Recently, a batch of construction machinery such as truck - mounted cranes produced by a Chinese company completed export leasing procedures at Tianjin Dongjiang Customs and were shipped from Tianjin Port to Africa. The total value of the goods is about 3 million yuan. These equipment were purchased by a financial leasing company from an international company of a Chinese heavy - vehicle manufacturer and then leased to an overseas company of a central enterprise. This is of great significance for promoting the "going - out" of China's high - end manufacturing and facilitating the high - quality construction of the "Belt and Road".
The head of the New Trade Supervision Section of Tianjin Dongjiang Customs said, "To ensure the smooth export of this batch of equipment, Tianjin Dongjiang Customs promptly assisted the enterprise in sorting out the business processes of each link. We provided guidance and help to the enterprise in aspects such as the establishment of enterprise account books, vehicle transportation in the logistics link, warehousing of equipment in the comprehensive bonded area, and declaration of entry and exit area customs declarations. At the same time, we established a rapid customs clearance mechanism of 'pre - review of materials and immediate review upon declaration', and provided practical business guidance throughout the process. We completed the customs clearance procedures such as the entry and exit area declarations of the equipment in just one day."
As an important part of the emerging trade format, leasing trade refers to a trade method in which the lessor delivers goods to the lessee for use within a certain period in the form of leasing and collects rent on a regular basis. It has the advantage of reducing the capital occupation pressure of the lessee enterprise. This model can not only help domestic enterprises explore the international market and enhance product popularity but also encourage Chinese leasing enterprises to actively participate in international market competition, playing a positive role in accelerating the construction of a new development pattern of dual - circulation at home and abroad.
To support the development of Tianjin's leasing industry and help Chinese leasing enterprises expand the international market, Tianjin Customs has actively planned and conducted in - depth research. By leveraging the functions of the comprehensive bonded area and the experience in serving the development of the leasing industry, it promotes the integrated development of service trade and goods trade and actively explores and innovates the export leasing model of bonded goods. Relying on the industrial advantages of Tianjin Dongjiang Comprehensive Bonded Area, it helps leasing enterprises in the area purchase equipment from domestic manufacturing enterprises and then provide them to overseas construction projects of Chinese - funded enterprises through export leasing.
According to statistics from Tianjin Customs, in 2024, the total import and export value of leasing trade in Tianjin reached 14.58 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 247.9%, ranking first in the country. Next, Tianjin Customs will continue to promote the innovation of leasing supervision models, continuously advance the development of the leasing industry, unswervingly promote the high - quality development of the "Belt and Road" initiative, build an internationally leading export leasing center, and boost the global expansion of China's leasing industry.
