On September 9, the BRICS Customs Center of Excellence organized participants of the Seminar on Ship Sanitation Inspection and Certificate Issuance for ASEAN Countries and Pacific Island Countries to visit the Smart Customs Exhibition Area of the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade. This exhibition area was the first special exhibition area on smart customs set up by the General Administration of China Customs at a national-level exhibition themed on investment. During the visit, the participants gained an on-site understanding of the achievements of smart customs scenarios and the functional advantages of intelligent equipment, watched and experienced the practical operation of equipment such as intelligent robots, and personally felt China Customs' innovative measures and practical achievements in promoting customs clearance facilitation reform, optimizing the port business environment, reducing business costs, benefiting enterprises, and facilitating the public.
It is understood that from September 8 to 13, the seminar's study and practice activities were held in Xiamen, hosted by the BRICS Customs Center of Excellence, with twenty-six delegates from Fiji, Malaysia, Myanmar, Samoa, and Thailand participating in the programme.

