China adds another China-Europe freight train route for e-commerce goods

A China-Europe freight train, loaded with goods for cross-border e-commerce business departed on Wednesday from Guangzhou, capital city of south China’s Guangdong Province, marking the launch of the city’s first dedicated China-Europe e-commerce express line.

The goods carried by the train include daily necessities produced in multiple cities of east China’s Guangdong Province. The train is set to exit China via Xinjiang’s Horgos in the northwest of the country and arrive in Italy in 13 days. This cargo route features advantages including short transit time and low costs, meeting the transportation needs of cross-border e-commerce business for small but frequent shipments and tight delivery schedules.

Following the launch of this route, about 40 twenty-foot equivalent units of cross-border e-commerce goods are expected to be exported weekly.