The Significance of the Construction of a Smart Customs Ecosystem in Driving the Enhancement of New Quality Productivity for Enterprises

Yuxiong Guo; He Xu; Qi Feng

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The Significance of the Construction of a Smart Customs Ecosystem in Driving the Enhancement of New Quality Productivity for Enterprises

Yuxiong Guo

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, Qi Feng^*

Published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 14, Issue 1)

Received: 31 January 2026 Accepted: 24 February 2026 Published: 27 February 2026

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Against the backdrop of profound global trade restructuring and rapid digital advancement, Customs regulatory systems are transforming from traditional models to intelligent, ecosystem-based frameworks. This study investigates how smart Customs ecosystem construction drives enterprises' new quality productivity. Utilizing cross-sectional data from China's 31 provincial regions, the research constructs core indicators including AEO enterprise penetration rate and employs univariate linear regression to empirically examine multidimensional impacts across technological innovation, resource utilization, environmental management, digitalization, and economic structure. Results demonstrate that smart Customs construction significantly enhances trade digitalization index (coefficient: 0.8616, p<0.01) and shows notable effects on energy consumption intensity, industrial SO₂ emissions, and specific digital infrastructure domains. However, its influence on high-tech industries and most economic structure variables remains limited. The study identifies four core mechanisms: data connectivity, intelligent prediction, ecological collaboration, and rule optimization. These mechanisms effectively elevate enterprises' new quality productivity by reducing institutional transaction costs, accelerating cross-border innovation flows, stimulating innovation vitality, and creating new growth points. The research proposes policy recommendations including strengthening top-level design, deepening data engineering, optimizing precise services, and improving support systems. These measures aim to overcome practical challenges through institutional innovation and technology integration, providing theoretical foundations and actionable pathways for smart Customs to empower enterprise development, offering valuable insights for achieving the "smart Customs for a strong nation" strategic vision.

Published in	International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences (Volume 14, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijefm.20261401.19
Page(s)	109-118
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Smart Customs Construction, Enterprises' New Quality Productivity, Ecological Collaboration, Data Connectivity, Institutional Innovation

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School of Customs and Public Administration, Shanghai Customs College, Shanghai, China

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School of Customs and Public Administration, Shanghai Customs College, Shanghai, China

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School of Customs and Public Administration, Shanghai Customs College, Shanghai, China

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