Customs authorities of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) vowed to deepen cooperation on smart customs at a virtual meeting on Tuesday (07.06.2022), Xinhua News Agency reported.
"Customs cooperation among BRICS countries has yielded fruitful results since the establishment of the cooperation mechanism in 2013, while bilateral trade has maintained steady growth," he said. Sun Yuning, deputy head of the General Administration of Customs of China.
China's bilateral trade with BRICS countries totaled $490.420 billion in 2021, up 39,2 percent year on year, higher than the overall level of China's foreign trade in the same period, official data show.
"All parties should gradually improve the intelligence level of customs infrastructure, supervision methods and administrative management, and form cross-border coordinated governance among border administration departments," Sun said.
In the face of current risks and challenges, participants pledged to ensure that customs authorities of BRICS countries continue to work together to safeguard the international supply chain and promote rapid economic and trade recovery among BRICS countries, according to Xinhua.
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