Chinanews.com Chongzuo, April 4 (Zhang Guangquan and Lai Jing) The Changsha-Hanoi ASEAN International Freight Train departed from Guangxi Pingxiang Railway Port on the 3rd.
This is the first international freight train from Hunan to ASEAN countries.
The train departed from Changsha North Station in Hunan on March 31, and went to Hanoi, Vietnam after completing customs procedures under the supervision of Pingxiang Customs on April 3.
The train carries 82 TEUs, and the main cargo is glass bottles, silica, hot-rolled raw steel, etc. The total weight is about 573.1 tons.
After the opening of the ASEAN train, the transportation time of goods from Hunan to ASEAN can be shortened by about 3 days compared with the past, which solves the difficult problems of the Hunan manufacturing industry in reducing logistics costs and improving timeliness.
Pingxiang Customs officers conducted logistics inspections on the "Changsha-Hanoi" train arriving at Pingxiang Port.
Photo by Lai Jing
Wei Jingxian, a salesperson of Pingxiang Branch of Sinotrans Guangxi Co., Ltd., introduced that since the outbreak of the epidemic, foreign trade companies have urgently demanded railway transportation. The opening of the Changsha-ASEAN international freight route can further reduce logistics costs and provide a new channel for the export of goods from the central region to Southeast Asia. .
Xue Yuncheng, deputy chief of the Pingxiang Customs Supervision Section, introduced that in order to properly supervise the train, Pingxiang Customs formulated a plan in advance. Half a month before the train started, the investigation team of Changsha Customs and Changsha Port Office went to Pingxiang Port for field investigations. Detailed communication and discussion, exchange specific supervision service details on how to ensure the opening of the Changsha-ASEAN international freight class, and establish a convenient communication mechanism to ensure efficient business connection.
After the train arrives, the customs officer will be arranged to quickly complete the customs clearance formalities as soon as possible.
Changsha is one of the first cities in China to open the China-Europe train, and the number of trains has ranked first in the country for two consecutive years.
The Pingxiang Railway Port is the main exit port for the China-Europe Railway Express to Southeast Asia.
From January to February 2021, Pingxiang Customs supervised a total of 95 inbound and outbound China-Europe freight trains, a year-on-year increase of 79.2%.
The Changsha-Hanoi-ASEAN international freight train is a new south-bound channel added by Hunan Railway on the basis of the stable operation of European and Central Asian routes.
The cargo of the express train will be declared in the customs supervision area of Changsha North Station, and will be directly delivered to ASEAN countries after loading.
After three months of trial operation, the ASEAN train will gradually realize the normal operation of one train every week, and become a stable international logistics channel.
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