海关特殊监管区域这一特定经济功能区域在20多年的时间里,承接国际产业转移、推进加工贸易转型升级、扩大对外贸易和促进就业等,为我国外向型经济发展发挥了突出的引领作用。然而随着经济社会的发展,一些制约因素也日渐突出,改革势在必行。2014年5月上旬,海关总署对外发布正在起草《加快海关特殊监管区域整合优化改革方案》的消息,引起了各界关注。与此同时,秉持整合优化理念而生的苏州工业园综合保税区恰已封关运作6周年。作为全国首家成立的综 Over the past 20-odd years, the special economic regulatory area under the Customs has taken the leading role in the development of China’s export-oriented economy by undertaking international industrial transfer, promoting the transformation and upgrading of processing trade, expanding foreign trade and promoting employment. However, with the development of economy and society, some restrictive factors have become increasingly prominent. The reform is imperative. In early May 2014, the General Administration of Customs released the news that it is drafting the “Plan for Accelerating the Integration and Optimization of Special Customs Surveillance Areas”, arousing public concern. At the same time, Suzhou Industrial Park Comprehensive Bonded Zone, which is based on the concept of integration and optimization, has just closed the sixth anniversary of operation. As the first establishment of the country’s comprehensive