Why can inland cities engage in maritime shipping business?

When the first rays of sunlight in the morning penetrate the mist on the Liujiang River, a freighter fully loaded with cassava chips from Southeast Asia is quietly docking. This industrial city, famous for its Luosifen, hides a "second business card" that many people don't know about - Liuzhou's sea - borne import agency industry. Today, we will uncover this hidden industrial chain that connects the inland and the ocean.

Mr. Zhang's Zhongshitong team handled the import of rubber products worth 320 million yuan last year. "Many people don't understand. Since Liuzhou is neither by the sea nor on the border, why does it need professional agencies?" He pointed to the logistics map on the wall and explained: "The railway freight from Fangchenggang to Liuzhou is higher than the sea freight from Shenzhen to Fangchenggang."

The value of professional agencies lies in:

• Cost control: Integrating the "door - to - door" solution for shipping schedules, customs clearance, and land transportation
• Risk avoidance: Handling sudden situations such as letter of credit disputes and cargo damage claims
• Timeliness guarantee: Predicting port congestion periods and avoiding the Southeast Asian monsoon season

On Ms. Li's computer screen, dialog boxes in six - country time zones are simultaneously: "We mainly focus on three fields: "

• Industrial raw materials: Vietnamese rubber, Malaysian palm oil, etc.
• Food - grade materials: Thai cassava starch, Indonesian coconut milk, etc.
• Mechanical equipment: German second - hand injection molding machines, Japanese precision instruments, etc.

In the intelligent warehouse of Liuzhou Bonded Logistics Center, the moment the scanning gun passes over the container, the cargo information has been synchronized to the customs system. "Traditional agencies rely on connections, but now they need to rely on data." Mr. Zhang showed their intelligent customs clearance system:

• Automatically match the optimal HS code, increasing the declaration pass rate by 40%
• Real - time tracking of the dynamics of over 200 ports, warning of delay risks
• Blockchain evidence - storing service, shortening the dispute - handling cycle by 60%

When the RCEP agreement meets the New Western Land - Sea Corridor, the Liuzhou import agency industry is standing at the crossroads of a historic opportunity. A practitioner who prefers not to be named said frankly: "Now, for every 1% reduction in logistics costs, it is possible to gain an additional 5% share in the Southeast Asian market."

Have you calculated how much potential profit you lost due to logistics problems last year? When your competitors start using intelligent agency systems, is your company still using Excel spreadsheets to manage the supply chain? You may share your insights in the comment section or send a private message to obtain the 2024 Southeast Asian Import White Paper.