With the advancement on the construction of“Four Centers' in Shanghai，especially on the construction of Shanghai International Shipping Center,it has become an important issue to enhance the working efficiency of Shanghai port customs clearance.
Based on the researches of domestic experts, the article makes a concrete analysis of some problems of Shanghai’s Electronic Port, including the functions, the macroscopic and microcosmic environment, the inner and outside environment, as well as the developing and countermeasures, and so on. Finally, it goes to a conclusion that Shanghai has already strode into the list of cities which have ports of first class, and also has had the main conditions to become a central city of International Shipping. Facing the competition from all over the world, Shanghai must grab the opportunities and solve the problems timely during the process of it’s developing.
