SHANGHAI, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- As the Shanghai 2010 World Expo is getting closer, concern is growing about its impact to the CRO industry in China, especially to CRO companies in the Shanghai area. Recently, some clients of Sundia inquired if the customs clearance speed of import and export goods will be slowed down significantly during the Shanghai Expo.
With this issue in mind, Mr. Zhengrong Wei, Logistics Manager of Sundia，visited the Express Consignments Supervision Section of Shanghai Customs. For the CRO industry, the timing of shipments is critical for successful company operations. Since last June, Shanghai Customs have implemented an Express Customs Clearance on a trial basis to speed up customs clearance processes for three CRO companies including Sundia. According to Mr. Wei, "The customs clearance time for Sundia's CRO shipments has been shortened to 1 day on average. Even during the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, there won't be a big change for the custom clearance speed for both import and export goods of Sundia."
To Mr. Wei's question about customs clearance during the Expo, Shanghai Pudong Customs gave a positive answer: "We will increase the checks on Expo-related cargos and goods to ensure a secure and efficient Expo customs clearance process; at the same time, we will make sure that the customs clearance speed will not be affected for companies in the Express Custom Clearance trial program."
"We are very pleased to receive such policy support from Chinese customs," said Dr. Xiaochuan Wang, Sundia's Chairman and CEO. "The effort from Chinese customs is a big help to Sundia and the whole CRO industry in China."
