A truck carrying 16.6 metric tons of miscellaneous goods left the Suifenhe highway port in Heilongjiang province on Saturday for Moscow in Russia. The departure marked the official opening of the first route from Suifenhe to Moscow under an international customs transit system known as Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR).
Heilongjiang Dragon Transportation Group, a subsidiary of the State-owned Heilongjiang Transportation Investment Group, operates the route. It covers about 9,800 kilometers and has an estimated travel time of 14 days.
After staff from the group used the TIR electronic pre-declaration system to upload and submit relevant information, such as the miscellaneous goods to be exported, officers from the Suifenhe Customs verified the cargo documents and other information and then sealed and released the goods.
The entire process involved no unloading or reloading of goods, enabling smooth customs clearance and direct delivery to Europe.
“It marks a new passage and also a gateway for Heilongjiang to open up to the north, connecting Asia and Europe,” said Liang Guotao, deputy general manager of Heilongjiang Dragon Transportation Group Express Company. “The TIR transport mode is an established international cross-border transportation organizational model that provides advantages such as customs guarantee and efficient customs clearance. During customs clearance, vehicles can proceed without inspection, directly passing through exit and entry ports to reach their destination, significantly reducing the logistics costs of the entire cross-border transportation.”
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