At 4:00 AM on October 22, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport remained brightly lit, with a Luxembourg cargo aircraft loaded with electronic products, medical devices, and cross-border e-commerce goods ready for takeoff, bound for the heart of Europe and set to arrive in 36 hours. The smooth export of this batch of goods marks a milestone—Zhengzhou Air Port's international cargo volume has exceeded 500,000t, elevating the air cargo logistics capacity of Central China to a new level.
On October 25, reporters learned from Zhengzhou Customs that as of October 22, Zhengzhou Air Port's cumulative international cargo volume reached 503,000t, a year-on-year increase of over 40%, exceeding last year's annual total; It has supervised over 10,000 international cargo flights, becoming the first air Port in Central China to join the "10,000 flights club."
The Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee proposed to actively expand independent opening-up, promote innovative trade development, expand two-way investment cooperation space, and build the "Belt and Road" with high quality.
This air corridor connecting Henan and Europe is a distinctive symbol of the Central Plains' continuous expansion of high-level opening-up. Today, new changes occur every day on this busy "Air Silk Road."
Zhang Xiaodong, a fourth-level principal staff member of the Supervision Section of Zhengzhou Airport Customs who has worked on the front lines for a long time, has a profound experience: "In the past, export goods were mainly clothing and small commodities, now precision instruments, fresh cold chain, and high-value-added products are gradually becoming the mainstream of exports. These products have higher requirements for clearance efficiency - with the help of mobile single-soldier equipment, inspection and release of one cargo can be completed in less than 30 min." Zhang Xiaodong said that many fresh food enterprises are attracted by Zhengzhou Airport's rapid clearance and efficient distribution capabilities, choosing Zhengzhou as their first entry point.
The optimization and upgrading of cargo structure reflect the improvement of port capacity. According to statistics, the international air cargo volume supervised by Zhengzhou Airport Customs has grown from 337,900t in 2019 to 471,600t in 2023, ranking fifth among large airports nationwide and first in central and western China for eight consecutive years. To support sustained high-level cargo volume operation, Zhengzhou Customs has successively launched 24 special programs and 274 specific measures to continuously optimize the port business environment, help Henan transform from an inland hinterland "not adjacent to the sea or coast" to a highland for opening-up.
Zhengzhou Air Port's efficient clearance environment and unique geographical advantages are attracting global e-commerce and high-end manufacturing enterprises to establish layouts. Currently, leading e-commerce platforms such as Ali Express, Shein, and Pinduoduo have taken root in Zhengzhou, and Safran Nacelles (Tianjin) Aviation Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has placed its inbound business of bare engines and various components in Henan.
Taking the Zhengzhou-Luxembourg "Air Silk Road" as a model, the "dual hub" mode is being replicated and promoted to more countries and regions. Zhengzhou Customs has actively promoted the "Zhengzhou-Budapest Customs Inter-Customs Cooperation Project" to help open air logistics channels between China and Central and Eastern Europe and ASEAN. In the first three quarters of this year, the customs supervised 135,000t of cargo and mail on the "dual hub" routes from Zhengzhou to Luxembourg, Budapest and Kuala Lumpur, accounting for about 30% of total international cargo and mail volume.
Continuously extending routes and continuously optimized service modes have made the "Air Silk Road" a powerful engine for Henan's integration into the global economic and trade system. In the first three quarters of this year, Henan's total import-export value reached CNY 643.18 billion, a year-on-year increase of 18.7%, with growth rate 14.7 percentage points higher than the national average. (By Reporter Wang Ge and Correspondent Shi Lin)
Disclaimer：The above content is translated from Chinese version of Henan Daily. The Henan Daily version shall prevail.
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