On May 10, 2022, China's first China-Laos train using the new inbound railway express mode arrived at Chengdu International Railway Port successfully and completed all customs clearance procedures. A total of 25 containers of 500 tons of cassava starch were loaded this time. The smooth arrival of the train marked the official entry of the China-Laos train into the era of railway express.

"In the past, most of the companies transported cassava flour by land and sea, and the time was about a month. In addition, the sea is easily affected by weather and other reasons, and the time may be extended. The opening of the China-Laos Railway has allowed the company to have more efficient logistics options. Through railway transportation, the transportation time is only one-third of the previous time." Sun Jianwei, President of Micang Supply Chain Group, introduced, "The application of the railway express mode on the China-Laos railway will provide us with both customs clearance costs, customs clearance operations and timeliness. It brings great convenience and is a great news for us to continuously and deeply use the normalized international train service of the China-Laos Railway to carry out foreign trade business in Qingbai River in Chengdu."

Sun Jianwei introduced that before the railway express mode was launched, the train could only be declared to the customs after the train arrived at the station, and the customs would review the documents and release it. It would take about 1-2 days to complete all the procedures. With Express Express, an application must be submitted to the customs before the train arrives at the station. After the container enters the country, the paper national combined waybill entered in advance at the central station, check the waybill number, box number, car number and other information, the information is correct, The customs receipt "allows express delivery", and it only takes 3-5 hours to go through customs formalities in the express delivery mode.

Railway Express is a fast customs clearance mode for railway entry and exit. It is a major international logistics channel opened by the General Administration of Customs to further unblock the westward opening, promote the high-quality development of trains, simplify the supervision procedures for entry and exit of trains, shorten the running time of trains, and improve railways. The efficiency and facilitation level of import and export cargo transportation, and the new supervision business model launched according to the characteristics of railway transport container cargo. In this mode, import and export enterprises can go through the express customs clearance procedures in advance before the train enters the country, and do not need to stop at the port to declare and go through customs transfer procedures after the train enters the country, and can directly transport to the destination customs for customs clearance procedures to achieve customs supervision. National intensive dispatch of power.

The new railway express mode, the customs, the train company, and the railway department can realize the interconnection and sharing of logistics data and automatic comparison and matching through the information system. Simplify the operation process of the enterprise, improve the efficiency of customs clearance, and reduce the operation cost of the enterprise.

"In order to ensure the smooth customs clearance of the China-Laos railway express mode, we have established a liaison and communication mechanism between the customs at the destination and the customs at the entry and exit ports. Quick customs clearance; convene train companies, supervisory workplace operators, and import and export companies in advance to carry out business training and system joint debugging, so as to grasp the movement and arrival dynamics of trains in real time; set up special work classes, and formulate tests based on the characteristics of Chinese and old trains Plan, clarify the operation plan for abnormal handling, and guide relevant parties to standardize container disinfection, implement filing procedures, and ensure that the entire process information can be traced based on the requirements of epidemic prevention and control and the attributes of goods. The average customs clearance time should be reduced by at least 24 hours." said Liu Liang, deputy director of Qingbaijiang Customs affiliated to Chengdu Customs.

Since the China-Laos Railway opened to traffic in December 2021, the monthly cargo volume has been steadily increasing, showing a boom in passenger and cargo transportation as a whole. Under the current complex and changeable international trade background, the China-Laos Railway has played an active role in smoothing the domestic and international dual circulation and promoting the construction of the China-Laos Economic Corridor.

The whole process operation of this train is fully responsible for Sichuan Micang Southbound Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd. under the Micang Supply Chain Group. Assisted Kunming and Chengdu Customs to connect with various reporting points of Railway Express in a timely manner, smoothly promoted the implementation of the new model, and provided a successful model and effective support for foreign trade enterprises in Sichuan.

Micang Supply Chain Group focuses on Chengdu International Railway Port to fully explore building materials, new materials, cross-border e-commerce and other products in Chengdu and surrounding production areas, as well as high-quality grains, fruits, tapioca flour, and mineral products from Laos, Thailand and other countries. Effectively integrate the characteristic industrial chains of Southwest China and South China, make full use of supply chain organization capabilities, comprehensive foreign trade service capabilities, self-owned port resources, and Southeast Asian logistics and trade resources, etc., under the background of the Belt and Road construction and the full implementation of RCEP, to build RCEP The trade hub platform will comprehensively carry out the construction of the China-Laos railway external comprehensive service system, the supply chain full-chain service, and the international trade and financial system, opening a new era of China-Laos railway transportation. Editor/He Yuting