China News Service, Dongguan, July 13th (Tangguijiang Puxuan) At 9 am on July 12, dozens of containers in the Guangdong (Shilong) Railway International Logistics Base "assembled" to a train, and the "China-Europe Express Train" was on the front of the train. "The words are very eye-catching.
"Since the beginning of this year, almost every train has travelled with full load," said a customs officer at the Dongguan Customs site under Huangpu Customs.
This year, the Dongguan China-Europe freight train market has received a good response. Most of the trains operate according to the upper limit of 100 standard containers per train, and the full grouping rate is close to 100%.
The reporter learned from Dongguan Customs on the 13th that in the first half of the year, Dongguan Customs supervised 61 international trains and 6,100 TEUs, with a value of 2.379 billion yuan, an increase of 10.9%, 19.6% and 23.8% year-on-year.
Under the prevention and control of the epidemic, the Shilong China-Europe Express has become an important channel for cargo from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area to the Eurasian continent.
"Since the beginning of this year, the frequency of China-Europe freight trains has not decreased but increased. This is the trust of people and foreign trade companies in the countries along the'Belt and Road' route, and it is also a manifestation of the continued expansion of brand effect." said Hou Hongnan, general manager of Dongguan Sinotrans Logistics Co., Ltd., CEIBS The advantages of reliable, punctual and economical trains are becoming more and more obvious.
After the Spring Festival, the Shilong China-Europe train will maintain a frequency of at least 2 times a week.
"China-Europe Express can save nearly two-thirds of the time compared to sea liners and nearly 50% of the cost of air freight. It is an important logistics channel for our company to export to Europe and Central Asia. During the epidemic, the continuous and stable delivery helped us withstand logistics risks. , Stabilized market expectations." said Huang Jing, manager of the import and export department of Colgate.
In order to meet the needs of different types of customers, Dongguan Customs, Guangzhou Railway Group, China Railway Container Corporation, Sinotrans South China Co., Ltd. and other departments have worked together to give full play to the supply advantages and route advantages of China-Europe Express trains, promote the opening of customized special trains, and protect enterprises overseas The order was delivered on schedule.
Shilong China-Europe Express trains not only provide "carpooling" services, but also provide customized "car-sharing" services.
In January of this year, a "home appliance train" was inspected and released by Dongguan Customs and slowly drove out of the Guangdong (Shilong) Railway International Logistics Base, and arrived at Volsino Station in Moscow, Russia 15 days later. This is the first customized train in Guangdong. "Hua" special car.
It is reported that Dongguan is one of the earliest regions in the development of processing trade and is known as the "capital of processing trade."
In recent years, with the continuous optimization of Dongguan's trade structure, the structure of goods exported by China-Europe Express trains is also constantly changing.
Hou Hongnan introduced that in addition to short distances and fast speeds, the China-Europe Railway Express also has the characteristics of high safety and low weather impact, and is especially suitable for the import and export of high-end products.
The goods that carry the China-Europe Express train have gradually changed from toys and daily necessities to the current mid-to-high-end products such as communication equipment, home appliances, and mechanical equipment.
At present, the average freight value of a single China-Europe train is around 40 million yuan.
Hyosung Financial Equipment (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. mainly produces ATM automatic teller machine equipment and is the main supplier of ATM machines in Moscow, Russia.
The company’s deputy general manager Li Yuying introduced: “Our company has been exporting ATM machines to Russia through the Shilong China-Europe Express train in 2019. Safety, punctuality and speed are our main needs. In the past two years, this logistics channel has become smoother and smoother. , The speed of customs clearance is getting faster and faster. In the next step, we will gradually increase the shipment volume of China-Europe Express trains according to market demand.