Yiwu, the world's largest small-commodity market in China's Zhejiang province, is racing to upgrade its transport and logistics backbone as it targets an import-export scale of 1 trillion yuan.
On the eastern, sea-facing side, the city has built Suxi container railway station, China's first mixed-mode autonomous-driving test railway yard, and has largely completed the Yiwu (Suxi) international hub port, now the largest sea-rail intermodal center in Zhejiang. Yiwu has taken the lead in rolling out the 'Sixth Port Area' model with a full through bill of lading (CCA), moving seaport functions 300 kilometers inland so exporters can complete shipping formalities at their doorstep.
On the western, land side, Yiwu has been approved as a national consolidation center for China-Europe freight trains. The Yiwu-Xinjiang-Europe trains rank first in the Yangtze River Delta in number of trips, reaching more than 160 cities in over 50 countries and regions. Local TIR international road transport has grown from zero, with combined models such as TIR plus cross-border e-commerce, TIR plus general trade and TIR plus market procurement now serving as key arteries for small-commodity exports across Eurasia.
Freight forwarders say the changes have shortened delivery chains and sped up cash flow, giving traders more confidence to take orders. Looking to the 15th Five-Year period, the city plans a '1234' transport layout: one network with six directions, two hub ports, three major industrial platforms and four key urban areas, to keep cutting logistics costs for foreign trade companies.
Source: Yiwu municipal government portal, October 12, 2026.
