The Truth of Profiteering in Railway Freight Forwarding

When you receive precision instruments from Europe or send domestic mechanical equipment to Central Asia, have you ever thought about how these cross-border goods cross complex customs barriers? In Beijing, there is such a group of "railway logistics magicians" who use professional services to build a trade bridge between the Eurasian continent. Today, we will deeply explore this little-known but crucial industry.

Different from traditional sea freight agencies, railway import and export agencies need to deal with more complex multi-country combined transportation rules. Take Zhongshitong as an example. Its service team once helped Mr. Zhang's auto parts factory complete the customs filing of China-Russia-Mongolia in 72 hours, shortening the time by 60% compared with the conventional process. "It's like handling multi-country visas for goods", Ms. Li described their customs declaration coordination work like this.

• Core Advantage 1: Exclusive channel resources for China-Europe Railway Express
• Core Advantage 2: Multilingual document processing system
• Core Advantage 3: Tariff policy database of countries along the route

During the peak season of railway transportation, space is as tight as during the Spring Festival travel rush. A certain agency company integrated the medical equipment of 17 customers into a full-container cargo load through the intelligent less-than-container load system, saving 23% freight cost for each customer. It is worth noting that the industry is experiencing three major changes:

• Digitalization: The coverage rate of electronic waybills increased from 32% in 2019 to 89% in 2023
• Specialization: Special cargo transportation qualifications have become a new threshold in the industry
• Customization: The annual growth rate of "door-to-door" service demand reaches 120%

When you need railway import and export services, it is recommended to focus on:

• Whether it has AEO advanced certification qualifications
• Emergency handling case library of countries along the route
• Response speed of insurance claims

With the deepening of the RCEP agreement, the railway transportation volume is expected to exceed 2 million TEU in 2025. Enterprises such as Zhongshitong have started to layout Southeast Asian railway cold chain logistics to open up new channels for fresh products. Have you ever considered that the next batch of your enterprise's import and export goods may be just suitable for this Iron Silk Road?Welcome to share your questions or experiences about railway transportation in the comment area. We will select three typical questions and have industry experts answer them in detail.