China Post proposes KLNanning direct cargo flights

NANNING: China Post Group of Guangxi has proposed direct cargo f lights between Kuala Lumpur and Nanning to be established to further facilitate Malaysia- China trade.

Its vice- general manager He Beizu said this was aimed at promoting balance trade between both countries and helped reduce logistics cost, as wel l as speed up customs clearance.

“The flights from Nanning will produce a direct import value of RMB1.2 million and export value of RMB1.5 million.

“It is estimated that the value of import for Nanning Airport will be increased by RMB300 mi l lion and exports wi l l be about RMB400 mi l lion with annual growth below 10 per cent,” he said during a briefing with Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister Ong Kian Ming, who visited the China- Asean E- commerce Logistics Centre here.

At the moment, He Beizu said the global air freight volume at the Nanning Wuxu International Airport was still far behind other developed provinces such as Guangdong, Zhejiang and Fujian due to higher international logistics.

“Opening Kuala LumpurNanning air cargo f lights will make Nanning a regular and non- stop cargo terminal between both countries, which wil l speed up customs clearance,” he said.

He said China Post Group Guangxi was a l so keen to set up its first international warehouse in Kuala Lumpur with an investment of RMB8 million.

Responding to the proposal, Ong said he would bring up the proposal for discussion within the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and other related ministries.

Ong said this would extend the collaboration inked between China Post Group Guangxi and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporat ion ( Mat rade) and Malaysia’s KCO Logistics & Distributions Services Sdn Bhd in September 2017, which led to the setting- up of Malaysia Pavilion on China Post’s online platform, ULE. com.

Since then, KCO has become the Master Dealer of China Post Guangxi Province for logistics provider offline and e- commerce business, with about 50 countries on the platform to date.

Earlier, Ong launched the Malaysia E- Commerce Zone designated within the ChinaAsean E- commerce Logistics Centre in the Nanning FreeTrade Zone Electronic Science Park.

Malaysia is the first country to have a zone within the park. — Bernama