China customs starts quick clearance for Guangzhou-HK air cargo

CHINA customs authority has introduced the "Cross-border Rapid Customs Clearance System" to air cargo transportation between Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport and Hong Kong, Xinhua reports.

With the new system, America's Northwest Airlines launched a cross-border rapid customs clearance trucking service from Hong Kong to Guangzhou.

Air cargo from Hong Kong to the US can now be loaded on Northwest Airlines' trucks, sealed by the customs in Hong Kong and directly delivered to Baiyun Airport without a second customs application procedure at Hong Kong-mainland border checkpoint Huanggang.

After the cargo arrives in Baiyun Airport, they will be loaded onto a Northwest Airlines freighter, which will depart at 1700 hrs the same day and fly to the US with a stop in Japan.

Northwest Airlines operates one flight a day in Baiyun Airport and handles 3,000 tons of cargo a month.

The truckers will also provide daily service, and if it develops as well as expected, Northwest Airlines will consider adding another freighter to the Baiyun run, an airline official said.