Guangzhou, May 6th (Xinhua) - With the sound of a whistle, the 75004th China Europe freight train carrying 110 GAC Trumpchi cars departed from Guangzhou International Port Station under the supervision of Guangzhou Station Customs. It is expected to travel to Europe through the Manzhouli Port, and the entire journey will take 15 days. According to Guangzhou Customs, this is the first GAC Trumpchi car export to China Europe freight train opened by Guangdong Province, marking a new channel for the export of domestically produced cars made in Guangdong.
Guangzhou Station Customs officers under Guangzhou Customs supervise a batch of domestically produced cars exported through the China Europe freight train. Guangzhou Customs provides drawings
"The transportation environment of China Europe regular train is stable and the route is stable. Compared with sea transportation, it has the advantages of short transportation time, green safety and so on." Ye Xiaoliang, head of the General Management Department of Guangdong Guangwu International Logistics Investment Management Co., Ltd. said, "This automobile export regular train provides a new choice for the popularization and promotion of local high-quality automobile manufacturers in the market of countries jointly building the" the Belt and Road ", and helps domestic independent brands further open the international market."
It is reported that in order to support the high-quality development of Guangdong China Europe freight trains and fully ensure the smooth flow of the international logistics and supply chain, Guangzhou Customs supports Guangzhou International Port in building a hub for China Europe freight trains in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. It also supports the operation platform to regularly operate communication equipment trains, LCD TV trains, and white goods characteristic trains such as microwave ovens and air conditioners, helping "boutique freight trains" to accelerate.
According to statistics, as of the end of April this year, Guangzhou Railway Station Customs has supervised the operation of 68 "boutique trains" for exports, accounting for about 48% of the total number of China Europe trains operated during the same period, benefiting many well-known manufacturing brands in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, such as Midea, Changhong, Skyworth, Hisense, Hualing, and TCL. The goods include LCD TVs, air conditioners, kitchen appliances, and other categories.
Guangdong is a traditional manufacturing and foreign trade province. "Since the beginning of this year, the proportion of high-quality manufacturing products in the Pearl River Delta, such as household appliances and electronic products, loaded on the China Europe freight train at Guangzhou International Port has significantly increased, and the operation of the train has shown a stable trend of qualitative growth." Xie Wanlin, Director of the Customs Supervision Department at Guangzhou Railway Station, introduced.
According to statistics, in the first four months of this year, Guangzhou Station Customs supervised the operation of 141 Guangzhou International Port export trains, shipping 15100 standard containers with a value of 3.738 billion yuan. The number of standard containers shipped and the value of goods increased by 15.94% and 7.85% year-on-year, respectively. (End)