Rapid clearance over protective clothing
Two customs officers check information of protective outfits imported from Germany at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Around 50,000 sets of protective outfits from Germany were quickly cleared by customs at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Tuesday.
The outfits is vital for the protection of medical staff fighting the coronavirus outbreak.
Customs said that although paperwork about the clothing had not been well prepared, due to the urgent need in China the importer had made a brief declaration to local customs to seek quick entry.
Customs officers coordinated with customs at Frankfurt Airport to gain approval to simplify procedures.
The outfits was released just after arrival.
On Monday, the airport customs also facilitated entry for a batch of lead-acid batteries to be used in X-ray machines which can detect coronavirus.
Because of the epidemic, hospitals in several regions of China are facing shortages of such batteries. Batteries from America weighing 1,021 kilograms were released by customs upon entry.
Some 50,000 sets of medical protective outfits imported from Germany arrive in Shanghai.
Customs officers checking details of lead-acid batteries to be used in X-ray machines which can detect coronavirus-related pneumonia.
Some of the batteries, imported from America, that were released by customs in Shanghai to relieve shortages at hospitals throughout China.
