Loaded with 21.6 tons of aluminum alloy plates, a truck bearing the TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) sign arrived at Zhengzhou Xinzheng Comprehensive Bonded Zone in Zhengzhou city of Central China's Henan province on the morning of March 27, completing its TIR transportation task under the supervision of Zhengzhou Customs.
Regular freight service starts on Zhengzhou-Moscow TIR route. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]
Since the first launch of the TIR cross-border road freight route from Zhengzhou to Moscow on February 20, it was the first time a truck with a Henan license plate finished a round trip. Besides, it was also the first time for a Chinese truck to import cargo under the TIR agreement, marking the first-time realization of a two-way TIR cross-border road freight in China.
Regular freight service starts on Zhengzhou-Moscow TIR route. [Photo provided to dahe.cn]
According to Wang Xiaofeng, deputy chief of the Logistics Monitoring Section of Xinzheng Customs, "Vehicles under the TIR agreement could provide one-stop transportation service and do not require any cargo unloading or reloading throughout the journey. Enjoying exemption from unpacking inspection as well as tax and custom deposit, cargo with correct TIR certifications and intact customs seals could go through customs directly." Besides, cargo freight under the TIR agreement, which could save 58 percent of the transportation time and lower 38 percent of the costs, is flexible in transportation and convenient in cargo loading and unloading, realizing one-stop and door-to-door cargo freight service. (Chinese source: Henan Daily Reporter: Song Min and Sun Jing Translator: Zhao Hanqing and Yang Jiaxin Proofreader: Zhang Junping)
