China Firstly Exceeding USD 2000 Billions in Import & Export Total Amount
Data from the General Administration of Customs indicates that China’s total amount of import & export exceeded USD 2000 billion for the first time in 2007 which was USD 2173.8 billion. The EU became China抯 largest trading partner, and the bilateral trading amount was USD 356.15 billion which has increased by 27%; the surplus of foreign trade amount was USD 262.2 billion, and the amount of import & export in common trading was USD 967.22 billion which has increased by 29.1%. The amount of import & export in processing trading for the whole year is USD 986.05 billion which has increased by 18.5%.

Sino-New Zealafd Free Trading Agreement under Subscribing
Press speaker Wang Xinpei from Ministry of Commerce of PRC revealed that after 15 circles of negotiation between China and New Zealand, substantial questions in relation to the Bilateral Free Trading Zone Negotiation have been agreed from both sides. Both sides are checking and ratifying the protocol documents for final, and it is hoped that this Free Trading Agreement will be subscribed in April after each fulfils its examining and approving.
The Sino-New Zealand Free Trading Zone will cover many areas like goods trade, service trade, and investment trade and so on. It will do much favor for advancing the economic development in and between both countries.

United States Customs Issued the "10 +2" New Requirements
To identify and assess high-risk cargo, for the prevention of terrorist weapons and materials into the United States, the Customs and Excise Department released a new program on the report of information: in the container shipping companies to be imported to the United States 48 hours before loading plans to provide the list, and each set out clearly container accommodation in the location, as well as the status of the container carrier instant messaging. Also must submit a total of 10 information, including the name and address of manufacturer, seller (owner), the buyer (owner), and the destination, address of packing, crating and name address, the country of export, tariff table number and so on.

New Version of Classifying Measure in Managing Enterprise of Customs of PRC Coming on
New emendatory "Classifying Administrative Measure of Customs of PRC" by General Administration of Customs of PRC will be put in force on April 1st. Customs will manage companies by taking their credit records into account and proposing to abide by law.
New "Measure" adds AA category on the basis of ABCD management categories. Customs declaration advantage measure is applicable to both enterprises of AA and A category; General management measure is applicable to B category; and strict supervising measure is applicable to C& D category. Enterprises applying for customs have been added to the scope of new "Measure" based on the consignee/consigner for importing & exporting goods.

Shenzhen Port's Strongest Comprehensive Competitiveness
"2007 China port comprehensive competitiveness index list" changed "throughput" to "throughput growth rate", which made Shanghai not leading position any more. Shenzhen Port with total score of 272.79, the container throughput growth of 13.70%, growth in cargo throughput of 13.65%, deworfed other ports such as Shanghai, Hong Kong ,Guangzhou, Qingdao Port, Tianjin port, the Zhoushan port in Ningbo, Xiamen Port, Yingkou Port, Lianyungang port, Dalian Port.
Shenzhen port also took the lead to put forward the ecological protection indicators of "energy conservation and control emissions," so it was granted as 2007 China's most efficient port.