Companies located in Beijing, Tianjin or Hebei province will soon enjoy the same procedure to make their foreign trade more convenient after customs in the area is integrated.
China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) announced on Wednesday that it will launch customs clearance reform in Beijing and Tianjin on July 1, which will be expanded to neighboring Hebei province around October.
The first day of the Tianjin stop of the 2014 Shanxi Brand China Tour, May 9, Shanxi companies already had 136-million-yuan ($21.8 million) in signed agreements with local business and traders in Hebei province, Tianjin and Beijing.
In a step forward for the integration of the transportation systems between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, Tianjin Binhai International Airport began operating a ticket counter at the Beijing South Railway Station on Thursday.
Since Chinese President Xi Jinping called for integration of regions around Beijing in February, the market response has been quick. But concrete moves on the official level are still in slow motion.