UPS has improved services across eight cities in China to provide export manufacturers with stronger connectivity to the global market, including later pick-up times and faster transit times.
The US company said the improvements are part of its multi-year plan for China, with the current round of enhanced services focusing on second and third tier cities, which comprise 59% of the country’s GDP and 73% of its population.
“As China shifts its focus from a manufacturing-heavy economic model to a services-led one, some manufacturing industries have migrated from top-tier cities to second and third tier ones due to the increasing costs of labour and operations,” explained Harld Peters, President of UPS China. “UPS’s service enhancements fulfil the growing needs of export manufacturers located in the lower-tier cities.”
Customers in Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Jiangmen, Quanzhou, Jiaxing, Wenzhou, Shaoxing, Nantong, and the surrounding areas of these eight cities, now benefit from the following improvements:
* Extended cut-off time by up to four hours for export shipment pick-ups, giving manufacturers wider production windows and greater flexibility to finalize orders
* Faster transit times from China to key overseas markets in the US, Europe and Asia; with most shipments that are bound for US and intra-Asia reaching their destinations within 24 hours
* Prompt release and more efficient customs clearance for export and import shipments, including simplified declaration formalities and lower customs inspection ratio, as a result of UPS’s Advanced Certified Enterprise (ACE) and General Certified Enterprise (GCE) certifications under China’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) scheme
* The addition of nine new Boeing 747-8Fs by end-2018 to provide greater intercontinental air cargo capacity for customers throughout the year
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of UPS operations in China. Over the past three decades, UPS has focused on enabling the success of Chinese businesses by anticipating shifts in the global and Chinese economies, as Chinese manufacturing transforms from a labor-intensive manufacturing model to a capital-intensive, innovation-driven Made in China 2.0 economy.
“China’s reform and opening up over the past four decades and the Belt and Road initiative have demonstrated the country’s commitment to facilitating global economic integration and economic growth; the 7.9% year-on-year increase in China's total import and export value in the first half of 2018 reinforces China’s potential as a major trading power,” Peters added.
“We are very optimistic about China’s long-term growth opportunities and will continue to invest in this market.”
