Xi'an Customs has advanced the "Integration of the Bonded Zone and the Inland Port" reform to boost the export assembly center, improving cross-border logistics and speeding up the China-Europe freight train. 

In 2025, China-Europe freight train (Xi'an) managed imports and exports worth 39.52 billion yuan through the Xi'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone, making up 54.2% of the railway's total trade value. The volume of cross-border e-commerce exports shipped via China-Europe freight train (Xi'an), measured by the number of simplified customs declarations, grew about 5.8 times compared to the previous year.

Integrated "security checks and one-stop inspection" model

Previously, customs inspections and railway security checks were conducted separately. Despite being just 1.5 kilometers apart, the Xi'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone and the railway container terminal lacked coordination, forcing enterprises to navigate several parties for export procedures. This process was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and increased logistics costs.

To enhance customs clearance efficiency, Xi'an Customs, alongside the railway department and Xi'an Chanba International Port, implemented an integrated "security checks and one-stop inspection" model. This approach moves railway security checks to the Xi'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone's port area, enabling simultaneous customs and security inspections.

The integrated supervision model for exports has drastically improved efficiency, cutting cargo flow time from over two days to under two hours and halving export clearance time from 1.6 to 0.8 hours.

Multiple measures benefiting enterprises

Xi'an Customs also introduced the "tax rebate upon entry into the zone" policy, enabling export goods to receive tax rebates immediately upon entering the Xi'an Comprehensive Bonded Zone.

Traditionally, export tax rebates take 60 to 90 days, but the "tax rebate upon entry into the zone" policy reduces this to just two weeks, significantly speeding up the process. This minimizes capital being tied up, bolstering enterprises' risk resilience. Businesses often reinvest the early rebate into high-turnover, high-yield operations, directly fueling expansion.

The "bonded warehousing and LCL consolidation" service is especially beneficial for small and medium-sized enterprises, allowing them to consolidate goods within the zone without needing full containers, significantly cutting logistics costs.

In 2025, Xi'an Customs introduced measures benefiting enterprises, reducing domestic freight costs by 13.095 million yuan for 407 importers and easing their tax burden by 1.061 million yuan.

As of now, the cumulative number of trips made by the China-Europe freight train (Xi'an) has exceeded 30,000, with key metrics such as trip frequency, freight volume, and laden container ratio consistently ranking among the highest nationwide.