Representatives of Chongqing and Chengdu customs signed a cooperation contract in the city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, on July 14.

The contract states that both sides will take steps to promote the development of the Silk Road and Yangtze River economic zones under the requirements written in “Chengdu and Chongqing Economic Zone Planning”.

In the contract, the cities agreed to the following: simplifying customs clearance measures, exchanging customs supervision, cooperating in logistics services, strengthening the international air-cargo business to reduce operation costs for enterprises and driving forward the economy of airports.

Yan Nan, director of Chongqing Customs, said that customs in the two areas will also share information and cooperate and exchange more generally.

Edited by Noelle Mateer