Sundia Will Keep Express Customs Clearance Status During Expo

SHANGHAI, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — As the Shanghai 2010 World Expo is
getting closer, concern is growing about its impact to the CRO industry in
China, especially to CRO companies in the Shanghai area. Recently, some
clients of Sundia inquired if the customs clearance speed of import and export
goods will be slowed down significantly during the Shanghai Expo.

With this issue in mind, Mr. Zhengrong Wei, Logistics Manager of Sundia
visited the Express Consignments Supervision Section of Shanghai Customs. For
the CRO industry, the timing of shipments is critical for successful company
operations. Since last June, Shanghai Customs have implemented an Express
Customs Clearance on a trial basis to speed up customs clearance processes for
three CRO companies including Sundia. According to Mr. Wei, “The customs
clearance time for Sundia’s CRO shipments has been shortened to 1 day on
average. Even during the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, there won’t be a big
change for the custom clearance speed for both import and export goods of
Sundia.”

To Mr. Wei’s question about customs clearance during the Expo, Shanghai
Pudong Customs gave a positive answer: “We will increase the checks on Expo-
related cargos and goods to ensure a secure and efficient Expo customs
clearance process; at the same time, we will make sure that the customs
clearance speed will not be affected for companies in the Express Custom
Clearance trial program.”

“We are very pleased to receive such policy support from Chinese customs,”
said Dr. Xiaochuan Wang, Sundia’s Chairman and CEO. “The effort from Chinese
customs is a big help to Sundia and the whole CRO industry in China.”

SOURCE Sundia Meditech Company, Ltd