Can a port handle 40% of the country's import volume? Arrived late at night in Shanghai and served shrimp on the dining table the next day. Found the reason for e-commerce | Daily average | Import volume
Since June, the cross-border e-commerce online shopping bonded business volume in the Hongqiao Business District Bonded Logistics Center has surged, with a daily sales volume of 41000 orders, an increase of 92% compared to May. Xinzhuang Customs continues to promote the construction of smart customs, achieving daily clearance of online customs declaration forms.
This is just a microcosm of the sustained recovery in consumer goods imports at the Shanghai port. According to statistics from Shanghai Customs, in the first five months of this year, the import of consumer goods at Shanghai ports reached 326.1 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17%, and has recovered to the same level as the same period in 2021.
At Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the largest cargo airport in the country, the inbound cargo terminal has resumed busyness. Fresh aquatic products such as lobster, shrimp, precious crabs, green crabs, grass shrimp, and oysters from countries such as France, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, and Thailand are constantly being transported from the cargo apron to the storage area. In response to the extremely high requirements for the customs clearance time of fresh seafood, Pudong Airport Customs has implemented a 7 x 24 hour all-weather clearance service. The customs inspection station has even installed doorbells and announced a phone number to ensure that the door can be opened and people can be found 24 hours a day. This kind of "staying up late" skill allows the late arriving shrimp to appear in the market the next day and then serve at the public dining table at night. In the first five months of this year, Pudong Airport Customs has cumulatively supervised the import of 22000 tons of fresh aquatic products.
At Yangshan Port in Shanghai, aquatic products such as Atlantic salmon, South American white shrimp, and Greenland flatfish also converge here through ocean routes. In the first five months of this year, Yangshan Customs supervised a total of 10000 tons of imported aquatic products, mainly from countries and regions such as Chile, Ecuador, and Iceland.
In addition to seafood, imported fruits are also a major category of imports at the Shanghai port. Especially since the RCEP came into effect, ASEAN countries have been allowed to enter the Chinese market with 8 new fruit varieties, including Cambodian longan and Vietnamese durian, driving the sustained popularity of ASEAN fruit imports at the Shanghai port. In the first five months of this year, the customs of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Port Area supervised a total of 488000 tons of imported fruits from ASEAN countries, with a value of 976 million yuan.
It is reported that Shanghai Port is a hub for distribution, and the local consumption capacity is also astonishing. In the first five months of this year, the import volume of consumer goods accounted for as high as 40% of the national proportion. The main imported consumer goods include meat, aquatic products, dried and fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cosmetics, passenger cars, medical and health products, etc.
