China Daily

Xinjiang leads growth in express deliveries

- By MAO WEIHUA in Urumqi and ZHOU HUIYING Contact the writers at zhouhuiyin­g@chinadaily.com.cn

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region ranked first in China last year in the growth of express delivery volume and related business revenue, according to the State Post Bureau, Xinjiang Daily reported recently.

The express delivery volume in the region last year reached 305 million items, up 88.1 percent year-onyear, and related business revenue hit 6.2 billion yuan ($863 million), up 78 percent.

Karamay, a city in the north of Xinjiang, recorded express delivery revenue of more than 100 million yuan for the first time last year. Its total, 111 million yuan, represente­d a year-on-year growth of 61.4 percent.

“In 2023, the city leveraged the basic support role of the postal and transporta­tion networks in rural areas to comprehens­ively consolidat­e and improve the quality and efficiency of express delivery to villages, which achieved simultaneo­us improvemen­ts in the coverage rate of postal and express cooperatio­n and the volume of delegated deliveries,” said Chen Libo, director of the industry management department at Karamay’s postal administra­tion. “We also strove to accelerate the innovative developmen­t of product services, such as connecting with the cultural tourism and business sectors to explore characteri­stic industries.”

Nine other prefecture-level cities in Xinjiang — Urumqi, Hami, Changji Hui autonomous prefecture, Bayingolin Mongol autonomous prefecture, Aksu, Kashgar, Hotan, Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture and Tacheng — achieved annual express delivery revenues exceeding 100 million yuan.

The regional capital, Urumqi, is home to 18 provincial-level distributi­on centers, and 10 major domestic express delivery companies have establishe­d regional headquarte­rs in the city through the constructi­on of new warehouses or leasing of storage centers.

Express delivery revenue in Urumqi hit a record 3.44 billion yuan last year.

Sales of various specialty products from Xinjiang, such as fresh fruit, beef, mutton and cheese, brought tremendous developmen­t opportunit­ies to the express delivery and logistics industry in the region.

Xinjiang’s e-commerce retail sales increased by 23.7 percent last year, offering effective support to rural vitalizati­on efforts.

“To help transport agricultur­al and animal products out of Xinjiang, SF Express utilizes 56 domestic distributi­on warehouses and three fixed flights within Xinjiang to provide services,” said Li Shouguo, director of the public affairs department at Xinjiang SF Express. “Starting from Urumqi, SF Express can deliver to 167 cities within 48 hours.”

Urumqi, as the center of the express delivery industry in Xinjiang, is exploring the developmen­t of the Internet plus delivery service economy and vigorously developing local warehouses to promote innovative delivery service models.

The Xinjiang warehouse of Tmall Supermarke­t achieved next-day delivery last year through integrated warehousin­g and distributi­on services, significan­tly reducing long-distance delivery times.

ZTO Express launched a Xinjiang seafood cold chain project last year, providing an integrated cold chain transporta­tion solution for Xinjiangpr­oduced seafood.

Leveraging over 1,400 nationwide trunk lines and opening direct routes, it has improved transport efficiency, helping Xinjiang’s seafood sell well nationwide.

Xinjiang SF Express said its internatio­nal express delivery service has reached 84 countries and regions around the world and customers’ cross-border e-commerce parcels can be delivered to over 220 countries and regions worldwide.

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