Haikou, January 12 (Fu Sichen, Yun Lan) -- Driven by the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port, the bonded leasing business has continued to develop, significantly reducing the capital threshold and tax costs for enterprises, and providing highly competitive solutions for high-end leasing businesses such as aircraft, ships, and large equipment. According to statistics released by Haikou Customs on January 12, by 2025, Haikou Customs will supervise 4.906 billion yuan worth of bonded leasing goods, mainly aircraft, aero engines, and ships.
Recently, the "Zhenhua 30" large crane vessel successfully completed bonded leasing customs clearance procedures under the guidance of Macun Port Customs, a branch of Haikou Customs, using a remote entrusted supervision method.
Bonded leasing refers to import and export leasing business conducted by leasing companies within comprehensive bonded zones, using bonded goods within the zones as the subject matter, to lessees outside the zones or overseas. The core is to take advantage of the bonded policies of comprehensive bonded zones and the installment payment of taxes for leasing, thereby significantly reducing the financial pressure on enterprises.
The "Zhenhua 30" vessel is 297.55 meters long, has a gross tonnage of 147,400 tons, and a deadweight tonnage of 165,200 tons. It belongs to Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Group (Hainan) Co., Ltd., a company located in the Haikou Comprehensive Bonded Zone. Due to its enormous size, the vessel cannot actually enter or leave the comprehensive bonded zone. To ensure the smooth customs clearance of the vessel, Macun Port Customs actively provided the company with comprehensive and considerate services throughout the entire process, including customs declaration and guarantee filing, establishment of bonded ledgers, and cargo declaration. The customs also proactively communicated with the customs at the actual port of entry to ensure that the vessel remained under effective customs supervision throughout the entire process, achieving "off-site accounting, simultaneous supervision."
"Because the 'Zhenhua 30' large crane vessel has a high value, the taxes and fees are also not cheap. With the help of the bonded leasing policy, we do not need to bear huge taxes and fees all at once. Instead, we can flexibly pay taxes through 'installment payments and installment tax payments,' which greatly reduces the burden," said Li Tianpeng, the person in charge of the company. He added that the bonded leasing business adopts a remote entrusted supervision model, which saves manpower, material resources, and logistics transportation costs. The company can enjoy the bonded leasing policy without transporting the crane vessel into the bonded zone.
Haikou Customs stated that it will continue to deepen cross-customs area cooperation in supervision, optimize regulatory measures to assist enterprises, and promote the expansion and strengthening of bonded leasing business. (End)
