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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, November 27 (Xinhua) — Four trucks with TIR markings recently cleared customs and left the international logistics port at the China-SCO Regional Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Zone (hereinafter referred to as the "China-SCO Demonstration Zone"), located in the coastal city of Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province. According to the zone's management on its WeChat account, these vehicles are expected to deliver milk tea, ventilation components, and other goods to Moscow within just eight days after crossing the Manzhouli border.
TIR is an international road transport system. Under this system, cargo is sealed at the starting point of the route and inspected only upon arrival at the destination. At intermediate border crossings, border crossing officers merely verify the TIR carnet data and the customs stamp for the vehicle. This reduces transit time and mitigates potential risks associated with administrative customs procedures and cargo damage. China joined the TIR Convention in July 2016.
According to official data, several cross-border TIR transport routes are currently operating from the China-SCO Demonstration Zone, including China-Russia, China-Kazakhstan, China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, and China-Belarus. During the first ten months of 2025, 374 trucks departed from this zone along these routes, exporting 5,917 tons of goods worth a total of 245 million yuan (approximately 35 million US dollars). These figures make the China-SCO Demonstration Zone the leader among similar logistics centers with TIR transport operations in China.
"The advantages of TIR transport are increasingly recognized in the market, and all the trucks in our company's fleet are pre-booked by exporters," enthused Wang Hongjiu, CEO of a logistics company in Qingdao. "We used to worry about demand for our services due to a possible shortage of export goods, but now our trucks are working non-stop."
Local customs officials note that the China-SCO Demonstration Zone has already achieved the status of a regional hub for international road transport. In the future, the zone will test innovative operations in formats such as "TIR plus bonded services" and "TIR plus e-commerce," and will also explore the possibility of expanding the TIR transport network by opening a China-Mongolia-Russia route through the Erenhot checkpoint.
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