Ningbo Daily: Breaking through 40 billion yuan, strong export momentum for automobiles at Ningbo Port by 2025

News from this newspaper (Reporter Sun Jiali, Correspondents Zhang Fangfang and Chen Bing) On the winter day at the Messi roll on/roll off dock in Zhoushan Port, Ningbo, brand new cars orderly boarded the "Forest Glory" roll on/roll off ship. Under the supervision of Meishan Customs, a subsidiary of Ningbo Customs, more than 2100 cars traveled to overseas markets. This is a microcosm of the resilience and vitality of automobile exports at Ningbo Port.
Yesterday, statistics released by Ningbo Customs showed that by 2025, Ningbo Port will have exported a total of 428000 vehicles, with an export value of 43.48 billion yuan, an increase of 78.8% and 84.4% year-on-year, achieving both volume and price increases, setting a new historical high.
Among them, the export of new energy vehicles is particularly impressive. By 2025, a total of 267000 vehicles will be exported, with an export value of 30.6 billion yuan, an increase of 300.8% and 305.8% year-on-year, accounting for 70.4% of the total export volume of automobiles at Ningbo Port last year. It is an important engine driving the growth of automobile exports.
We are deeply connected with the expansion of roll on/roll off shipping routes at Ningbo Port, the 'one-stop' supervision of containers, and other measures, providing one-stop services for the entire chain from booking, customs clearance to overseas delivery. By 2025, we will act as an agent to export more than 100000 cars, a year-on-year increase of 38% compared to 2024, with new energy vehicles accounting for 55%, "said Chen Xue, Deputy General Manager of Ningbo Xiaohe Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
From the perspective of export market, in 2025, the automobile export of Ningbo Port will present a diversified pattern, and the traditional markets such as the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and the European Union will remain stable, with the export volume of 13.78 billion yuan, 3.58 billion yuan, and 3.41 billion yuan respectively. Emerging markets such as Türkiye, Mexico, and Algeria will perform exceptionally well, with the export volume increasing by 795.9%, 525.4%, and 434% respectively year on year.
Among the operating entities, private enterprises are the main force, with an export value of 35.49 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 124.4%, accounting for 81.6% of the automobile export value at Ningbo Port.
In the dedicated container loading site for automobiles at CITIC Port, the site manager Zhang Jiandong said, "By 2025, we will have served a total of over 76000 vehicle exports, of which over 46000 vehicles will be shipped through container loading, a year-on-year increase of 142% compared to 2024
The rapid growth of automobile exports at Ningbo Port is inseparable from a series of "combination punches" that benefit enterprises.
Chen Xue has a lot of say in this: "The various facilitation measures taken by port units such as Ningbo Customs have helped us solve practical problems. The customs clearance time has been compressed, and the automobile export agency business can naturally achieve leapfrog growth
The deepening application of smart logistics systems also empowers the acceleration of exports. In particular, the comprehensive implementation of paperless declaration of ship documents has helped Meishan Port attract roll on/roll off shipping companies such as UGR, Jisu Logistics, and BYD under Abu Dhabi Ports Group to dock at the Messi roll on/roll off terminal, further expanding the coverage of roll on/roll off shipping routes and forming a virtuous cycle of "route growth export growth".