[Panda] Many people think that Poland's customs border is only temporary. Wrong! The truth is that, apart from Poland's "political touch with porcelain", the two-month "super-long inspection" by Russian customs, and the "expanded" review of "dual-use products" by the European Union, these three knives have already pushed this "steel camel team" into a dead end!
Polish officials have made it very clear that as long as they feel that safety is under pressure, the port connecting Belarus cannot be opened.
There are even walls of isolation on the border, which is clearly not to play, but to physically cut off the core passage of this Central European line.
There were hundreds of trains that had already departed, and thousands of trucks, all stuck on the border, unable to enter or return.
Electronics, auto accessories, clothing raw materials, goods can not be shipped, buyers on the other side of Europe can not receive goods, our sellers on the other side can not receive money, the entire supply chain is messy.
More importantly, we have a sense of confidence in the Central European line, an international logistics line, its lifeline is in the hands of the political emotions of the countries along the way, what does this business do?
If Poland is an "open gun", then the actions of Russian customs are more like "dark arrows", which makes people hard to guard against.
Starting in the second half of last year, the shipment of goods passing through Russia, suddenly faced a super-strict inspection, many people in the logistics sector reflected that a large number of containers were seized by the Russian side, the inspection was a long time.
Looking for what? In name, it is to investigate the so-called "dual-use" products, but this scope is particularly large.
They have a long list inside. Not only sensitive goods such as motors and radars, but even ordinary things that you can't even think of, such as men's wallets and chargers of specific styles, may be listed as suspects because they are touched.
This practice of "killing by mistake than letting go" directly delayed the original transportation time of ten days. It is said that thousands of containers have been delayed because of this matter.
The biggest advantage of the Central European line is faster than the shipping, now this advantage is so overwhelmed, and how much more attractive? those customers who demand high time, who dares to take this line.
The EU has also issued regulations, clearly stating that things that may be dual-use are not allowed to be exported from the EU and then pass through Russia and Belarus. This not only affects the business of return trains, but also shows that the EU is now very cautious about the security of the entire supply chain.
The EU itself has also expanded the definition of the concept of "military and civilian use", and surveys have shown that many companies are concerned that the EU will use this reason to set technical barriers and raise the threshold for market access.
This means that not only is it difficult to ship goods back from Europe, but even our goods may face more complicated review when they are sent to the EU door.
Things that used to be considered ordinary commodities can now be pulled away from "special care", which adds too much uncertainty to doing business.
Of course, we must acknowledge that there is still demand for the Central European line, with more than 17,000 trains launched last year and transported almost two million bags, indicating that it is indeed important in the Asian-European trade.
But the road has not been smooth, from the early years of solving the problem of “the empty box running back” to today’s face of geopolitical and trade barriers.
Polish officials have made it very clear that as long as they feel that safety is under pressure, the port connecting Belarus cannot be opened.
There are even walls of isolation on the border, which is clearly not to play, but to physically cut off the core passage of this Central European line.
There were hundreds of trains that had already departed, and thousands of trucks, all stuck on the border, unable to enter or return.
Electronics, auto accessories, clothing raw materials, goods can not be shipped, buyers on the other side of Europe can not receive goods, our sellers on the other side can not receive money, the entire supply chain is messy.
More importantly, we have a sense of confidence in the Central European line, an international logistics line, its lifeline is in the hands of the political emotions of the countries along the way, what does this business do?
If Poland is an "open gun", then the actions of Russian customs are more like "dark arrows", which makes people hard to guard against.
Starting in the second half of last year, the shipment of goods passing through Russia, suddenly faced a super-strict inspection, many people in the logistics sector reflected that a large number of containers were seized by the Russian side, the inspection was a long time.
Looking for what? In name, it is to investigate the so-called "dual-use" products, but this scope is particularly large.
They have a long list inside. Not only sensitive goods such as motors and radars, but even ordinary things that you can't even think of, such as men's wallets and chargers of specific styles, may be listed as suspects because they are touched.
This practice of "killing by mistake than letting go" directly delayed the original transportation time of ten days. It is said that thousands of containers have been delayed because of this matter.
The biggest advantage of the Central European line is faster than the shipping, now this advantage is so overwhelmed, and how much more attractive? those customers who demand high time, who dares to take this line.
The EU has also issued regulations, clearly stating that things that may be dual-use are not allowed to be exported from the EU and then pass through Russia and Belarus. This not only affects the business of return trains, but also shows that the EU is now very cautious about the security of the entire supply chain.
The EU itself has also expanded the definition of the concept of "military and civilian use", and surveys have shown that many companies are concerned that the EU will use this reason to set technical barriers and raise the threshold for market access.
This means that not only is it difficult to ship goods back from Europe, but even our goods may face more complicated review when they are sent to the EU door.
Things that used to be considered ordinary commodities can now be pulled away from "special care", which adds too much uncertainty to doing business.
Of course, we must acknowledge that there is still demand for the Central European line, with more than 17,000 trains launched last year and transported almost two million bags, indicating that it is indeed important in the Asian-European trade.
But the road has not been smooth, from the early years of solving the problem of “the empty box running back” to today’s face of geopolitical and trade barriers.