A China-Europe train (Changsha) loaded with 200 Geely brand cars departed from Changsha International Railway Port, exited through Manzhouli Port, and after being refurbished at Russia's Post-Baikal Station, it was shipped to Moscow. The difference between the container transportation of the train is that this train adopts the China Railway special cargo cage special transport train. The average number of cars carried per container has been increased from 4 to 10, and the transportation cost has been reduced by more than 30%.
Geely Automobile Company used to ship by ro-ro to the port of St. Petersburg, Russia, and then transport it to Moscow by road. Due to tight shipping capacity this year. Zhejiang Geely Automobile International Trade Co., Ltd. found Xingsha Customs, which is affiliated to Changsha Customs, and said that it had nearly 3,000 cars exported to Russia, which could not be exported normally. Xingsha Customs, a subsidiary of Changsha Customs, immediately followed up after learning of the situation. It was suggested to take the land route and adopt the new mode of transportation of China Railway special cargo cage-type special transport trains, and instructed enterprises to adopt the "advance declaration" mode for fast customs clearance, and also cooperated with local port departments, customs declaration Enterprises, etc., to jointly coordinate and handle matters such as arrival, customs clearance, inspection, and customs transfer.
"Thousands of our cars are backlogged at the port, and every extra day is a lot of money. Now exporting through the China-Europe freight train not only solves our urgent needs, but also saves so much cost and customs clearance time. Thank you very much! It is expected that our car sales in Russia will be no less than 40,000 units this year," said Cheng Feng, head of customs affairs at Geely Automobile.
Chinese brand cars are increasingly favored by Russian consumers due to their reliable quality, affordable prices and stable supply, accounting for about 7% of the Russian passenger car market. Xingsha Customs, a subsidiary of Changsha Customs, supports the opening of the export channel for China Railway special cargo cage-type special vehicle transport trains, which not only solves the urgent need for Geely Automobile, but also provides a new channel for the export of domestically produced vehicles. More importantly, it smoothes the Sino-Russian trade logistics channel , boosting the role of China Railway Express as an important strategic channel.
In the first half of this year, China-Europe Railway Express (Changsha) shipped a total of 518 import and export trains, a year-on-year increase of 40%. The container volume was 42,612 TEUs, a year-on-year increase of 40.17%. The value of goods was 1.369 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 18.58%. The cargo weight was 357,700 tons, a year-on-year increase of 57.63%. A total of 14 "cage train" vehicle trains were shipped, and 3,720 complete vehicles of Geely and Great Wall, two domestic brands, were exported through the China-Europe freight train channel, with a value of about 399 million yuan.
