TIR cross-border transportation in Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone ushered in new breakthroughs in digitalization

China News Service, Hohhot, October 13 (Reporter Zhang Wei) A batch of TIR cross-border freight vehicles carrying apples, blueberries, citrus and other fresh fruits departed from the Hohhot Comprehensive Free Trade Zone on the 13th and were sent to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This is China's first TIR superimposed high-speed green pass coded export cargo, marking the China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone's digital innovation breakthrough in the field of cross-border road transportation facilitation.

The cross-border freight vehicles used the GS1 global unified identification system throughout the entire journey, passed along the Erguang Expressway, and exited through the Erenhot Port. Relying on the new digital verification mechanism, this batch of cross-border fresh agricultural products can enjoy the highway toll reduction policy throughout Inner Mongolia, achieving a seamless connection between the international transportation system and the domestic green pass policy to benefit farmers.

Batu Bayar, director of the Hohhot Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Committee, said that through the GS1 global unified coding system, the system can generate an exclusive traceability QR code for each TIR transport vehicle and accurately bind all cargo information. After the customs has completed the inspection and sealing operations, the transportation department can directly scan the code to complete the compliance verification, completely avoiding cumbersome processes such as repeated unpacking and repeated inspections.

Batu Bayar said that digital reform has reduced the time for cross-border transportation verification by more than 90%, greatly improving the efficiency of China-Mongolia land logistics turnover.

TIR international road transport relies on the Convention on International Road Transport and has the institutional advantages of “one declaration, one sealing, and full access”. It is the core land logistics carrier that smoothes the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and supports China’s opening to the north.