China-Europe Railway Express in Guangzhou celebrates 8th anniversary, with t...

Since its inaugural run on August 28th, 2016, China-Europe Railway Express (CR Express) in Guangzhou has seen a remarkable increase in service frequency, with a more diverse array of goods transported and an expanding service network. Over the past eight years, Guangzhou Customs has overseen a total of 1,650 trains for import and export on this route, dispatching 156,000 standard containers and declaring a total import and export value exceeding 43 billion RMB. The railway service connects over 40 cities across more than 20 countries, including Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia, establishing a "golden bridge" for enhanced connectivity and mutual benefit across the Eurasian continent.

Throughout these eight years, the routes of the CR Express under the supervision of Guangzhou Customs, have continually expanded, with the number of trips increasing year by year. What began as a single export route eight years ago has now expanded into a comprehensive network of 22 routes, comprising 15 outbound and 7 inbound. In 2024, Guangzhou Customs support Guangdong in launching its first full train under the "railway fast customs clearance" model, introducing a new route with a complete schedule from "Guangzhou International Port to Warsaw." In terms of the number of trips, the annual count of CR Express trains monitored by Guangzhou Customs rose from 13 in 2016 to 626 in 2023, marking an average annual growth rate of over 70%, reflecting a significant acceleration in operations.

Building on the increasing number of trips, the range of goods transported by the CR Express in Guangzhou has also diversified. During its initial phase in 2016, the main export goods were clothing, footwear, kitchenware, and hardware accessories. In recent years, the structure of exports has been optimally diversified, covering over 100 categories ranging from automobiles to home appliances. In the first eight months of 2024 alone, Guangzhou Customs has supervised the operation of 133 "premium trains," benefiting numerous renowned manufacturing enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, such as Midea, CHANGHONG, and Skyworth, with goods spanning over 20 categories, including LCD televisions and air conditioners.

The railway serves not only to export goods but also to facilitate imports. In May 2020, the first "Guangzhou-Manchuria-Russia" import train returned through the Manchuria Port, bringing a variety of European goods to the Dalan International Logistics Container Yard in Guangzhou. Currently, the import routes for the CR Express in Guangzhou cover five major northern railway ports, including Manchuria, Erlianhot,Alataw Shankou, Horgos, and Suifenhe, ensuring faster delivery of high-quality foreign consumer goods to domestic consumers.

At present, the cross-border trade routes monitored by Guangzhou Customs have established a spatial layout characterized by"multi-directional connectivity across land and sea," providing efficient, secure, and reliable international logistics channels for over 4,000 foreign trade enterprises.

廣州中歐班列開行八週年，累計進出口貨物總值超430億元

據悉，自2016年8月28日廣州中歐班列首開以來，開行班次不斷增加，貨品種類日益豐富，服務網絡逐步拓展。八年間，廣州海關累計監管開行進出口中歐班列1650列，發運貨物15.6萬標箱，申報進出口貨物總值超過430億元人民幣，服務中歐班列聯通西歐、東歐、西亞、中亞、東南亞等20多個國家40餘個城市。一趟趟橫跨歐亞大陸的中歐班列，架起了互聯互通、互利共贏的“黃金橋”。

八年來，廣州海關監管中歐班列線路輻射面持續擴大，開行班次數量逐年走高。在開行線路方面，8年前只有1條出口線路，目前已形成“15出7進”共22條線路。2024年，廣州海關服務保障廣東首次開行整列“鐵路快速通關”模式中歐班列，關區新增開行“廣州國際港—華沙”全程時刻表中歐班列線路。在開行數量方面，2016年至2023年，廣州海關監管中歐班列年開行數量由13列增加到626列，年均增長率超過70%，跑出“加速度”。

在開行班次不斷增加的基礎上，廣州中歐班列運輸貨物品類也不斷豐富。2016年，廣州中歐班列初啓階段，出口貨物主要以衣服、鞋帽、廚具及五金配件爲主。近年來中歐班列出口結構不斷優化，覆蓋汽車、家電等100多個品類。今年前8月，廣州海關累計監管開行出口“精品班列”133列，惠及美的、長虹、創維等衆多粵港澳大灣區知名製造業企業，貨物涉及液晶電視機、空調等20餘個品類。

既能走出去，也要引進來。2020年5月首列“穗滿俄”中歐班列進口班列回程，經滿洲里口岸入境，將種類豐富的歐洲商品運抵廣州大朗國際物流貨運堆場。目前，廣州中歐班列進口線路已覆蓋滿洲里、二連浩特、阿拉山口、霍爾果斯、綏芬河等北方五大鐵路口岸，使國外的優質消費品更快捷地送達國內消費者手中。

目前，廣州海關監管的進出口中歐班列已形成“多向延伸、海陸互聯”的空間佈局，爲4000餘家外貿企業提供了高效、安全、穩定的國際物流通道。

文、圖丨記者 汪海晏 通訊員 關悅翻譯丨洪婷英文審校丨趙凡