According to customs statistics from Shanghai Pudong International Airport, from January to July this year, the export of cross-border e-commerce goods from Shanghai Airport and Port increased rapidly, with a total of 220 million cross-border e-commerce tickets declared for export, with a cumulative value of 47.3 billion yuan, an increase of 2.3 times and 2.7 times respectively year-on-year.
Different from the mainstream large trade goods measured in tons, cross-border e-commerce exports calculated in small parcels are often shipped directly by domestic manufacturers to overseas enterprises or individuals, and have rapidly become popular since 2020 with advantages such as "Xiao Kuailing". In September 2020, Pudong Airport Customs launched the pilot of "cross-border e-commerce B2B export" (referring to domestic enterprises transporting goods to overseas enterprises or overseas warehouses through cross-border logistics) for the first time, with 300,000 export declaration votes that month, and the number has soared since then.
By December 2022, the cross-border e-commerce export declaration at Pudong Airport Port set a historical record of exceeding 20 million votes in a single month and 1 million votes in a single day. But this record was quickly refreshed, since the beginning of this year, Pudong Airport cross-border e-commerce export declaration has exceeded 30 million votes in a month, and more than 1 million votes in a single day.
From the perspective of the destination countries of cross-border e-commerce exports at Pudong Airport Port, the top three are the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In the first seven months of this year, the export volume of Pudong Airport Port to the United States has reached 23.2 billion yuan, an increase of 3.4 times year-on-year. The Netherlands and the United Kingdom ranked second and third with 4.2 billion yuan and 3 billion yuan respectively. In addition, the main categories of goods exported to cross-border e-commerce are daily consumer goods such as clothing, toys and decorations.
The main categories of goods exported to cross-border e-commerce are daily consumer goods such as clothing, toys and decorations. (Photo courtesy)
Rolled cloth poles more than two meters long were also added to the shopping cart of foreigners. (Photo by Li Ye)
Jieli Freight Smart Warehouse. (Photo courtesy)
In the face of the explosive growth of cross-border e-commerce exports, Shanghai Customs has made every effort to promote business reform. According to the Pudong Airport Customs Express Supervision Office, from the second half of 2021, Pudong Airport Customs has realized the electronic approval and release of export cross-border e-commerce, and automatically triggered the release of eligible customs declarations. In addition, Customs has opened up safe, efficient and fast cross-border e-commerce retail export return channels, so that small and medium-sized sellers can "go out" and "return" their exports.
Shanghai Yida International Logistics Co., Ltd. is an international express logistics enterprise mainly engaged in cross-border e-commerce import and export business. In the first quarter of this year, the company opened a new direct cargo charter flight to Osaka, Japan, to adapt to the surge in cross-border e-commerce exports, and has achieved 88 charter flights in the first half of this year.
Source: Author: Li Ye