Auto & Transportation

Smooth international trade! In the early morning of June 17, a cargo plane carrying 39.6 tons of imported goods arrived at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport from Pylon, Denmark. After being supervised by customs at Xiaoshan Airport, the goods were quickly cleared and released, with 39.3 tons of goods being transported through "truck flights" to Shanghai, Beijing, and other places. The goods mainly consist of chemicals and various spare parts imported from international trade in Europe.

According to statistics, in the first five months of this year, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Customs supervised 4039 "truck flights" of goods, with a cargo volume of 9108.65 tons, a year-on-year increase of 78.3% and 16.6%, respectively. With the continuous increase of "truck flights" business, the international trade air cargo volume at Hangzhou Airport Port is also gradually recovering. In the first five months, the international air cargo volume of Hangzhou Airport reached 55800 tons, a year-on-year increase of 2.32%, with a month on month increase of 15.87% in May.

Truck flights "refer to the fixed ground transportation routes opened by airlines between the origin and transit terminals of goods, or between transit terminals and final destinations, and are one of the forms of land air intermodal transportation of goods. This model can not only draw on the price and mobility advantages of trucks, but also enjoy the efficient services of the current aviation network layout, meeting the needs of enterprises for high-end logistics and facilitating international trade.

According to calculations, compared to direct flights from foreign single shipments to domestic destinations, multiple shipments of goods participate in "consolidation" and are then transported to domestic destinations through "truck flights" upon arrival at Hangzhou Airport. The freight cost per kilogram is expected to be reduced by 10% to 15%.

As a result, "truck flights" are popular among foreign trade enterprises and their business is developing rapidly.

In order to ensure the efficient operation of "truck flights", Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport Customs relies on 7 × A 24-hour customs clearance guarantee mechanism is established, and an emergency response plan for truck flights is developed to address emergencies encountered by enterprises during transportation. At the same time, the use of intelligent checkpoints and other technological equipment to accelerate the transportation efficiency of goods, achieving the "same day entry, same day transfer, same day arrival, and same day customs clearance" of truck flight goods. In addition, the airport customs support airlines, freight stations, freight forwarders, and comprehensive protection zones within the province to carry out business cooperation and service linkage, establish connections with 18 customs supervision points, jointly expand the "truck flight" business radiation circle, assist Hangzhou Airport in expanding and strengthening international trade and freight, serve the construction of international logistics integration in the Yangtze River Delta, and promote the development of international trade.