"Double Eleven" boosts overseas orders, cross-border e-commerce air freight exports at Kunming Port exceed 13 million yuan

China News Service, Kunming, November 11 (Wang Jinrao, Zeng Qingming, Ma Shuxian) Kunming Customs reported on the 11th that from October 15 to November 10, the value of Kunming’s cross-border e-commerce commodities exported by air through the Kunming Airport Port exceeded 13 million yuan (RMB, the same below). Driven by the combination of domestic "Double Eleven" promotions and overseas stocking during the year-end peak consumption season, overseas orders for "Made in China" products such as clothing, bags, and cosmetics have increased significantly.

In recent years, "reverse overseas shopping" has continued to become popular overseas, with more and more overseas consumers purchasing Chinese products through e-commerce platforms. During this year's "Double Eleven" period, a number of overseas e-commerce platforms simultaneously launched promotional activities, further driving the growth of cross-border e-commerce export orders.

The picture shows customs officers conducting on-site supervision at the cross-border e-commerce warehouse in Kunming Comprehensive Bonded Zone. Photo by Qiu Yufan

"This year's Double Eleven promotion cycle is long, and it also catches up with the peak overseas consumption season at the end of the year. Since mid-to-late October, overseas orders for clothing, bags, and cosmetics have continued to increase, 1.5 times higher than usual." said Jing Jiteng, deputy general manager of a logistics company in Kunming.

In the Kunming Comprehensive Bonded Zone cross-border e-commerce warehouse, clothing, festival supplies and other commodities are scanned and reviewed, packed and sealed, and then shipped to Kunming Changshui International Airport after inspection and release by the customs, and sent to overseas markets such as Singapore and Malaysia.

In view of the characteristics of enterprises collecting goods at night and shipping on early morning flights, Kunming Post Office Customs and Kunming Changshui Airport Customs under Kunming Customs implement "7×24 hours" scheduled customs clearance and arrange on-site duty to ensure that export commodities are loaded on time and delivered on schedule.

While exports are becoming popular, there are also new solutions to the problem of cross-border e-commerce import returns. During this year's "Double Eleven", the Kunming Comprehensive Bonded Zone's cross-border e-commerce import returns central warehouse was put into operation. Returned goods can be centralized into the zone, uniformly verified, and classified for disposal.

"In the past, the cross-border e-commerce return process was cumbersome and the disposal cost was high. Now returned goods that meet the requirements can be put back on the shelves for sale, effectively revitalizing inventory resources." said Wang Wei, deputy general manager of Yunnan Free Trade Pilot Zone Investment and Development (Group) Co., Ltd. (over)