On June 21st, under the supervision of Xiamen Customs' airport customs, a batch of 870 kilograms of Yunnan strawberries arrived in Xiamen from Kunming and directly entered the international warehouse of Yuanxiang Cargo Station through the apron. They quickly took an international flight to export overseas, marking the official landing of the "air to air intermodal" direct loading business in Xiamen.
The so-called 'air to air intermodal transportation' refers to the transportation of goods through different airports to their destination through customs transfer. According to the traditional regulatory model of "air to air intermodal transportation", after these goods arrive at Xiamen Airport, they need to be unloaded to the domestic warehouse located at Xiamen Airport, and then transferred to the international export warehouse for loading and export. After adopting the "air to air intermodal transportation" for direct loading upon arrival at the port, the security check and storage of transit goods at Xiamen Airport, as well as the entry and exit of domestic warehouses, are eliminated. This not only saves the customs clearance and transportation time of import and export goods, but also reduces operating costs such as site and cargo storage fees for enterprises.
Previously, Xiamen Airport Customs learned through activities such as "Customs Enterprise Direct Train" and "Entering Thousands of Enterprises, Solving Thousands of Problems" that with the expansion of exports of local plateau specialty products in Yunnan, enterprises hope that customs can further help goods achieve faster turnover efficiency. Enterprises have demands, and customs have actions. Xiamen Airport Customs adheres to a problem oriented approach, conducts special research as soon as possible, strengthens the multi-party linkage of "customs, port, enterprise, and transportation", and explores the feasibility of the "air to air intermodal" direct loading supervision model upon arrival. On the other hand, the customs will promptly follow up on the transportation situation of airlines, guide venue operators to optimize venue settings and logistics trends, develop emergency response measures for abnormal situations, improve regulatory quality and efficiency through software and hardware upgrades, and ultimately ensure the formal implementation of "air air intermodal" direct loading business upon arrival, focusing on solving enterprise problems.
The smooth landing of the "air to air intermodal" direct loading at the port has improved the efficiency of exporting goods and the international accessibility of air logistics at Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport. The direct loading service at Xiamen Airport Port has been piloted on highland specialty products in Kunming, and will gradually be promoted to other products in demand in the future.
After adopting the new mode of 'air to air intermodal transportation' for direct loading upon arrival at the port, goods can be air freighted from Kunming to Xiamen and directly enter the international warehouse of Yuanxiang Cargo Station at the apron, eliminating the need for entry and exit of domestic warehouses and secondary security checks. The overall transportation time of goods has been shortened by 24 hours. In the future, fresh cut flowers and other high-altitude characteristic fresh goods from Yunnan can be exported overseas faster, "said Su Yanfeng, manager of the Xiamen sales unit of Shandong Airlines Cargo Department.
According to statistics, from January to May, Xiamen Airport Customs supervised a total of 2286.2 tons of goods exported through "air to air intermodal transportation", a year-on-year increase of 16.4%.