A shipment of new energy vehicle components and lithium batteries departed from Taizhou in East China's Zhejiang province for India under a new "separate-container shipment" customs supervision model on June 26. The shipment marked Zhejiang's first export of lithium batteries using a cross-customs clearance mechanism.

The shipment was produced by Asia Euro Automobile Manufacturing (Taizhou), a major electric vehicle manufacturer in Taizhou. The lithium batteries are manufactured in Shandong province and transported to Taizhou, where they are installed for vehicle inspection. Before export, the batteries and vehicles must be separated and packed into different containers.

Previously, the batteries had to be transported back to Shandong for mandatory dangerous goods packaging inspections before export. The additional journey of nearly 2,000 kilometers extended delivery schedules by four to five days and increased logistics costs.

After the company raised the issue during a customs consultation program for local new energy enterprises, Taizhou Customs coordinated with Hangzhou Customs and Qingdao Customs to establish a cross-customs supervision mechanism, allowing inspections to be completed in Taizhou.

The new model is expected to reduce the company's annual logistics costs by nearly 800,000 yuan ($117,903) while shortening delivery times and easing the burden of cross-regional transportation and repeated cargo handling.