In a number of provinces and cities to seize building of the silk road economic belt of new opportunities,Hunan are also accelerate the pace of opening to the outside world.
Recently,by the provincial department of commerce,province port office,Customs,Hunan entry and exit inspection and quarantine bereau,Changsha freight center of Guangzhou railway group organize the Hunan-Europe international freight train preparatory office held the first media seminar in Changsha.Our province will operate starting the Hunan-Europe railway express in late October the first time,exit from Xinjiang ,through several central Asian countries,and finally arrice at Duisburg of Germany.
This is the first time operate starting the direct European railway freight train in our province.After openting the direct train line,our province foreign trade enterprise export to Europe will be more convenient.At present ,the cargo export to europe main via waterways,usally costs 40-60 days.The whole distance of Hunan-Europe railway express from Changsha to Duisburg of Germany is over 11808 kms,only cost 18 days ,and it just need one time declaration for customs clearance then can directly arrive at Germany.