By outdoor-nature-child.com On October 17th, a postal air cargo flight carrying 9.7 tons of goods successfully took off from Fuzhou Changle International Airport, en route to Osaka, Japan. The Fuzhou Customs reported that in just two months of operation for this air cargo route, it has transported 153.6 tons of goods valued at 10.71 million yuan, including daily necessities and clothing. In the past month alone, the shipment volume surged by 220% compared to the previous month, providing more efficient and convenient logistics services for mail, express deliveries, and cross-border e-commerce in Fuzhou and the surrounding southeastern coastal region. This new route offers businesses in the area a promising channel for smoothly exporting their goods.
Before the launch of the flight route from Fuzhou to Osaka, mail, express deliveries, and cross-border e-commerce shipments to Japan primarily relied on the belly hold of passenger planes. Due to limited cargo space and fewer routes, meeting businesses’ long-term and stable logistics needs was challenging.
Yang Jianfeng, the operations manager at Cross-Border Tong (Fuzhou) Supply Chain Management Co., emphasized that logistics timeliness is a major concern for cross-border e-commerce companies. “Every day a shipment is delayed equates to real financial losses.” Since the launch of this new route, the customs services in Fuzhou have provided efficient clearance services, significantly reducing logistics costs.
Given the high frequency and tight timelines associated with mail, express deliveries, and cross-border e-commerce air cargo, the Fuzhou customs has enhanced its technological capabilities and actively explored innovative models for smart customs supervision. Utilizing their information systems, intelligent customs checkpoints, and secure smart locks, they’ve achieved rapid and intelligent transfer of goods, increasing clearance efficiency for businesses by about 30% and reducing clearance times by approximately 2 to 3 hours.
Lin Jian, head of the Fuzhou Customs office at the post office, stated, “Moving forward, we aim to deepen the development of smart customs, continuously optimizing our regulatory services to better meet the clearance needs of businesses and the mailing needs of the public. We’re committed to supporting enterprises in strengthening their logistics networks and maintaining the robust trend of air cargo exports.”