On the afternoon of January 10, accompanied by a long whistle, the K-line "CSAV RIO NEVADO" ship slowly left the Nansha Automobile Port in Guangzhou. Under the customs clearance service of Nansha Customs, which belongs to Guangzhou Customs, the "Navado" ship was loaded with 3507 SAIC-GM-Wuling vehicles to Mexico. This is the first batch of commercial vehicles exported from the Nansha New Area area of the Guangdong Pilot Free Trade Zone this year, and at the same time set a record high for the export volume of single-ship Ro-Ro at the Nansha Automobile Port.
The customs officers of Nansha Customs under Guangzhou Customs check the information of export vehicles at the Nansha Automobile Port
In recent years, the competitiveness of China's automobiles in the international market has gradually increased. Guangzhou Customs continues to focus on optimizing the business environment at ports, carrying out special actions to promote cross-border trade facilitation, and launching a number of innovative reform measures to promote the high-quality development of foreign trade. Relying on the continuous optimization of the port business environment, location advantages and customs clearance facilities, Guangzhou Nansha has opened up 6 foreign trade automobile export routes, covering ports in the Middle East, Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, Central and North America.
Relying on the operation capacity of guangzhou port group's full supply logistics chain, Nansha Auto Port has attracted more than 10 automobile brands including Chevrolet, Changan, Geely, Chery, Zoomlion, etc. to gather nansha exports, and the export models cover dozens of models such as cars, SUVs, heavy trucks, excavators, etc., and export to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Mexico and other countries, making positive contributions to accelerating the construction of a new development pattern of domestic and international dual cycle mutual promotion.
The Customs officers of Nansha Customs under Guangzhou Customs verify the VIN code of the vehicle for exporting domestically produced cars at the Nansha Automobile Port
At the end of 2021, the Nansha Port Inbound Railway was successfully opened, opening up the "last kilometer" of sea-rail intermodal transport, and the role of nansha Port as an integrated logistics hub in the Greater Bay Area integrating roads, railways and ports was further highlighted, which greatly improved the international shipping competitiveness of Nansha Port.
Efficient customs clearance efficiency has accelerated the development of Nansha's automobile industry. In order to help domestic automobiles further develop the international market, Nansha Customs, affiliated to Guangzhou Customs, has established a "package" customs clearance service mechanism to achieve "one consultation for enterprises and all-round Q&A at the window", provide 24-hour appointment customs clearance services, guide export enterprises to "declare in advance", and implement "ship-to-person, that is, rely on inspection" for ro-ro ships docked at Nansha Automobile Port, and improve the efficiency of customs clearance at ports.
According to statistics, the export volume of Nansha Automobile Port in 2021 reached 25,000 vehicles, 12 times the export volume of 2020, setting the best export result of Nansha Automobile Port in the past years.
Text/Guangzhou Daily, Xinhuacheng reporter Lin Lin, correspondent Guan Yue
Photo/ Guangzhou Daily, Xinhuacheng reporter Liao Xueming, correspondent Guan Yue
Guangzhou Daily Xinhuacheng Editor Wang Dian