A joint briefing on AEO policies between the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau Customs was held on December 16 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. More than 400 enterprises and nearly 500 representatives from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and all over the country attended the conference. A total of 52,000 people attended the conference online. AEO is an abbreviation for “Authorized Economic Operator,” which translates to “certified operator” in Chinese. The AEO system is an institutional arrangement led by the World Customs Organization. Each country's customs classifies its business entities according to law-abiding business conditions and gives priority customs clearance facilities to AEO enterprises. At present, China Customs has achieved mutual AEO recognition with 31 economies including Singapore, South Korea, and the European Union, covering 57 countries. The number of mutual recognition agreements signed, the number of countries with mutual recognition, and implementation of mutual recognition rank first in the world. The AEO mutual recognition between Mainland Customs and Hong Kong Customs was implemented on September 1, 2014, and the AEO mutual recognition with Macau Customs was implemented on June 1, 2023, and both have achieved automatic exchange of AEO enterprise information.

A joint briefing on AEO policies between the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau Customs was held on December 16 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. More than 400 enterprises and nearly 500 representatives from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and all over the country attended the conference. A total of 52,000 people attended the conference online. AEO is an abbreviation for “Authorized Economic Operator,” which translates to “certified operator” in Chinese. The AEO system is an institutional arrangement led by the World Customs Organization. Each country's customs classifies its business entities according to law-abiding business conditions and gives priority customs clearance facilities to AEO enterprises. At present, China Customs has achieved mutual AEO recognition with 31 economies including Singapore, South Korea, and the European Union, covering 57 countries. The number of mutual recognition agreements signed, the number of countries with mutual recognition, and implementation of mutual recognition rank first in the world. The AEO mutual recognition between Mainland Customs and Hong Kong Customs was implemented on September 1, 2014, and the AEO mutual recognition with Macau Customs was implemented on June 1, 2023, and both have achieved automatic exchange of AEO enterprise information.