33 hours 41 minutes 20 seconds! This is the time when the first order of goods traded in the new trade festival of Alibaba International Station departs from China and arrives in the hands of buyers in the destination country. On March 12, a reporter from China Trade News learned that the international express service of Alibaba International Station has been resumed across the board, supporting door-to-door pickup services in nearly 200 cities across the country, and reaching overseas destinations in the fastest 1-3 working days.
It is understood that 35 transit warehouses across the country on Alibaba International Station have resumed work a few days ago, with an average daily processing capacity of 1,300 parcels in a single warehouse, an increase of 86% compared to the daily processing capacity.
Zhang Lixia, the first seller of the New Trade Festival, said that in order to alleviate the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on small and medium-sized businesses, Alibaba International Express has launched a number of support strategies. During the New Trade Festival, new sellers on Alibaba International Station can enjoy a 50-yuan shipping discount per order on the platform's express line, with a cumulative discount of up to 500 yuan.
With the escalation of the overseas epidemic of the new crown pneumonia, multinational aviation logistics has been affected. According to the international flight plan information released on the website of the Civil Aviation Administration of China on March 5, from March 9 to 15, 106 overseas destinations in 51 countries and domestic destinations in my country (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) maintained regular flights. , 2,161 round-trip flights are planned for the week, including 1,291 passenger flights and 870 all-cargo flights. The total number of flights decreased by 143 from the previous week.
According to the relevant person in charge of Alibaba International Station, the current domestic to overseas air freight costs are generally rising. Taking the route from China to Central America as an example, the price of air freight has risen from more than ten yuan per kilogram before the outbreak to more than 30 yuan per kilogram, almost doubling, and there is still a growing trend.
To this end, Alibaba International Station has launched logistics price-insurance services for small and medium-sized enterprises since February to ease the pressure on enterprise transportation costs. Still taking the domestic to Central America route as an example, the international logistics service launched by Alibaba International Station, the total cost of 3 kilograms of goods is 176 yuan. In addition to air freight, it also includes collection and delivery fees for the first and last journeys. "While insisting on low prices, we will ensure that the goods will be shipped to the destination country at the fastest speed." said the relevant person in charge of Alibaba.