A news release by the city government said last Tuesday that import and export companies of the city can apply for direct clearance at the local inspection and quarantine departments. The so-called direct clearance is to combine the former port clearance and inland clearance into one-time clearance, thus to realize one-time reporting, one-time inspection and quarantine and one-time clearance. The clearance efficiency will be much increased with this policy. The direct clearance will bring about tangible benefits to about 5,500 production enterprises and 1,700 export-oriented companies of the city.