Shanghai Customs has launched a dual supervision model for both split and consolidated bills to better support the development of cross-border e-commerce.

On April 3, the Ship "Renjian 10" carrying 763 parcels of furniture weighing 10.9 metric tons from Shanghai arrived at its overseas destination port. This marks the first shipment to smoothly pass through the newly implemented dual supervision model.

Customs officers inspect the parcels. [Photo/WeChat ID: shhg12360]

The innovative dual model marks another breakthrough by Shanghai Customs following the establishment of the "9610" cross-border e-commerce sea freight channel in 2024.

Under the supervision model for split bills, customs conduct control, inspection, clearance, and closing operations based on the Customs Declaration Form for Export Goods of Cross-Border E-commerce Retails as a unit. Under the model for consolidated bills, companies upload the bill of lading based on the Declaration Form and associate it with the bill of lading through logistics, with customs conducting supervision based on the bill of lading as a unit.

The "split bill" model allows small and medium-sized enterprises to consolidate shipments in batches and deliver them to the port flexibly. The "consolidated bill" model caters to large enterprises with higher shipping volumes.

The implementation of the dual supervision model further optimizes the business environment at Shanghai Port and provides robust support for the high-quality development of the cross-border e-commerce industry.