Exports of goods from China to Russia in the first half of 2024 amounted to 366.81 billion yuan, an increase of almost 2% compared to the same period in 2023. This data was shared by the General Administration of Customs of China. In June, shipment growth accelerated significantly compared to May, when Chinese exports to Russia in yuan increased by 1.8% year-on-year. According to experts, after a decline in the first quarter, the trend towards an increase in Chinese supplies to Russia was already established in May. And the June figures confirmed that the temporary decline in imports of goods from China has been overcome.
Source: DPD
The interest of Russian customers in products from China was also confirmed by research data from DPD specialists in Russia. In the second quarter of 2024, the logistics company recorded a double volume of shipments compared to the previous year.
“The categories that are sent from China are very diverse,” said Denis Malakhov, head of the international transport and customs operations department of DPD in Russia . — The top includes two categories: samples — these can be fabrics, things, household items and equipment, usually for industrial enterprises. Delivery from China to Russia is of great interest, therefore, after analyzing the experience of more than a hundred customers and studying their needs, we have developed a special “Nihao” tariff plan. A tariff that offers international road delivery of groupage cargo from 50 kg from China to Russia door to door ."
Direct delivery is carried out to the terminal in Blagoveshchensk, where the temporary storage warehouse is located. Further delivery to the recipient's door in Russia after customs clearance and shipment from the temporary storage warehouse is carried out from the terminal, fully in accordance with DPD service standards.
“As for exports, the TOP cargo includes : various parts and components for agricultural machinery, for example, valves, shoes, bushings, joints, bearings, plow discs, wheel bushings. Product samples often found include plastic and glass containers and bottles, as well as glass products for the food industry. We send packaging materials in rolls and sheets, cardboard and foil. Cargoes include paint, polymers and granulated polypropylene. Heavy trampolines, delivered disassembled, weighing about 40 kg, food additives. And of course, documents,” Malakhov noted.
DPD specialists have an example of transporting unique cargo to China – the delivery of a demonstration model of a steam engine. The company now delivers two large cargoes to China, each weighing more than 90 kg: monohydrate powder and microcrystalline cellulose. This experience requires a flexible approach from the carrier: from developing new routes and meeting special transportation requirements, to creating individual loading schemes.
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