Freight route to boost cross-border e-commerce

A new freight train service between China and Europe was launched on Saturday from Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, to Belgium, extending China's efficient and cost-effective logistics network to more European cities, according to the local carrier.

The latest addition to the China-Europe freight train service is the first railway express line exclusively for cross-border e-commerce in China, and also the first freight line in the country to operate under customs surveillance code 9610 for cross-border e-commerce, according to Zhengzhou International Hub Development and Construction Co Ltd, the local carrier.

The code allows e-commerce retailers to deliver goods separately and declare all imported and exported goods collectively, it said.