On Building the Partnership between the China Customs and the Business Community from the Perspective of the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade

Abstract

The WCO has developed the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (hereinafter referred to as “the Framework”). It defined the relationship between the Customs and the business community as partnerships. There are, however, some differences within the China Customs-to-business relationship. On fully understand the connotation of partnership, and with the help of the business associations, the China Customs should realize the changing of its role from the traditional “Customs controller” to the Customs service provider. The information controlled thus should get transparent and the target should thus be transferred from the big enterprises to the small and medium sized enterprises.