The 'Silver Hair Train' has pressed the 'acceleration button' on the international track for domestically produced elderly friendly products

With the continuous development of the global "silver economy", domestically produced elderly friendly products are becoming a new highlight of China's foreign trade exports. Recently, a "silver haired train" loaded with elderly supplies such as wheelchairs, toilet seats, rehabilitation robots, blood pressure monitors, sleep ventilators, etc., departed from Zengcheng West Station in Guangzhou under the supervision of Huangpu Customs and arrived in the European market 15 days later.
In recent years, domestic elderly friendly products have continuously innovated in design concepts and categories, from basic tools for assisting movement to intelligent devices for sleep monitoring, and then to puzzle toys designed for the elderly. New products such as sleep ventilators, bath aids, cushioned insoles, and mobile assistive robots have been widely popular in the international market. These multi-functional, intelligent and convenient elderly friendly products are gradually integrating into multiple scenarios of the daily lives of the elderly.
Transporting elderly friendly products through the China Europe freight train has significant advantages in terms of timeliness compared to traditional sea freight, and the cost is much lower than air freight, providing a more competitive logistics choice for enterprises to steadily expand overseas markets, "said Li Siqiang, the head of train business at Guangzhou Jiaotou International Freight Train Operation Management Co., Ltd. A stable international railway logistics channel will help enterprises in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area respond more agilely to changes in the international market and seize the growth opportunities of the "silver economy".
To support the smooth expansion of "silver hair" products into the international market, Zengcheng Customs has established a dedicated export window for elderly friendly products, tailored customs clearance supervision plans for enterprises, and provided full chain tracking services from declaration, inspection to release. At the same time, by establishing an efficient collaborative mechanism, we can grasp the shipping plan of the "Silver Hair Train" in advance, and comprehensively use convenient measures such as appointment clearance and early declaration to achieve immediate inspection and release of goods upon arrival, effectively shortening the stay time of goods at the port.
In addition, considering that elderly products are directly related to the safety and health of users, Zengcheng Customs strengthens source management, supervises and guides enterprises to improve their quality and safety management systems, sends personnel to conduct in-depth research on enterprises, interprets in detail the technical standards and certification requirements of major export markets, focuses on the entry conditions of elderly products, rehabilitation equipment and other products, carries out special interpretation and risk warning, ensures that products meet the standards of the destination market, and safeguards the smooth entry of various elderly friendly products into the target market.
According to statistics, from January to November this year, under the supervision of Zengcheng Customs, the value of various elderly friendly products such as wheelchairs, blood pressure monitors, and walking aids exported through the international train at Zengcheng West Station reached 10.5 million yuan.