CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- With the rising popularity of ‘China Travel’, topics such as ‘overseas travelers visiting China’ and ‘144-hour extreme tour’ have dominated the trending list on major social media at home and abroad recently. Chongqing, known as the 8D magic city, has become one of the well-liked Chinese destinations for overseas tourists for its delicacies and characterful attractions such as the Liziba Station (rail transit trains passing through buildings) and spicy hot pot. Faced with the explosive increase in the number of inbound travelers, Chongqing Customs actively responds to the enthusiasm of overseas tourists to visit Chongqing with professional and efficient services.

Intelligent supervision technology ensures highly efficient customs clearance

With China offering visa-free access to more and more nationalities and facilitating the recovery of international flights, the popularity of Chongqing’s tourism market shows no signs of waning. Currently, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport offers flights to 23 countries and regions worldwide, with 28 international passenger destinations, contributing to a rising number of inbound travelers.

To enhance the efficiency of customs clearance for travelers, the Customs at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport has utilized state-of-the-art technologies and continuously advanced intelligent travel inspection. Over 50 intelligent inspection devices are installed on-site, further reinforcing the application of advanced machine inspection and intelligent image review. They also flexibly adjust the workforce, scientifically allocate inspection channels, to offer highly efficient clearance services for inbound travelers

Tracy, an Australian tourist, said after entering China, "We have many travel plans in Chongqing this time, and our schedule is very tight. The smooth customs clearance has saved us a lot of time."

In the first half of this year, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Customs inspected 385,300 inbound passengers, up 176.61% from last year, effectively improving clearance efficiency.

Make every effort to ensure a fantastic shopping experience

A wide variety of duty-free products with guaranteed authenticity and affordable prices, such as perfumes, cosmetics, food, and luxury goods, have made the duty-free shops in downtown Chongqing a new must-visit destination for many inbound tourists to Chongqing.

"Compared to shopping in the duty-free shops at the airport, shopping in duty-free shops in the urban area is not restricted by the departure time of flights, giving inbound passengers sufficient time and space to make their selections," said Ding Yongling, the deputy section chief of the First Section of the Travel Inspection Division of Chongqing Jiangbei IInternational Airport Customs.

To ensure a fantastic shopping experience for inbound tourists, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Customs has strictly controlled every aspect of the customs clearance process, including document declaration, sampling inspection, outbound and inbound warehousing, and established a dedicated position to connect with duty-free enterprises. Considering the characteristics of the industry, the airport has implemented order processing and rapid review for outbound customs clearance permits, significantly improving the efficiency of release and inspection. It has also collaborated with duty-free enterprises to complete rapid replenishment, so as to greatly fulfill the shopping needs of inbound tourists. At the same time, the supervision systems for duty-free shops and duty-free goods are fully utilized to create a data supervision system, optimize the supervision process, and enhance supervision efficiency.

During the first half of this year, the sales of duty-free goods in Chongqing totaled 53.7659 million yuan, showing a year-on-year increase of 33.49%. The duty-free economy has emerged as a crucial driver of new consumption in Chongqing.

Chongqing specialties are available overseas

In an old hot pot restaurant in Chongqing, the chef tossed dozens of ingredients, such as chili peppers, Sichuan peppers, and onions, into the boiling beef tallow. With the continuous stir-frying, the fragrance of hot pots filled the air, tantalizing the taste buds of diners.

"Chongqing hot pot is so spicy and delicious that I want to have it over and over again," said Chloe, who was about to return to New Zealand.

In recent years, with its openness and inclusiveness, Chongqing has been committed to building an international consumption center city and has launched a series of Chongqing brands. Among a wide range of Chongqing specialties, hot pot base materials are especially favored by overseas diners. To promote hot pot base materials globally, Lianglu Cuntan Customs under Chongqing Customs has continuously strengthened the analysis of export markets, and, based on the export needs of enterprises, conducted targeted follow-up research on the laws, regulations, and technical standards of target markets, guiding enterprises to improve their self-inspection and self-control systems in line with the requirements of target markets.

Additionally, Lianglu Cuntan Customs have conducted in-depth inspections and guidance on the raw materials, workshop environments, and production processes of enterprises and focused on controlling all aspects of product production, processing, and storage so as to comprehensively improve the ability of enterprises to ensure product quality and safety and ensure the smooth export of hot pot base materials.

In the first half of this year, with the assistance of Chongqing Customs, Chongqing hot pot base materials have been exported to over 30 countries and regions, such as Singapore and the United States.

In the next step, Chongqing Customs will continue to optimize supervision and innovate services to attract more overseas tourists to Chongqing and boost the export of Chongqing specialties. (Translated by Yuki, Fathom Language Limited)