Is the China-Europe Railway Express re-export trade? Come and find out!
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Recently, I have been studying the content related to international trade and am very interested in the China-Europe Railway Express. I want to know whether this transportation method of the China-Europe Railway Express can be regarded as re-export trade? I understand that re-export trade is the act of buying and selling goods between the country of production of goods and the country of consumption of goods through a third country. Then what role does the China-Europe Railway Express play in it? Are there any similarities between its operation mode and that of re-export trade? I hope that friends who are knowledgeable in this field can help answer this question. Thank you!
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James LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Foreign trade tax refund consultantConsult
The China-Europe Railway Express itself is not re-export trade. The China-Europe Railway Express is an international railway combined transportation train connecting China with Europe and countries along the "Belt and Road Initiative", and its main function is to transport goods.
The focus of re-export trade lies in the trade process, involving the reselling of goods in a third country, and the ownership of goods will be transferred in the third country. While the China-Europe Railway Express is just a means of transportation. It may carry the transportation of goods under different trade forms, including the transportation of re-export trade goods, but the operator of the train usually does not participate in the buying and selling of goods and does not involve the transfer of ownership of goods.
For example, if a Chinese enterprise sells goods directly to a European enterprise and transports them through the China-Europe Railway Express, this belongs to direct trade transportation; if a Chinese enterprise first sells goods to a Singapore enterprise, and the Singapore enterprise then resells them to a European enterprise, and the goods are transported through the China-Europe Railway Express, during this process, the China-Europe Railway Express is responsible for transportation, and the re-export trade is the trading behavior of the Singapore enterprise.
Robert ChenYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Customer service consultantConsult
The differences between the China-Europe Railway Express and re-export trade are quite large. The train is just a transportation channel, like a major logistics artery. Re-export trade requires the action of intermediate reselling. Don't confuse them just because they are both related to cross-border transportation. For example, toys produced in China are transported to Poland through the China-Europe Railway Express. If they are sold directly to Polish customers, this is not re-export trade.
William YangYears of service：5Customer Rating：5.0
International logistics consultantConsult
No, the China-Europe Railway Express is just a means of transportation. Re-export trade involves multiple buying and selling relationships. Suppose a Chinese merchant sells goods to a Vietnamese merchant, and the Vietnamese merchant then sells them to a German merchant, and the goods are transported to Germany by the China-Europe Railway Express. The transportation depends on the China-Europe Railway Express, but the re-export trade is the trading operation of the Vietnamese merchant.
Michelle ChenYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Business coordination consultantConsult
The China-Europe Railway Express is not re-export trade. Re-export trade is a trade method, and the China-Europe Railway Express is a transportation method. For example, re-export trade is like a relay race, where the ownership of goods is transferred among merchants in different countries; the China-Europe Railway Express is like the track on which athletes run, responsible for transporting goods to the destination.
Sarah ZhangYears of service：8Customer Rating：5.0
Document expertConsult
Of course not. The China-Europe Railway Express mainly provides efficient railway transportation services to improve logistics efficiency. Re-export trade is an operation at the trade level, involving the circulation and profit-making of goods among different national trade entities. The two are different from both the concept and the actual operation.
Joseph ZhouYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Senior foreign trade managerConsult
The China-Europe Railway Express does not belong to the category of re-export trade. It is a railway transportation channel. Re-export trade emphasizes the transfer of goods through the hands of a third country. It's like driving on a highway. The car (China-Europe Railway Express) is responsible for transportation, while the buying and selling of goods among different people (re-export trade) is another matter.
David LiYears of service：6Customer Rating：5.0
Senior customs declaration consultantConsult
The China-Europe Railway Express and re-export trade are different. The train is responsible for transporting goods from one place to another, while re-export trade is the trading of goods among merchants in different countries. For example, Chinese products are transported to the Netherlands through the train, and then Dutch merchants sell them to the UK. This is re-export trade, and the train is only responsible for transportation.
Emily LiuYears of service：10Customer Rating：5.0
Settlement and payment expertConsult
Obviously not. The China-Europe Railway Express focuses on the transportation of goods, while re-export trade focuses on the trade process of goods. For example, Chinese lamps are transported to Russia through the train. If Russia then resells them to other countries, this reselling is re-export trade, and the transportation depends on the China-Europe Railway Express.
Amanda YangYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Cost control consultantConsult
No, as a transportation means, the China-Europe Railway Express does not involve key links of re-export trade such as the change of ownership of goods. Re-export trade involves the commercial transfer of goods in a third country, and the China-Europe Railway Express is only responsible for logistics transportation.
Elizabeth LiYears of service：3Customer Rating：5.0
Compliance and risk managerConsult
The China-Europe Railway Express is not re-export trade. Re-export trade has complex trade links. The China-Europe Railway Express is simply a carrier of goods transportation, like a courier, transporting goods from the starting point to the destination without participating in the buying and selling of goods.