A box of international shipping goods is hard to find


Every year from June to August is the peak period for Christmas supplies shipments, but in Yiwu, Zhejiang, a global Christmas supplies distribution center, reporters visited and found that buyers were scattered and many popular products were sold out.Su Xue Qin, a merchant in Yiwu International Trade City, told reporters: Many foreign customers and domestic and foreign trade companies are worried about the difficulty of booking and the high freight, so they have prepared early and placed orders and shipped in advance.“Last year, customers only came to purchase in May and June, and they came in February and March this year.Our order volume for a month in June can probably reach 8 million yuan to 10 million yuan.”

However, some orders are backlogged in domestic warehouses due to difficulties in booking or excessive freight, which puts pressure on business operations.“Originally, the value of a (container container) product was about 310,000 yuan, and the sea freight cost continued to rise to about 15,000 US dollars, which is equivalent to 90,000 yuan. Compared with the value of a cabinet, it accounts for nearly one-third. , The customer will consider canceling this order."Su Xue Qin said.

Affected by the spread of overseas epidemics, there have been shortages of dock workers, dock congestion, and ship suspensions from time to time. The turnover efficiency of ships has decreased, and there has been a continuous shortage of space and a situation where a box is difficult to find.The Shanghai Export container tariff index announced on August 20 closed at 4,340.18 points, continuing to hit a record high.