In the first four months, the export volume of China Europe freight trains (Xi'an) increased by 8% year-on-year, and innovative customs clearance modes stimulated trade vitality

On May 15th, at Xi'an International Port Station, gantry cranes were running non-stop, and container trucks were shuttling back and forth like a weave. A series of China Europe freight trains sound their horns and depart, crossing the Eurasian continent to the west, closely connecting the economic and trade networks of more than 200 cities in 26 countries.

According to statistics from Xi'an Customs, in the first four months of this year, the China Europe freight train (Xi'an) operated 2209 trains, accounting for 18.1% of the national total, an increase of 0.2 percentage points, and transported 2.3177 million tons of goods. During the same period, the total import and export value was 24.96 billion yuan, of which exports were 22.41 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 8%.

Since the beginning of this year, Xi'an Station Customs, under the jurisdiction of Xi'an Customs, has promoted innovative supervision models and deep integration of technology applications, promoted convenient measures such as "railway fast customs clearance" and "inspection before shipment", and made every effort to win the "tough battle of foreign trade expansion". The customs will deepen the construction of smart customs, break down barriers to customs clearance, railway, port, and enterprise data, and achieve online processing of the entire chain of business such as inspection appointment, seal inspection appointment, release and reissue, and manual release, greatly reducing the time for enterprise import declaration; Through the application of technologies such as intelligent recognition, precise container positioning, and online instruction flow, the circulation time of exported goods has been compressed to within 2 hours, and the clearance efficiency has been reduced by 50%.

Previously, handling procedures was done between customs and the company, but now it can be done with just a few clicks on your phone, "said Luo Yi, a salesperson at Xi'an Jiahong International Logistics Co., Ltd. The change is due to the" Smart Customs Clearance "app developed by Xi'an Customs, which has reduced the average approval time from 4 hours to 5 minutes.

Innovative customs clearance modes effectively stimulate trade vitality. In the first four months, 41000 cars were exported through the "distribution consolidation" model, a year-on-year increase of 117.6%. Among them, 11000 complete sets of automotive parts were exported using the destination assembly mode for exporting parts, an increase of 94.3%.

The improvement of customs clearance efficiency and the compression of logistics costs have made our order delivery more timely, increased the trust of overseas customers, and further improved the efficiency of capital turnover, "said Ma Dong, General Manager of Xi'an Pufit International Logistics Co., Ltd.

In terms of ensuring people's livelihoods and enriching domestic market supply, the return trains of China Europe freight trains also play a key role. Xi'an Station Customs relies on the designated supervision site for imported grain and oil, which has been comprehensively upgraded and expanded, to implement rapid inspection and release of imported grain and oil. In the first four months, 18000 tons of rapeseed oil were imported from Russia, an increase of 1.57 times; 4471 tons of mung beans were imported from Uzbekistan, exceeding the total amount for the whole year last year.

Currently, the advantages of stability, safety, and reliability of the China Europe freight train are further highlighted. In the first four months, 16314 enterprises chose the China Europe freight train (Xi'an) to export goods, a year-on-year increase of 23%. The person in charge of Xi'an Station Customs stated that they will continue to deepen the construction of smart customs and the "Smart Customs Strong Country" action, continuously create a market-oriented, rule of law, and international first-class business environment, and help the China Europe Railway Express (Xi'an) continuously improve its operational efficiency.