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Chengdu Was Approved as Import Port for Finished Automobiles
Updated:2015.02.09

  On February 5th, news came from Office of Sichuan Provincial People's Government that Chengdu Railway port had been officially approved by the State Council as import port for finished automobiles, the second port in western China and 18th in China.

  Officials from the Port Office of Sichuan Provincial People's Government indicated that after Chengdu was approved as import port for automobiles and finished automobiles, automobiles made in Europe could be delivered to Sichuan within half a month through Chengdu-Europe Express Rail compared by two month of journey by sea through ports such as Tianjin and so on. Therefore, the comprehensive logistics and cost would be significantly reduced. Customers from Sichuan were expected to buy import cars with lower prices. Meanwhile, the approval as port for finished automobiles would bring about tangible benefits to local automobile part manufacturers and logistics companies.

  In recent years, Sichuan has been promoting opening level and improving opening platform capability. The import and export of Sichuan in 2014 amounted to over 70 billion US dollars, ranking second in central and western China. Sichuan has also actively integrated “One Belt and One Road” and the Yangtze River Economic Zone strategies. Chengdu-Europe Express Rail has become an important link between China and Europe.

  Last April, National Port Office approved Chengdu Railway Port as temporary opening port. Last September, Chengdu Railway Port was approved as the designed port for import meat. Currently it is declaring for designed port for import fruit. After approved as port for finished automobiles, Chengdu Railway Port is expected to be the next important starting point and breakthrough for Sichuan opening.

  Before 2014, there were 14 ports in China for importing finished automobiles. As Zhengzhou, Yueyang of Hunan Province and Chongqing were approved as ports for finished automobiles, the number of port for finished automobiles was 17 by the end of 2014.

 
 
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