Auto & Transportation

On June 16, the Logistics and Port Service Center of Kaifu District, Changsha, Hunan released statistical data. Since the beginning of this year, the China-Europe freight train (Changsha) has continued its strong development momentum. From January to May, a total of 437 trains have been shipped, an increase of 55% year-on-year. 39,530 standard containers, valued at $1.168 billion. At present, the China Railway Express has become an important channel for stabilizing foreign trade in Changsha and even Hunan. Construction machinery, auto parts, steel building materials, consumer electronics, shoes, hats, bags, and daily necessities, etc., take the China Railway Express (Changsha) to export and earn foreign exchange.

China-Europe freight trains help Hunan's exports

According to the statistics of the Logistics and Port Service Center of Kaifu District, Changsha, Hunan, from January to May, China-Europe freight trains (Changsha) departed for Mara, Poland, Minsk, Belarus, Rezekne, Latvia, Moscow, Russia, Central Asia, etc. Line, the return trip opened to Russia and other lines. Among them, there are 142 star trains on the Russian line, with more than 7 trains per week, maintaining the status of the national star line. The main exporter of goods is Russia, accounting for nearly 40% of the export value, an increase of 40.31% compared with the same period last year. From the point of view of goods, exports are mainly electronic products and daily necessities, and imports are mainly wood.

Wang Jianxiang, Secretary of the Board of Directors of Sunward Intelligence, said: "This year, the number of complete machines and spare parts on the China-Europe train has increased significantly year-on-year. The mountain and river intelligent special train departs from Changsha to Europe, which shortens the transportation time by more than 20 days and reduces the transportation cost compared with sea transportation. Locally arrange special personnel to seamlessly connect with our final assembly workshop and logistics workshop, and conduct customs clearance, disinfection and sterilization. , tax rebates and other links, greatly reducing the turnover period of our exports to earn foreign exchange. It is expected that in the future, we will have more products going to sea through the China-Europe freight train.”

The staff of Jinzai Foods also said, "This year, the export of snack foods by China-Europe trains has increased significantly, mainly due to the strong demand for seafood in the EU region and the increase in the frequency of consumer travel. In the future, the EU will A number of religious festivals and traditional festivals are ushered in one after another, which is expected to further release market consumption. Traveling on the China-Europe train will save nearly one-third of the time and distance compared to detouring to Shanghai via sea transportation, which will help us seize the EU market. There is a clear help.”

Multi-party help to lead the country in growth rate

On June 16, the National Development and Reform Commission announced that in May, 1,357 trains of China-Europe trains were launched across the country, an increase of 187 trains from the previous month, an increase of about 16% from the previous month, and the growth rate further expanded, which has returned to the level of the same period in 2021. Among them, from January to May, 6,157 China-Europe freight trains operated, a year-on-year increase of 3%.

Why is the China Railway Express (Changsha) able to run faster than the national average growth rate? The staff of Changsha Customs analyzed the above situation, "China-Europe Railway Express (Changsha) can run a leading growth rate, thanks to various assistance. From an industrial perspective, Hunan is in the construction machinery, auto parts, steel building materials, consumer electronics, There are large-scale industrial clusters in the fields of shoes, hats, bags, daily necessities, etc., which have comprehensive cost advantages in external exports and strong competitiveness. From a policy perspective, the RCEP agreement has been implemented this year, and the tax rebate and fee reduction policy for small and medium-sized enterprises is powerful. Consumer electronics Labor-intensive enterprises such as shoes, hats, bags, and daily necessities are the first to benefit, creating favorable conditions for stabilizing foreign trade and employment in many places in Hunan. It is expected that the China Railway Express (Changsha) is expected to operate 1,000 trains this year, which will become a good way for Hunan to stabilize foreign trade. helper."

Since the beginning of this year, Hunan has been exploring the opening of new routes for China-Europe freight trains such as Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia and southbound Tiehai Express; it has accelerated the development of an online booking platform for China-Europe freight trains to explore and provide freight loans and other products for small and medium-sized enterprises to help enterprises reduce Benefit. Hunan has vigorously expanded the Hunan-Guangdong non-railway-sea combined transport channel, the China-Laos Railway Laos Vientiane to Hunan Huaihua channel, and has also formed a linkage relationship with the China-Europe Railway Express (Changsha), a large channel linked by local industries.