By Peng Li, Chief Editor

According to the logistics authority, the operation of the Chongqing-ASEAN Highway Regular Lorry service has been developed since its start two years ago. At present, the operations of the east, middle and west routes are regular, and it is expected that there will be 500 departures this year, 8 times the number of last year.

East, Middle & West Routes of Chongqing-ASEAN Lorries Realizing Regular Operations  

On October 16, a lorry filled with three-wheel motorcycles “made in Chongqing” completed the customs declaration formalities at Nanpeng Highway Bonded Logistics Center, Chongqing, and would run all the way to Rangoon, the former capital of Myanmar, along with the west route of the Chongqing-ASEAN Highway Regular Lorry service. This route was open this April and has been operating on a regular basis now. “As the platform lorries are used, the loading efficiency has been substantially improved when compared to traditional containers,” said Zeng Yi, Operation Director of Chongqing ASEAN International Logistics Co., Ltd. (CAIL). 

“Some of these goods, which had arrived not long ago, would be sold in mainland China and the rest would be transported to Europe by China Railway Express,” Yi Lingjiang, Corporate Development Director of CAIL, told the reporter. Nowadays NanpengHighway Bonded Logistics Center serves as an overseas distribution hub not only for Southeast Asian countries but also for some European enterprises.

East, Middle & West Routes of Chongqing-ASEAN Lorries Realizing Regular Operations

There are already 300 departures of regular lorries from CAIL this year

In order to attract goods from Europe and other neighboring provinces of China, the Chongqing-ASEAN Highway Regular Lorry service has offered the consolidation option, i.e. LCL (Less than Container Load) model. That is to say, the goods that couldn’t fill up a container would be consolidated with other LCL goods before shipped to Southeast Asia. At present, 60% of the goods transported by these regular lorries come from other cities. Aiming to increase the turnover efficiency of goods, Chongqing Customs has provided the 7*24 import & export customs clearance service. With this, bonded goods could be transported in and out at any time via customs clearance appointment, saving their waiting time.

There are already 300 departures of regular lorries from CAIL this year

According to Zeng Yi, up to now this year, there are already 300 departures of regular lorries from CAIL, and it is projected to achieve the goal of 500 departures by the end of this year. The value of goods transported would be about RMB 800 million.

Source: The First Sight – CBG