12.04.2016 - The Chongqing Declaration supports the shipping of postal items by the Sino-Europe rail link.
Li Guohua, president of the China Post Group (left), with UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein
Rail transport could soon become a UPU-approved mode of
transmission for postal items, thanks to support for a proposal by key
world players. An international postal forum held today in Chongqing,
China, passed a declaration supporting a proposal for cross-border
e-commerce service via rail transport.
The meeting - which was attended by representatives of postal,
logistics and e-commerce organizations from 25 countries in Asia-Pacific
and Europe - declared support for the strengthening of cooperation
among Posts, Customs and different carriers to promote regional and
international trade.
In particular, participants at the one-day forum endorsed the
Sino-Europe rail transport system, which is set to start transmission of
postal mail and other goods to promote e-commerce within the regions.
“We shall take the initiative to explore the possibility of
multi-channel business cooperation through the Sino-Europe railway by
cargo and passenger trains,” stated the Chongqing Declaration.
Participants also resolved to coordinate with Customs to promote the
standardization of shipping documents, and they committed to coordinate
with Posts in countries on the trans-European route “to accelerate mail
transportation and meet customers’ varied expectations.”
Plans are already underway to launch a test shipment of postal items
from China to Germany through the Trans-Eurasia Railway. If the
initiative is successful, the UPU will help facilitate universal access
for rail and develop appropriate standards and regulations to govern the
new transport system.
This mode of transport is expected to further boost world e-commerce,
which is currently growing at an annual rate of about 20 per cent. Rail
is seen as an important transport option to facilitate business in this
area, being cheaper than air transport and faster than maritime
options, making it more appropriate for non-priority, big volume mail.
Already, the UPU has signed memoranda of understanding with key
organizations that will play important roles in facilitating this mode
of transport for cross-border trade. These organizations include the
World Customs Organization, the International Rail Transport Committee
and the Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation.
In the pilot Sino-Europe project, the UPU is also working with the
Posts, Customs and railway organization of China, Russia and Germany,
respectively.
UPU Director General Bishar A. Hussein, who attended the forum,
thanked participants for their declaration in support of the rail-post
proposal. He said the UPU will remain the critical link to bring
together all key players in this supply chain.
He also said the UPU will be working on the harmonization of
formalities, regulations and standards to simplify them and better
support world trade through the rail-post project.
Source : http://news.upu.int/
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