Inland Port refers to a logistics node located in an inland area with customs supervision functions, usually equipped with customs, inspection and quarantine agencies, capable of completing customs declaration, inspection, and release procedures for import and export goods. It is connected to coastal ports via rail, road, or inland waterway transport, enabling 'one declaration, one inspection, one release,' and serves as an important hub for multimodal transport. Use cases include: when inland enterprises export, they can declare customs directly at the inland port, then transport goods by rail/road to a coastal port for loading; when importing, goods are transshipped from the coastal port to the inland port for customs clearance. Precautions: confirm the inland port's customs supervision code and qualifications, ensure the transshipment transport documents are complete; pay attention to transport time and cost to avoid demurrage charges caused by transshipment delays. The difference from a 'coastal port' lies in geographical location and transport mode; the difference from a 'bonded zone' lies in functional positioning: inland ports focus on customs clearance and multimodal transport, while bonded zones focus on warehousing and value-added processing.
📝 Examples
1. After completing customs declaration at the Chengdu Inland Port, our company transported the goods directly to Poland via the China-Europe Railway Express, without the need to declare again at a coastal port. (Note: This uses the inland port to achieve local declaration and remote release, improving inland export efficiency.)
2. The imported equipment was transshipped from the Port of Shanghai to the Chongqing Inland Port. We completed customs clearance and picked up the goods in Chongqing, saving time spent waiting at the coastal port. (Note: Import transshipment to an inland port facilitates nearby customs clearance and pickup for inland enterprises.)
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