Sanya opens a new GMS cross-border logistics channel, adding new momentum to the opening up of the free trade port

On January 29, a cross-border transport truck fully loaded with Thai durians operated by Sanya Business District Trade Technology Co., Ltd. departed from the core production area of southern Thailand and successfully arrived in China via the "Thailand-Laos-Vietnam-China" GMS cross-border logistics new channel, marking a key breakthrough in the construction of this channel.

The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) encompasses six countries including China, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Previously, road logistics were hampered by the lack of unified customs standards and cross-border transport coordination mechanisms among these countries, hindering direct intermodal transport. This new GMS cross-border logistics channel is led by China's Ministry of Transport, with the participation of the Asian Development Bank and five countries in the Indochina Peninsula. Once operational, the channel will allow domestic vehicles (with only 500 slots nationwide) to directly travel between China and Thailand, achieving direct transport without changing vehicles or containers, significantly reducing transit time and transshipment costs.

As the forefront of Hainan Free Trade Port's opening up to the outside world, Sanya Central Business District, based on its pioneering and pilot positioning, flexibly utilizes existing agreements, collaborates with Yunnan state-owned enterprises, and actively explores new cross-border logistics models, writing a vivid chapter in the practice of trade liberalization and facilitation in the Free Trade Port.

In the future, the Sanya Central Business District will continue to deepen its linkage with logistics hubs in Southeast Asian countries and connect with trade resources, and contribute more institutional opening-up and innovation achievements to help the Hainan Free Trade Port build a new highland of high-level opening-up.