Auto & Transportation

In Suzhou in August, the weather is still hot. The Jiangsu (Suzhou) International Railway Logistics Center is located on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. The cargo yard is full of containers, and the hoisting machinery is lifted and moved in an orderly manner. It is a busy scene. Suzhou China-Europe Express has actively integrated into the "Belt and Road" initiative, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta. It has played an important role in ensuring the smooth flow of international goods during the epidemic with its advantages of security and stability.

From January to July this year, the Suzhou China-Europe train opened 223 import and export trains with a value of 1.081 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 39%.

Continuous optimization of added value "hot" structure

"The global environment under the epidemic and the previous Suez Canal incident have further highlighted the advantages of rail transportation." Zhang Fan, general manager of Suzhou International Express Freight Co., Ltd., introduced. Using capacity, now every train must be filled with 50 containers before it leaves."

The transportation cost is one-fifth of that of air transportation, and the transportation time is one-third of that of sea transportation. This unique "price-performance ratio" makes the trains on this "new Silk Road" run faster and faster.

Affected by the epidemic, many countries have given birth to a "home economy". Game consoles, electrical tools, and fitness equipment have become new growth points for foreign trade. Every week, the Suzhou China-Europe Express train exports 10 "high-value" containers, which are loaded with a new generation of home entertainment terminals that sell well in the European and American markets, each worth hundreds of dollars. Makita (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. mainly exports power tools and other products. As of July, it has exported 823 standard containers through the Suzhou China-Europe Express train, and the export volume has increased by 10 times compared with the same period last year.

Innovative "hot" business forms are more diversified

At the beginning of June, the Suzhou China-Europe Express delivered two special "cargoes"-AVTR Benz (AVTR Benz). After the car has participated in the 19th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, it plans to return to Germany from Suzhou with the China-Europe Express train.

Upon receiving the enterprise's demand, the Suzhou Customs Office in Huqiu, affiliated to Nanjing Customs, immediately dispatched a dedicated person to guide the enterprise, adopting the mode of supervising the entry and exit of goods under the ATA Carnet. "The ATA Carnet is a passport for temporarily allowing import and export goods. Customs officers do not need to calculate the tax guarantee amount for each shipment when the goods are imported, and there is no need to refund the deposit or cancel the guarantee letter when re-exporting, thus reducing the workload. At the same time, for enterprises, it helps enterprises realize the temporary import and export of goods quickly, economically and efficiently." said Wang Zhonghui, Section Chief of the Second Supervision Section of Suzhou Customs Office in Huqiu.

It is worth mentioning that cross-border e-commerce has also become a "new hot spot" for the Suzhou China-Europe Express train this year. Cross-border e-commerce channel products have the characteristics of small parcels and many parts, which are very compatible with the transportation mode of China-Europe Express. Since the beginning of this year, in order to facilitate the development of cross-border e-commerce, Suzhou has issued a series of supporting policies to actively help cross-border e-commerce enterprises to develop and grow. In March of this year, the Suzhou China-Europe Express Train launched the first cross-border e-commerce special train, which effectively opened up the "blocking points" of cross-border e-commerce exports under the background of the global epidemic, and improved the distribution response speed and logistics operation of cross-border e-commerce enterprises. Ability. As of July, the export of cross-border e-commerce goods carried on the Suzhou China-Europe Express train totaled 42,499 tickets, with a total of 63.853 million yuan.

Intensive "hot" customs clearance is more convenient

"Jipin" is an advantageous project of the Jiangsu (Suzhou) International Railway Logistics Center. From January to July this year, the center "Jipin" shipped nearly 9,000 boxes of vehicles, and more than 1,000 enterprises in Suzhou and surrounding areas used "Jipin" to export goods.

"The epidemic has affected the efficiency of international logistics and overseas ports. The number of domestic containers imported and exported is seriously unbalanced. The demand for empty containers has soared, and the demand for export containers has increased significantly. The'integrated' business can effectively improve the efficiency of container use." New Town Investment Corporation Huang Weichang, a port operating company, introduced, "With the help of the customs, through the'Internet +'means, the vehicle information is automatically linked, the warehousing system is updated synchronously, and the goods in the same flow direction are integrated and declared, which effectively alleviates the enterprise's "hard to find one box". Difficult."

In recent years, centering on the construction of the Jiangsu (Suzhou) International Railway Logistics Center to promote the high-quality development of the Suzhou China-Europe Express Train, Suzhou Customs, a subsidiary of Nanjing Customs, has started from the daily bit by bit, introduced new measures, innovated supervision methods, promoted customs clearance, and effectively improved the company. The "sense of gain".

This year, Suzhou Customs has also promoted another enterprise-benefit measure, using commercial seals to supervise railway transportation. "Trial of commercial seals is a great benefit for our company!" said Zhang Qilin, general manager of Suzhou Ujitong International Logistics Co., Ltd., "After commercial seals are used, there is no time limit for on-site seals. After the goods are released, day and night All can be sealed, especially on holidays. The number of cargo dropping is greatly reduced, the turnover efficiency of transportation vehicles and cargo yards has been significantly improved, and the direct cost has been reduced by about 100 yuan per vehicle."

Not only that, Suzhou Customs also simplified the procedures for the import and export of China-Europe Express trains, and improved the effectiveness of on-site supervision through the application of electronic arrival reports, "handheld logistics" systems, and automatic identification of electronic license plates.

"In the past, after receiving the inspection notice, it was necessary to go to the customs declaration hall on Datong Road. Now it can be completed in one stop directly here. Many procedures have become online and electronic. Only a few mobile phones can complete the customs declaration application, which is efficient in customs clearance. An increase of 20% has truly achieved "second clearance" and "second clearance"." Zhang Qilin, general manager of Suzhou Ujitong International Logistics Co., Ltd., said happily.