Since its launch, the China-Europe freight train has contributed an important force to the development of international trade. As the "steel camel team" of land transportation, in the context of the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the China Railway Express has become an important logistics channel to ensure trade between China and Europe.

The "steel camel team" under the epidemic

According to data from China Railway Harbin Bureau Group Co., Ltd., from January to July this year, China-Europe freight trains entered and exited through Manzhouli and Suifenhe ports of China-Europe freight trains, a total of 3,132 trains and 299,808 TEUs of goods, an increase of year-on-year respectively. 16.4%, 16.2%.

In the first half of this year, there were 373 China-Europe trains entering and leaving the country through Suifenhe Port, and 34,942 TEUs of goods were sent, an increase of 74.3% and 82.9% year-on-year respectively.

Since the opening of the China-Europe freight train through the Manzhouli port in 2013, the number of China-Europe freight trains entering and leaving the country at the Manzhouli port has continued to grow. In 2020, 3,548 China-Europe trains will pass through Manzhouli port, a year-on-year increase of 35.1%; the number of China-Europe trains passing through Manzhouli port will exceed 4,000 for the first time in 2021.

It is understood that in the first half of this year, the capacity expansion and renovation project of the International Cargo Yard of Manzhouli Station was successfully completed. The daily container volume of the station was increased from 420 TEUs to 840 TEUs. The number of railway freight cars was changed from manual entry to automatic identification, and the efficiency of vehicle operation was greatly improved. promote.

"It took more than six years for Manzhouli Station to complete the first 5,000 trains, and it took only one year to go from 10,000 trains to 15,000 trains. Under the epidemic, the port has achieved contrarian growth." said Liu Hongliang, deputy head of Manzhouli Station.

Make every effort to ensure smooth customs clearance

Heilongjiang Province is the "frontier" of China's opening to the north. In recent years, the port business environment in Heilongjiang Province has been continuously optimized, injecting strong impetus into the development of foreign trade.

"The customs has opened up a green channel for the import of chemical fertilizers, handled customs clearance procedures in a timely and efficient manner, given priority to inspection, and released quickly." said Deng Guannan, a customs declarer of Suifenhe Qianfengrui International Freight Forwarding Co., Ltd., which not only effectively shortens the customs clearance time, but also saves the company's operating costs.

According to the relevant person in charge of Harbin Customs, at present, various reform measures to benefit enterprises have been fully implemented in Heilongjiang Province. Customs clearance modes such as "integration of customs clearance", "Internet + 24-hour appointment clearance", and "advance declaration" can be freely selected by enterprises, and the customs clearance efficiency of enterprises can be greatly improved by means of guarantee inspection and release, inspection after release, and acceptance of inspection results of third-party institutions. .

According to reports, in order to ensure the rapid entry and exit of China-Europe freight trains, Suifenhe Station has opened up a green channel for cargo transportation and shortened non-production operation time. While doing a good job in epidemic prevention in all aspects, the staff communicated and shared information with customs and freight forwarding companies in advance. .

Manzhouli Station adheres to the principle of "personal prevention and joint prevention and control", strengthens the management of port workplaces, equipment and facilities, and staff, cooperates with local epidemic prevention departments to do a good job of sampling inspection and preventive disinfection of port goods, and provides more than 40 key positions such as handover personnel. More than 1,200 people are under closed management, and nucleic acid testing is regularly organized.

Promote the steady development of foreign trade

At present, there are 22 China-Europe freight trains running through Manzhouli and Suifenhe ports. The main collection points cover dozens of cities in my country. The freight trains reach more than ten countries in Europe. The types of goods transported are increasingly rich, including daily necessities, industrial machinery Wait.

Harbin Dongjian Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has exported large-scale construction equipment to Europe for many years. In 2017, the company's products began to take the China-Europe train, and the transportation time was greatly shortened.

Harbin Customs data shows that in the first seven months of this year, the total import and export value of goods trade in Heilongjiang Province was 145.06 billion yuan, an increase of 31.9% over the same period last year. A year-on-year increase of 38.9%.

According to Wang Xianhua, deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Heilongjiang Province, Heilongjiang Province will continue to exert the policy-driven effect, expand the scale of foreign trade, and promote the steady development of foreign trade by strengthening the role of trade platforms, accelerating the improvement of trade digitalization, and focusing on key foreign trade enterprises.