General

Since the beginning of this year, the Yantai Area of the China (Shandong) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as the Yantai Free Trade Zone) has continuously made efforts in institutional innovation, highlighting "smoothness" and "connectivity", in order to add momentum and vitality to the growth of trade with Central Asia, Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

The Yantai Free Trade Zone, in conjunction with the customs department, actively promotes the replication and promotion of the "customs guarantee" model outside the pilot free trade zone. Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. is the first export tire manufacturer in Yantai that has obtained the AEO senior certification from the customs. In view of the problems such as large batches of imported raw materials and large taxes, Yantai Customs gives priority to its promotion, helping enterprises to enjoy the convenience of "zero cost" customs clearance and "quick release" of goods. As of now, 920 batches of imported raw materials have enjoyed the convenience of "customs protection and clearance", with an estimated savings of 2.2 million yuan in capital and storage costs. Import and export data shows that in the first four months of this year, Yantai has exported rubber tires to Central Asian countries with a total value of over 95 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 67.6%.

In order to solve the problems of long time, many links and high costs in the international transfer of commercial vehicles in the past, Yantai, relying on the advantages of the high energy level Open platform and system innovation of the Free Trade Zone, launched a new mode of international transfer service for commercial vehicles. Taking the lead in establishing the "Multimodal Transport Development Alliance for Commodity Vehicles" in Shandong Province, to open up a full chain of fast channels for port collection and distribution, storage, and loading and unloading of ships. The first "Northeast Asia Yantai Central Asia" commercial vehicle sea rail intermodal transit transit train in Shandong Province was opened, and the "Trans-Eurasia Logistics+multi-modal intermodal transport+China South Korea sea highway" preferential policy package was launched. The commercial vehicle was transferred from unloading to loading in a one-stop manner, and Huacheng Import and Export Data Observation Report.

According to import and export data, in 2022, Yantai completed more than 140000 international freight cars, a year-on-year increase of over 1.7 times. The scale and year-on-year growth rate of international freight car transportation business are both ranked first among ports in China.

The Trans-Eurasia Logistics not only ensures the smooth transit of commodity vehicles to Central Asian countries through the "water rail intermodal transport", but also provides a stable logistics channel for Yantai's local and foreign export goods to Central Asian countries. By implementing convenient customs clearance measures such as railway information sharing, video sealing, and convenient inspection, the customs fully guarantees the stability and smooth flow of the foreign trade industry chain, "said Zhou Xianyan, Chief of the Comprehensive Business Department of the Yantai Customs Port Office. Import and export data shows that in the first four months of this year, Yantai's import and export trade volume with the five Central Asian countries reached 1.95 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 times.