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New Covid scare hassles China-HK cross-border trade
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2023/01/28 15:31:40
CROSS-BORDER trade between south China and Hong Kong are becoming more challenging of a renewed Covid scare and the Chinese New Year holiday, reports London's Air Cargo News.
Taiwan forwarder Dimerco said that cargo being moved from manufacturing hubs around Shenzhen to Hong Kong by road or feeder vessel for onward transport by air or sea were facing disruption.
"Container feeder services are scaling back, or suspending, operations since factory volumes are down due to workers being out due to Covid and factories are shutting down early for Chinese New Year," the forwarder said in a market update.
Trucking also faces challenges as on top of the already limited driver supply, the Chinese government requires a Covid-negative test for these drivers and factory pick-up locations must hold a valid site code that indicates the site is free of Covid.
"This situation threatens the ability of manufacturers to quickly ship goods to customers," the company said.
For air freight, the forwarder suggested either utilising a bonded warehouse in Shenzhen's Qianhai hub or a sea-air pilot programme in which Dimerco is taking part.
The bonded trucking option allows a local driver from Shenzhen to drive cargo to a bonded facility at Qianhai where it can be picked up by a Hong Kong-registered driver, rather than using a single driver for the whole journey that runs the risk of a negative Covid test.
Taiwan forwarder Dimerco said that cargo being moved from manufacturing hubs around Shenzhen to Hong Kong by road or feeder vessel for onward transport by air or sea were facing disruption.
"Container feeder services are scaling back, or suspending, operations since factory volumes are down due to workers being out due to Covid and factories are shutting down early for Chinese New Year," the forwarder said in a market update.
Trucking also faces challenges as on top of the already limited driver supply, the Chinese government requires a Covid-negative test for these drivers and factory pick-up locations must hold a valid site code that indicates the site is free of Covid.
"This situation threatens the ability of manufacturers to quickly ship goods to customers," the company said.
For air freight, the forwarder suggested either utilising a bonded warehouse in Shenzhen's Qianhai hub or a sea-air pilot programme in which Dimerco is taking part.
The bonded trucking option allows a local driver from Shenzhen to drive cargo to a bonded facility at Qianhai where it can be picked up by a Hong Kong-registered driver, rather than using a single driver for the whole journey that runs the risk of a negative Covid test.