A shipment of handheld fans worth 18,000 yuan was shipped overseas from Shanghai on June 2 under a new customs clearance model designed for cross-border e-commerce exports.
The shipment was processed through a "master manifest + consolidated container" system that allows small cross-border e-commerce parcels to be combined with general trade exports and shipped in fully loaded containers.
Customs authorities said the model has helped lower logistics costs for small and medium-sized exporters while improving shipping efficiency. Officials also said the system has attracted cargo from major e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, to Shanghai ports.
The growth has been significant. Shanghai Customs said it supervised more than 5.2 million cross-border e-commerce export parcels worth over 5.8 billion yuan in the first five months of 2026, already exceeding the total value recorded for all of last year.
