in order to actively respond to the impact of the epidemic on cross-border transportation, smooth cross-border logistics channels and meet the needs of rapid and efficient customs clearance of cross-border e-commerce goods, the China Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (hereinafter referred to as the cooperation center) has made innovations The transit transportation mode of"air land bridge" has helped the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce in our region. So far, the "air land bridge" of the cooperation center has exported 1008 containers, 49.94 million export tickets, an export amount of 910 million yuan and 2.64 million service merchants
at the beginning of 2021, the China Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center invested 12 million yuan to build a 56 meter long gantry crane above the connecting channel of the cooperation center, including 13 gantry cranes and one 50 ton crane. The goods ordered by foreign consumers through cross-border e-commerce were shipped to Horgos from Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and other e-commerce central cities, and passed after centralized declaration, customs inspection and packing in Horgos comprehensive free trade zone The "air land bridge" is hoisted to the Kazakh side of the cooperation center and loaded into the Kazakh receiving vehicle. The whole process of shipping takes no more than 10 minutes, realizing zero contact of personnel in the whole process of container shipping and effectively ensuring the safety and smoothness of cargo passage. After the goods transit, they will reach Almaty, Kazakhstan on the day, Russia and Poland on the week, and Western or southern Europe on the 10th. The transportation efficiency is close to the level of international air transit, and the transportation cost will be reduced by more than 50%
in order to solve the problem of" one container is hard to find "and further adapt to the reality of carrying goods by van at home and abroad, in addition to using standard containers to quickly cross the country, cross-border e-commerce goods can also use special containers produced in Horgos comprehensive insurance zone to pass through the" air land bridge " transit. The loading capacity of special containers has increased by 53% compared with sea and railway containers, and the container rental fee has been reduced by 4500 US dollars / piece compared with container transportation, which is greatly welcomed by domestic export e-commerce
since the "air land bridge" was put into operation on May 15, the cooperation center and Horgos comprehensive free trade zone have given full play to the unique advantages of "front store and back factory, front store and back warehouse" linkage, opened up the "last 50 meters" of the outbound link of cross-border e-commerce, further enriched the customs clearance forms of Horgos and improved the customs clearance efficiency, It has helped promote the development of cross-border e-commerce in Horgos and created a new highlight of cross-border e-commerce development in the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt
