms to meet the increasing exchange of people and cargo.
In January 2001， customs clearance was formally included as a function of Erenhot Customs. Initially the General Administration of Customs required each carriage of the train make a customs declaration， which meant a single train would have to produce dozens of reports. Erenhot Customs simplified the process in the first quarter of 2003， a move much welcomed by export companies. It meant that a train of 48 carriages filed only one report declaring its contents instead of 48 reports.
Erenhot also trialed new clearance classifications in August 2010， which shortened the average processing time for each export declaration from two minutes to 45 seconds. This was applied universally in June 2011， slashing the processing time for each import declaration from five minutes to three minutes. These reforms both improved the efficiency of the customs services and cut the cost of companies.
Regarding regulating the volume of carriages moving through the port， Erenhot Customs collaborated with the local railway authority to launch a 24-hour reservation system to meet demand along with several other policies including the introduction of evening loading and unloading and evening shipping bill examination. The working time of the highway customs clearance was also extended from eight to 10 hours.