Shuttle trucks serve as airliners between Yiwu and Shanghai

At 1 0 ： 25 on May 25 the first “ Yiwu-Shangha i ” shuttle truck CA2178 ， fully loaded with cell phone pendants ， ornaments and hair grips ，left for Shanghai ’s Pudong Airport from Yiwu International Distribution Center . The cargo would fly direct to Milan in Italy after short stay in Pudong Airport ，with much simpler formalities for customs transfer .

In the past，goods for export used to be loaded on board at Yiwu Airport，which is not an international one with customs，and then transported to those with international airports in Shanghai and Hangzhou and finally sent to the markets all over the world，said the officer in Yiwu international distribution center .

The service of “Yiwu-Shanghai ”shuttle trucks not only relieves the pressure of Yiwu air transportation but also saves time and simplifies procedures in customs clearance . After the service the exported air transported goods of Yiwu enterprises only have to book space for cargo in Pudong airport through international air transportation agencies and carry the goods to international air transportation customs warehouse set in Yiwu international distribution center . After inspected by Jinhua customs agency in Yiwu ，the goods are loaded in customs supervision car and sealed by the customs， and are then transported to Pudong Airport customs clearance .

The service of the shuttle trucks has extended the Shanghai airport to Yiwu ，simplified “Yiwu-Shanghai ”customs formalities for exported goods and further developed operating mode of shuttle trucks . Meanwhile ， it can better bring into play the international distribution center ’s function and positively promote the modern distribution service in Yiwu.