How to promote the reconstruction and upgrading of cross-border logistics system?
Date：2025-05-28 Click：..
Building a comprehensive cross-border logistics system is of great significance for enhancing the resilience and safety level of the industrial and supply chains, better coordinating high-quality development and high-level safety, and accelerating the construction of a new development pattern.
Multiple departments are accelerating the development of cross-border logistics, building an international logistics supply chain system, improving channel networks, advancing overseas warehouse construction, enhancing service capabilities, strengthening communication and cooperation, and promoting the accelerated reconstruction and upgrading of cross-border logistics to continuously improve services.
The cross-border logistics market is booming
The scale of cross-border logistics market continues to grow. China's total trade volume of goods has ranked first in the world for seven consecutive years, and has become a major trading partner for more than 150 countries and regions, providing a source of goods foundation for the rapid development of cross-border logistics. In the first half of this year, the import and export freight volume under customs supervision was 2.73 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%; The total import and export value of goods trade was 21.17 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. In the past 5 years, the scale of cross-border e-commerce trade in China has grown more than 10 times, and the demand for cross-border logistics is strong.
The cross-border logistics channel network is constantly expanding. China's maritime connectivity ranks first in the world, with international air freight reaching over 60 countries and regions. The China Europe freight trains connect more than 220 cities in 25 countries, and 68 out of 82 open international road ports have opened international road transportation services. Related enterprises actively layout and construct overseas warehouses, improve the "landing distribution" system, and have built more than 2500 overseas warehouses with an area of over 30 million square meters. The overseas logistics service network is steadily improving.
The cross-border logistics service capability has significantly increased. In recent years, China has gradually formed an international logistics service system with international shipping as the main body, supplemented by international aviation, China Europe freight trains, international postal delivery, and international road transportation. International sea freight accounts for over 95% of China's import and export volume, while international air freight has become the main mode of transportation for high-end goods with strong timeliness and high added value. In 2023, China will complete 3.11 billion international and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan mail express deliveries, providing strong support for the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce. During the same period, the China Europe freight train operated a total of 17000 trains and shipped 1.9 million TEUs. The international road transportation completed a year-on-year increase of 105% in freight volume.
Innovation and upgrading of cross-border logistics organizational models. With the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce, the demand for integrated logistics supply chain services continues to grow. Cross border logistics enterprises have developed from providing single link services such as transportation to diversified services such as customs clearance, overseas warehousing, sorting and distribution. A number of cross-border logistics backbone enterprises have also emerged, such as Cainiao Logistics launching products such as "5 USD 10 day delivery" and "2 USD 20 day delivery", creating a controllable logistics supply chain service system from domestic to overseas.
The digitalization level of cross-border logistics is constantly improving. Cross border logistics enterprises use digital technology to organize and schedule the entire logistics process, solving problems such as long cross-border logistics chains, multiple nodes, fragmented information, and complex processes. For example, real-time monitoring and tracking of logistics information can be achieved through IoT technology, improving transportation visualization and transparency; The use of big data analysis to optimize the operation of the supply chain and improve logistics efficiency and cost control through predictive analysis is profoundly changing the operation mode of the cross-border logistics industry, achieving cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency enhancement throughout the entire chain.
There are four major pain points
Currently, the international situation is complex and intricate, with profound adjustments in the global industrial and supply chains, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation accelerating, and cross-border logistics rapidly developing while also facing some problems.
One is the intensification of security risks in the industrial and supply chains. At present, the international situation is intertwined with turmoil, geopolitical conflicts continue, monetary policy continues to tighten, and the regionalization and fragmentation of industrial and supply chains are becoming more apparent. The uncertainty and risk points of China's foreign trade have increased. In this context, the cross-border logistics industry is facing enormous pressure, and factors such as trade disputes, policy adjustments, and exchange rate fluctuations may have a negative impact on the industry. Since 2023, due to factors such as overbooking by European and American shippers and a decrease in consumer willingness caused by the US dollar interest rate hike, market freight rates have significantly decreased, and the operating costs of cross-border logistics companies have continued to rise, further compressing their profit margins.
Secondly, further efforts are needed to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase efficiency. Cross border e-commerce requires the transportation of goods from the seller's country to the buyer's country through air, sea, and other means, involving long-distance and long-term cross-border transportation, covering transportation, import and export customs clearance, product inspection and quarantine, overseas warehousing, local delivery, and other links. The logistics costs are relatively high, and the insufficient transportation capacity of sea freight, such as the difficulty in finding a box, temporarily pushes up transportation costs. In addition, there are problems such as insufficient information exchange and inadequate collaboration among various links, making it difficult to further improve logistics efficiency.
Multiple departments are accelerating the development of cross-border logistics, building an international logistics supply chain system, improving channel networks, advancing overseas warehouse construction, enhancing service capabilities, strengthening communication and cooperation, and promoting the accelerated reconstruction and upgrading of cross-border logistics to continuously improve services.
The cross-border logistics market is booming
The scale of cross-border logistics market continues to grow. China's total trade volume of goods has ranked first in the world for seven consecutive years, and has become a major trading partner for more than 150 countries and regions, providing a source of goods foundation for the rapid development of cross-border logistics. In the first half of this year, the import and export freight volume under customs supervision was 2.73 billion tons, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%; The total import and export value of goods trade was 21.17 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 6.1%. In the past 5 years, the scale of cross-border e-commerce trade in China has grown more than 10 times, and the demand for cross-border logistics is strong.
The cross-border logistics channel network is constantly expanding. China's maritime connectivity ranks first in the world, with international air freight reaching over 60 countries and regions. The China Europe freight trains connect more than 220 cities in 25 countries, and 68 out of 82 open international road ports have opened international road transportation services. Related enterprises actively layout and construct overseas warehouses, improve the "landing distribution" system, and have built more than 2500 overseas warehouses with an area of over 30 million square meters. The overseas logistics service network is steadily improving.
The cross-border logistics service capability has significantly increased. In recent years, China has gradually formed an international logistics service system with international shipping as the main body, supplemented by international aviation, China Europe freight trains, international postal delivery, and international road transportation. International sea freight accounts for over 95% of China's import and export volume, while international air freight has become the main mode of transportation for high-end goods with strong timeliness and high added value. In 2023, China will complete 3.11 billion international and Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan mail express deliveries, providing strong support for the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce. During the same period, the China Europe freight train operated a total of 17000 trains and shipped 1.9 million TEUs. The international road transportation completed a year-on-year increase of 105% in freight volume.
Innovation and upgrading of cross-border logistics organizational models. With the rapid development of cross-border e-commerce, the demand for integrated logistics supply chain services continues to grow. Cross border logistics enterprises have developed from providing single link services such as transportation to diversified services such as customs clearance, overseas warehousing, sorting and distribution. A number of cross-border logistics backbone enterprises have also emerged, such as Cainiao Logistics launching products such as "5 USD 10 day delivery" and "2 USD 20 day delivery", creating a controllable logistics supply chain service system from domestic to overseas.
The digitalization level of cross-border logistics is constantly improving. Cross border logistics enterprises use digital technology to organize and schedule the entire logistics process, solving problems such as long cross-border logistics chains, multiple nodes, fragmented information, and complex processes. For example, real-time monitoring and tracking of logistics information can be achieved through IoT technology, improving transportation visualization and transparency; The use of big data analysis to optimize the operation of the supply chain and improve logistics efficiency and cost control through predictive analysis is profoundly changing the operation mode of the cross-border logistics industry, achieving cost reduction, quality improvement, and efficiency enhancement throughout the entire chain.
There are four major pain points
Currently, the international situation is complex and intricate, with profound adjustments in the global industrial and supply chains, a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation accelerating, and cross-border logistics rapidly developing while also facing some problems.
One is the intensification of security risks in the industrial and supply chains. At present, the international situation is intertwined with turmoil, geopolitical conflicts continue, monetary policy continues to tighten, and the regionalization and fragmentation of industrial and supply chains are becoming more apparent. The uncertainty and risk points of China's foreign trade have increased. In this context, the cross-border logistics industry is facing enormous pressure, and factors such as trade disputes, policy adjustments, and exchange rate fluctuations may have a negative impact on the industry. Since 2023, due to factors such as overbooking by European and American shippers and a decrease in consumer willingness caused by the US dollar interest rate hike, market freight rates have significantly decreased, and the operating costs of cross-border logistics companies have continued to rise, further compressing their profit margins.
Secondly, further efforts are needed to reduce costs, improve quality, and increase efficiency. Cross border e-commerce requires the transportation of goods from the seller's country to the buyer's country through air, sea, and other means, involving long-distance and long-term cross-border transportation, covering transportation, import and export customs clearance, product inspection and quarantine, overseas warehousing, local delivery, and other links. The logistics costs are relatively high, and the insufficient transportation capacity of sea freight, such as the difficulty in finding a box, temporarily pushes up transportation costs. In addition, there are problems such as insufficient information exchange and inadequate collaboration among various links, making it difficult to further improve logistics efficiency.
