Chongqing’s “e-point service”: creating a new highland for cross-border e-commerce

Chongqing has shown strong growth momentum in its economic performance in recent years, ranking first in GDP growth in the country, fully demonstrating its resilience and vitality under macroeconomic pressure. As a comprehensive transportation hub in the central and western regions, Chongqing has formed multiple 100-billion-level industrial clusters, including electronic information, automobiles, equipment manufacturing, comprehensive chemicals, materials, energy, and consumer goods manufacturing. Modern service industries such as finance, trade logistics and service outsourcing are also developing rapidly, providing a good foundation for the development of cross-border e-commerce.

Since June 2014, Chongqing has launched the cross-border trade e-commerce public service platform “e-dianjie”, which is committed to achieving unified access to enterprise, order, payment and logistics information. This platform is promoted and implemented by Chongqing Customs and adopts the operation mode of “full electronic customs clearance” and “summary tax payment, list inspection and release”. It is the first customs clearance mode in the country that can carry out tally first and then declare customs, which significantly improves customs clearance efficiency. In addition, Chongqing has also proposed the “Measures for the Administration of Cross-border Imports of Small 3Cs”, which further smoothes the entry channels for goods and eliminates many intermediate steps in declaration [1].

Although Chongqing’s air transport conditions are relatively inferior to Chengdu’s, its retail Jiangjin industry advantages and the opening of the “Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe” railway provide convenient transportation channels for cross-border e-commerce. This railway has shortened the transportation time between Germany and China from the previous 45 days by sea to just two weeks, while the return freight has also become more competitive compared with other transportation channels.

The Chongqing Municipal Government has clearly stated that it will “vigorously develop new service trade”. This policy goal aims to accelerate cross-border trade exchanges in Chongqing and the southwest region, and guide traditional pillar industries such as automobiles and motorcycles, parts, and machinery manufacturing to develop into high-end industries. Transformation and upgrading in quality direction. Chongqing Lianglu Cuntan Free Trade Port Zone is the only inland bonded zone that has both a waterway port and an air port. It has become the core area of ​​the free trade zone. Its surrounding area can radiate to 7 provinces in the central and western regions. This is the ideal location for large-scale cross-border e-commerce. Moving in provides great convenience.