The Greater Bay ⁢Area in the Certificates: Accelerating the Flow of Scientific Research Materials

The approval time for scientific research materials such as animal cells, blood, and their products ⁢has been shortened ‍from one to two ​weeks to one to three days, and the entry inspection and quarantine time has been shortened from three days⁤ to ‍one ⁢day, ⁤according to a relevant person in charge of the Guangzhou Laboratory.

The scene of accelerated⁤ flow of ‌scientific research materials is ⁤being staged in scientific research units in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In this regard, the Greater Bay Area has taken ‍an innovative step in the “soft connection” of rule docking. Guangzhou City has piloted the reform ⁢of the free​ cross-border flow of scientific research materials.

Pilot Reform of Free Cross-Border Flow of Scientific Research Materials

Scientific research materials included in the positive list can be given priority​ for quarantine approval, document review, and inspection.

Can simplify the process of tax reduction and exemption.

Accelerate customs ⁣clearance.

Reagent imports were approved within⁢ 5 days after the approval form was submitted. Some materials only took 22 minutes ‌from declaration to release.

Collaboration Acceleration

The smooth flow of materials promotes scientific and​ technological cooperation, and teachers from Guangzhou and Hong Kong universities have ‌a passion for scientific⁣ research exchanges.

The pilot reform has‌ enabled the Hong Kong University of ‍Science and Technology (Guangzhou) to achieve a breakthrough in the cross-border flow of scientific research⁢ materials. ⁤In ​August 2023, the university’s ⁤first batch of rabbit serum and guinea pig serum included in the positive list achieved efficient customs clearance, and‌ various cross-border documents were quickly approved.

Breakthrough Acceleration

Imported‍ meteorite specimens are exempted from tax, becoming the‍ first case in​ China. 15 science popularization units in Guangdong benefit from this.

Last August, a Hong Kong cargo⁣ ship ‌slowly sailed into the container terminal in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, and the 11 meteorite specimens that ​the staff of Zhengjia‍ Natural Science Museum had been waiting for finally arrived at their destination.

This batch of‌ meteorite specimens, with a total value of $230,000, came from Russia, Argentina, Kenya, ‍and other places. This is also the first batch of tax-exempt goods for the “14th Five-Year Plan” science popularization project in the country.

At​ present, 15 Guangdong science popularization units, including Guangdong Science Center, Guangzhou Zoo, and Sun Yat-sen University Medical Specimen Museum, have enjoyed⁣ the import tax ⁣policy qualification to‍ support the development of science popularization during the 14th⁢ Five-Year Plan period.

The implementation of⁣ the tax reduction and exemption policy for science popularization projects has​ effectively helped science popularization ⁤units reduce operating costs, promoted the ​enrichment and improvement ⁢of science popularization collections and specimens, and brought more interesting science popularization experiences to ‍residents in‍ the Greater Bay Area.