On June 17, after a batch of cross-border e-commerce goods carrying shoes, clothing, clothing and other categories took off from Vancouver, Canada and arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, there was no need to go through additional customs clearance procedures. It was directly connected to a domestic flight and flown to Ningbo Lishe International Airport. After completing customs clearance, it officially entered the country.
The smooth customs clearance of this flight marks the official opening of the “Vancouver-Guangzhou-Ningbo” cross-border e-commerce international to domestic import “air-air combined transport” express line, adding an efficient and stable transportation channel for Ningbo Airport’s cross-border e-commerce import business.
The so-called international to domestic “air-air combined transport” model means that overseas imported goods are transferred through multiple domestic and overseas airports in a customs transit manner and finally arrive at the destination port under full customs supervision. There is no need to go through additional warehousing operations or repeat the customs declaration and inspection process.
Compared with the traditional direct flight import model from a single airport, this model can flexibly coordinate global route resources and maximize the route density advantage of connecting different regions. It can not only greatly reduce the overall transportation time of imported goods, but also help cross-border e-commerce companies flexibly deploy overseas supply sources, expand international logistics options while reducing dependence on a single route, and further enhance the risk resistance of the cross-border supply chain.
A person in charge of a cross-border e-commerce company said that previously, the company’s supply of goods in North America was highly dependent on the direct flight line from New York to Ningbo. Goods in the western United States needed to be transported across regions to airports in the eastern United States before being sent to the country. Not only were logistics costs high, but the overall turnover efficiency was also difficult to meet the delivery timeliness requirements of consumers.
After the opening of the air-air combined transport express line, goods from warehouses in the United States can be shipped nearby through Vancouver Airport in Canada. After calculation, the overall comprehensive logistics cost has been reduced by about 20%, and the average transportation time of goods has been shortened by more than 3 days. This not only reduces the operating costs of the company, but also effectively improves the shopping experience of consumers at home and abroad.
The person in charge of the relevant regulatory authorities said that the implementation of the “air-air combined transport” express line deeply combines Ningbo’s port location advantages, cross-border e-commerce industry agglomeration advantages and the dense route advantages of large domestic hub airports, providing flexible, diverse, cost-effective transportation options for local and surrounding cross-border e-commerce companies in Ningbo. In addition to significantly reducing corporate operating costs, it can also comprehensively improve the operating efficiency of the entire cross-border e-commerce industry chain, effectively boosting the quality and efficiency of the cross-border e-commerce industry.
Subsequent regulatory authorities will continue to enrich the cross-border logistics portfolio, continue to optimize the full-process supporting regulatory services such as customs transfer, declaration, inspection and release, continue to expand international logistics import channels, help cross-border e-commerce import companies expand their business scale, and also enable domestic consumers to purchase higher-quality global goods more quickly.
