On September 3, 2026, Yiwu's cross-border (express) supervision center reported that cumulative exports for the first eight months of the year reached $450 million, more than double the full-year total of 2025, as cross-border goods accelerate their march to global markets.
The center now sends nearly 10,000 cross-border parcels a day to more than 30 countries and regions. As volumes rise, export efficiency keeps improving: the consolidation cycle has shrunk from two or three days to one, and queue times for logistics vehicles are down nearly half.
A nationally pioneering 'cross-border list plus declaration' and 'inspect first, load later' digital consolidated-container model lets cross-border e-commerce, general trade and market-procurement goods ship in the same container, so firms need not wait for同类 goods to accumulate - saving about 500 yuan per container. TIR road transport enables cross-jurisdiction 'arrive, inspect, release,' while land-air and sea-rail transshipment open diversified routes.
Smart customs upgrades - intelligent gates, electronic seals and round-the-clock zones - let parcels be precisely judged on passing the scanner, cutting manual steps. After declaration and inspection in Yiwu, shipments are sealed with secure smart locks with fully traceable data, and can be auto-transferred at Ningbo or Shanghai ports, removing the time limits of manual seal checks and lifting goods-flow efficiency.
Image: Tourist goods at Yiwu International Trade Mart. Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
