Yongpai: Both quantity and price have reached a historic high! Last year, new energy accounted for 70% of the automobile exports at Ningbo Port

Ningbo Customs officers conduct on-site supervision of exported cars. Photo by Zhu Jiana　　   

Yongpai Client Reporter Sun Jiali Correspondents Zhang Fangfang and Chen Bing
　　   
On the winter day at the Massey Roll on/Roll off Port in Zhoushan, 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.
On January 20th, statistics released by Ningbo Customs showed that by 2025, Ningbo Port had 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 respectively, achieving a simultaneous increase in both quantity and price, 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, and the proportion of new energy vehicles will reach 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.
At the dedicated loading site for automobiles in CITIC Port, the site manager Zhang Jiandong is directing workers to load a batch of new energy vehicles. This batch of over 50 new energy vehicles will be loaded onto ships and transported to the Middle East region. By 2025, we will have served a total of over 76000 vehicle exports, with over 46000 vehicles shipped through container loading, a year-on-year increase of 142% compared to 2024, "said Zhang Jiandong.
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 Ningbo Customs and other port units have helped us solve practical problems. For example, under the 'one-stop' supervision mode, the car packing, inspection and other links are all carried out in the same venue. The quality risk of our car shipment process has been reduced, and the clearance time has been compressed. The car 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".