Chengdu's First International Train of Consumer Lithium Battery Products Successfully Launched

 

 

Chengdu's First International Train of Consumer Lithium Battery Products Successfully Launched.

 

 

On January 30, containers loaded with consumer lithium battery products departed from Chengdu International Railway Port in Qingbaijiang District of Chengdu by Chengdu international train and are expected to arrive at Malaszewicze in 12 days. This is the first time that Chengdu international trains have shipped consumer lithium battery cargoes since China Railway, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Railway Administration jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Railway Transportation of Consumer Lithium Battery Cargo.

Consumer lithium battery cargoes refer to lithium metal batteries (packs) and lithium ion batteries (packs) mainly used in consumer electronic products such as mobile phones, portable computers, digital cameras, electric toys and portable power supplies. With the opening of China-Europe Railway Express, railway transportation has also become a new mode of transportation for the import and export of lithium-ion batteries. On October 11, 2023, the National Railway Administration, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. jointly issued the Guiding Opinions on Railway Transportation of Consumer Lithium Battery Cargo, aiming to better meet the railway transportation needs of consumer lithium battery freight and clarify technical specifications and safety supervision.

According to Fei Teng, head of Sankyo Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd., the portable microphone exported this time is an online popular product abroad with high added value and favored by foreign merchants, so there is a great demand overseas. "Previously, we exported our products by sea and other means. The in-transit time of export commodities was about 50 days, which is a long period. Railway transportation agency is our main business, so we hope that one day the barrier that consumer lithium battery goods cannot pass through railway transportation would be broken down. I didn't expect it to happen so soon."

"After the introduction of new policies, we immediately made policy interpretations and introduced to enterprises the classification, packaging specifications and customs supervision requirements of relevant goods. At the same time, we will strengthen contact and cooperation with departments such as China Railway Express (Chongqing) and land ports, urge ports and stations to implement their main responsibilities for work safety, delimit special operation areas, and ensure safe on-site operation", said Shang Kaiyuan, Deputy Chief of the Supervision Division I of Qingbaijiang Customs affiliated to Chengdu Customs.

According to Fei Teng, railway transportation is more efficient and faster to recover funds. On the whole, the cost of enterprises will be greatly reduced. When they learned that consumer lithium battery goods could be transported by rail, they immediately consulted the customs, railways, CDIRS and other departments to promote this business according to relevant requirements. "Once this test train is successful, all consumer lithium battery goods will be exported through Chengdu International Railway Port in the future."

"When the national railway policy is adjusted, we actively respond to the policy and coordinate development and safety. On the premise of strengthening the transportation safety management of international trains and strengthening the guarantee of transportation services, we will strengthen the organization of market freight sources and guide the railway transportation of consumer lithium batteries." The relevant person in charge of Chengdu International Railway Service Co., Ltd. said that the Company has drawn up a "Notice on Railway Transportation Requirements for Consumer Lithium Battery Cargoes" to inform customers and actively communicated with relevant units to solve the pain points and difficulties encountered by customers in practice. In the next step, CDIRS will further optimize the workflow and organizational efficiency to meet the needs of economy, timeliness and facilitation of consumer lithium battery railway transportation, promote cost reduction and efficiency increase in consumer lithium battery logistics transportation, ensure the stability and smoothness of industrial chain and supply chain, and better serve the construction of a new development pattern.

It is reported that in order to ensure the smooth departure of Chengdu's first consumer lithium battery product train, Chengdu North Station of China Railway Chengdu Group Co., Ltd. has formulated and refined the train transportation organization plan in an all-round way, starting from preliminary docking, reporting application, training business, loading guidance to wagon flow organization, locomotive power, shunting operation, loading and unloading operation, etc., strengthening the coordination and cooperation among various types of work, realizing the seamless connection between various operations, ensuring the safe and punctual departure of trains, and helping consumer lithium battery products "go global".

 

 

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