The Report on the Development of International Freight Forwarders in China, based on the data recorded by the International Freight Forwarders in 2016 by the Ministry of Commerce and the operating data of the top 100 freight forwarding companies of the current year, fully reflects the status quo and characteristics of China's international freight forwarding and logistics industry.

 

"Report" shows that with the market rebound, the international freight forwarding industry, the overall smooth operation. As of May 8, 2017, the number of international freight forwarding companies filed with the Ministry of Commerce was 56,097, of which, 42,981 were corporate enterprises and 13,091 were branch companies, up by 11.84%, 11.65% and 12.41% respectively over the same period last year with an increase in the number of industry entities, in particular The growth of the number of corporate enterprises is much higher than the average of 3.98% in the previous 14 years (2004 ~ 2016).

 

This shows that the industry is still in rapid growth. From the operating conditions, in 2016 the top 100 international freight forwarding list business revenue of 354.414 billion yuan total corporate income, an increase of 7.2% over 2015, which is following the continuous decline in corporate revenue the previous two years after the data for the first time by the negative Turn positive, and the growth rate is much higher than the same period total import and export volume of foreign trade and foreign trade cargo volume growth. Among them, there are 20 enterprises with a growth rate of more than 10%. According to each business standpoint, operating revenue of top 50 shipping seaports, top 50 air shipping companies, top 20 shipping companies and top 20 storage warehouses increased by 0.44% and 5.23 respectively over 2015 %, 18.23%, 41.81%, showing a different trend. The international shipping industry is gradually getting out of the trough, the demand for air cargo continues to expand, the ground transportation has benefited from the rapid growth of the Central European Trains, and the strong demand for warehousing resources from contract logistics, cross-border e-commerce logistics and high value-added products, Strong revenue growth. According to the report, all types of freight forwarding logistics enterprises have enjoyed a balanced development and the regional distribution has entered a "new normal." Among the top 100 international freight forwarding companies in 2016, there are 25 state-owned enterprises with operating income accounting for 55.67%, 27 foreign-funded enterprises with operating income accounting for 22.74%, and 48 private-owned enterprises with operating income accounting for 21.59%. Among the top 10 enterprises in the comprehensive list, state-owned enterprises account for 5 seats, foreign-funded enterprises account for 4 seats and private-owned enterprises occupy 1 seat. These two sets of data show that although the number of state-owned freight forwarding companies accounts for only 5% of the total, the leading force in the development of the industry is still the dominant force in the development of competitiveness and new formats. By speeding up the overall layout and expansion of foreign-funded freight forwarding companies, Become an indispensable force in the development of the industry. The number of private-owned enterprises accounts for 90% of the total, and has been increasing year by year, becoming a new force in the development of the industry.