Cross-border transshipment agency fees for some ports in Yunnan increased by government measures

(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The cost of cross-border transshipment for some ports in Yunnan has been increased by the government

China News Service, Kunming, April 8 (Chen Jing) Recently, cross-border transshipment fees for some ports in Yunnan have risen, and long queues of inbound and outbound trucks have attracted many companies' attention. The reporter learned from various departments in Yunnan on the 7th that through the organization of professional transport teams, volunteer service teams, and standardizing the behavior of transshipment drivers, the cost of cross-border agent driving has dropped significantly.

Yunnan is located in the southwestern border of China, bordering Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, and has 19 land ports.

With the escalation of the new global pneumonia epidemic, Yunnan has continuously issued a number of measures to strictly prevent the importation of overseas epidemics, including the implementation of "separation of human and cargo, segmented transportation, and closed management" on the premise of ensuring the smooth flow of goods across borders. Take the Chinese outgoing truck as an example, that is, after the driver of the truck drives the vehicle to the Chinese port, the driver will leave the port and go through customs clearance procedures. After receiving the goods at the other side's cargo yard, he will return on the same day and return the vehicle to the ordinary truck driver.

Yunnan ports have stepped up inspections of vehicles and personnel entering and leaving the port, and have put forward higher requirements for the driver groups at the ports. In addition to the recent concentrated listing of fruits in Myanmar and Laos, transportation companies have reported that the cost of driving at some ports has increased significantly and supply is in short supply. .

In this regard, Kou Jie, deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Commerce, said that various departments are actively guiding and encouraging enterprises and industry associations to organize professional transportation teams and volunteer service teams to expand the supply of cross-border transshipment drivers through multiple channels and reduce operating costs; strengthen The Transportation Industry Association has been self-disciplined and regulated the charging behavior of transshipment drivers, and has achieved certain results. Enterprises reported that cross-border driving fees for key ports such as Mohan have dropped significantly.

Each port also took corresponding measures. The Foreign Affairs Office of the People ’s Government of Ruili City, Dehong State wrote to the Mujie regional government in Myanmar, proposing that “the cost of driving on behalf of each vehicle shall not exceed 10 yuan (RMB, the same below), and the parking fee for vehicles parked in the designated area shall not exceed 10 yuan per day. / Vehicle ", the two sides will further negotiate on this matter. (Finish)