Recently, an H135 helicopter produced by the Qingdao plant of Airbus Helicopters, the largest global helicopter manufacturer, flew out of Qingdao Jimo Comprehensive Bonded Zone after completing customs formalities and was delivered to CITIC Offshore Helicopter Co for emergency rescue.

Jimo customs officials guide the staff members at the Airbus Helicopters Qingdao branch to go through formalities for an H135 helicopter to leave the Jimo Comprehensive Bonded Zone. [Photo/Qingdao News]

The Airbus H135 helicopter, equipped with a range of practical equipment, can carry out air patrol, monitoring and early warning alerts, search and rescues, and other tasks, providing a strong guarantee for building a three-dimensional emergency rescue system in Qingdao.

"The Jimo customs authorities helped us enjoy the preferential policy of bonded manufacturing, and innovated a 'direct flight' supervision mode for helicopters out of the zone," a senior manager from the Airbus Helicopters Qingdao plant said. 

Under the traditional customs supervision mode, imported and exported goods need to pass through the checkpoint. Aircrafts, such as helicopters, have large size and irregular shapes. It is necessary to disassemble propellers and other key components to pass through the checkpoint.

In order to help enterprises reduce the disassembly costs, Jimo customs adopts a "direct flight" supervision mode, and offers door-to-door service so that the helicopters are able to take off from the production area and be delivered to the hangar for buyers.

Jimo customs has helped the local enterprise deliver 18 H135 helicopters.

Qingdao customs has launched a slew of measures to improve the business environment, implement innovation policies and promote the development of new technologies, new industries, and new forms of businesses in local comprehensive bonded zones.

According to official data, in the first two months of this year, the import and export value of the four operational comprehensive bonded zones in Qingdao reached 30.41 billion yuan ($4.79 billion), up 70.6 percent year-on-year.