The so-called “Four Links and One Delivery” refers to Shentong, Zhongtong, Yuantong, Huitong and Yunda. In terms of cross-border logistics, Shentong and Yuantong were earlier in the layout of the “Four Links and One Delivery”, but they only started to expand in 2014. For example, Shentong in the United States was not launched until March 2014, and Yuantong did not start cooperation with CJ Korea Express until April 2014, while Zhongtong, Huitong and Yunda have just started cross-border logistics business.
Take the cross-border logistics service to Russia, which was launched later, as an example. Major companies are late. The first to take the plunge was Yuantong, which cooperated with Russia’s DCD Sinotrans Group to develop a special logistics line to Russia called “Russia Easy Mail” and has already started operation. Russia Easy Mail’s cross-border shuttle bus starts from Yuantong’s Beijing warehouse, transports to the transfer warehouse in Chita, Russia, and then sorts and delivers in Russia. The transit time does not exceed 5 days, and the delivery time throughout Russia does not exceed one month. Among them, it only takes about 11 days to first-tier cities, which is quite effective.
Russia Easy Post started trial operation in July 2014. In addition to Russia, it also provides services to some major cities in Kazakhstan and Belarus. Its products include small packages, ordinary express, special express and general express, and it can handle both bulk trade and small-amount cross-border e-commerce delivery with ease.
These cross-border logistics, such as Russia Easy Post, generally adopt a model of cooperation with insurance companies to ensure claims for accidental damage and loss in cross-border delivery. During the logistics process, customers can track the entire country and obtain logistics information in real time, ensuring the customer experience. In addition, the cross-border business of major express delivery companies strives to be fast and smooth in terms of policies, regulations, charges and other issues to ensure timeliness and safety.