China Customs' Study of Strong Nation Number: Ningbo Customs Empowers Multi dimensional Development to Help the World's Largest Port Forge Hard Core "Reserve Quantity"

In the year 2025, when the global trade pattern is undergoing profound adjustments, Ningbo Zhoushan Port has once again delivered a "hard core" report card: the annual cargo throughput exceeded 1.4 billion tons, ranking first in the world for 17 consecutive years; The container throughput exceeds 43 million TEUs, continuously consolidating its position as the third largest container in the world. Behind the impressive data is Ningbo Customs' innovative regulatory model, technological empowerment, and deep collaboration, which have transformed the port's "traffic" into a "reserve" to serve national strategies and regional economic development, and taken solid steps towards building a world-class strong port.
In response to the requirements of building a new development pattern, Ningbo Customs focuses on helping the port's radiation capacity extend deep inland. Through joint efforts to create the "Zhejiang E-Port Connection" brand and support the construction of Yiwu International Hub Port, it promotes the steel network to "move" the seaport to the doorstep of many inland enterprises, allowing goods to enjoy port services at the inland port. By the end of 2025, there will be over 110 sea rail intermodal lines in Ningbo Zhoushan Port, covering 69 prefecture level cities in 16 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government), and the annual sea rail intermodal business volume will exceed 2 million TEUs for the first time.
The smooth and efficient logistics channels cannot be separated from the innovation of customs supervision mode. Ningbo Customs and Hangzhou Customs have established a collaborative mechanism to open up the "Yiwu Ningbo Zhoushan" railway, highway, and water intermodal transit channel, significantly reducing transit time and costs. Zhang Bin, Business Manager of Zhejiang Boyuan Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., stated that this model has helped companies reduce logistics costs by over 10%.
While expanding its inland hinterland, Ningbo Customs is fully committed to ensuring the efficient opening of a new fast logistics channel facing the world, and enhancing the hub level of Ningbo Zhoushan Port in the international shipping network. In September 2025, the world's first China Europe Arctic container express shipping connecting China and Europe will be launched from Ningbo Zhoushan Port. To ensure the success of the first voyage, Ningbo Customs has provided policy consultation to enterprises in advance and relied on the construction of smart customs to achieve paperless logistics business throughout the entire process, ensuring zero delay in ship operations at the port. In addition, the port also supports the innovative dual fast logistics model of "sea rail express+China Europe express", which enables goods from inland areas such as Yiwu to seamlessly connect with international trunk lines and quickly reach the Middle East and European markets. By the end of 2025, the Ningbo Zhoushan Port container shipping routes have reached 309, connecting over 700 ports in more than 200 countries and regions worldwide, with the port connectivity index ranking second in the world.
From the vast inland to the vast ocean, Ningbo Customs is deeply integrated into the entire process of port development. Through deepening the construction of smart customs and the "Smart Customs Strong Country" action, it continues to strengthen timely supervision, which not only helps Ningbo Zhoushan Port achieve continuous leading throughput, but also drives its service level, radiation ability, and international competitiveness to comprehensively leap forward, injecting surging and lasting "customs power" into the high-quality development of foreign trade.