The 'New Silk Road' on the wheels
In the streets and alleys of Sri Lanka, a four-wheel electric vehicle that can carry a whole family slowly passes by the school gate; On a rural road in Indonesia, an electric tricycle loaded with fruits is heading towards the local market; On the streets of Paris, France, young people ride smart electric scooters to easily navigate. These "little electric donkeys" with different styles all come from the same hometown - Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province. As an important electric vehicle industry base in China, electric vehicles produced in Xishan District, Wuxi City are traveling globally at a speed of 2.4 vehicles per minute.
In winter, walking into the office of Kang Dingwu, the general manager of Jiangsu Enwa Technology Co., Ltd., a world map covered with colorful thumbnails outlines the company's overseas footprint. From Southeast Asia to Africa and then to Latin America, every step forward has made the "business map" of enterprises clearer. In the 5000 square meter workshop downstairs, workers are orderly carrying out processes such as welding, wiring harness installation, and vehicle assembly. The formed electric vehicles have been packaged and are about to be sent overseas.
Wuxi Customs actively serves the electric vehicle industry cluster and deeply participates in the construction of the "the Belt and Road", helping enterprises transform and upgrade from "products going to sea" to "brand taking root".
At present, there are about 300 electric bicycle and motorcycle export enterprises in the city, and they are generally concerned about customs clearance efficiency and tariff preferences, "said Cheng Keke, head of the Comprehensive Business Department of the Wuxi Customs Office in Xinwu. To this end, Wuxi Customs has established a" one enterprise, one policy "service file, accurately pushed free trade agreement rules, guided the sorting of product raw material information and applicable standards, and implemented the" intelligent review+self-service printing "service for certificates of origin, continuously reducing visa processing time.
This four-wheel electric vehicle has a sunshade and rain proof roof, and two rows of seats that can both carry passengers and store goods, making it very popular among many household users. "Kang Dingwu demonstrated the vehicle's gear shift while playing music through Bluetooth connection." With the China ASEAN Free Trade Zone Certificate of Origin, most products are exported with zero tariffs, which further enhances our product competitiveness. The fast processing of customs certificates of origin ensures timely delivery of orders
From local manufacturing to global layout, the road for Wuxi's electric vehicle industry to go global is becoming wider and more diverse - Yadea directly reaches European and American consumers through cross-border e-commerce; Taiwan Bell has established a joint venture factory in Southeast Asia to achieve localized production; Zhongxing Motorcycle is deeply cultivating the African market with a "whole vehicle+accessories" model. According to statistics, from January to November 2025, the export of electric vehicles in Wuxi will reach 4.03 billion yuan, of which 2.07 billion yuan will be exported to countries jointly building the "the Belt and Road", an increase of 27.4% year on year. (Zheng Jiayi, Wang Ying, Li Dan/text)