CSCEC Modular Builds a Global Path
By [Daisy]
October 27, 2025
Recently, a cargo ship carrying 273 construction containers from CSCEC Modular Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CSCEC Modular") set sail from Qingdao Qianwan Port, heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) via the "Belt and Road" route. These containers, equivalent to a 15-story building, took only 1 working day from declaration to boarding – an 80% reduction compared to three years ago – with the logistics cost per container decreased by 3,000 yuan. Wang Lei, the company's Logistics Director, highlighted the new experience of Chinese construction container enterprises in overseas expansion, driven by policy support.
Customs Clearance Innovation: From "Multi-Port Multiple Inspections" to "One Form to the End"
"In the past, cross-port transshipment required repeated declarations, and it took 45 hours to release the shipping manifest. Now, we just need to check the 'combined ports' option to get it done," said Wang Lei, pointing to the prominent
"Shangangtong" intelligent transshipment mode logo on the customs declaration system interface. Relying on the innovative supervision mechanism launched by Qingdao Customs, CSCEC Modular's construction containers can complete the entire process of declaration, inspection, and release at Weihai Branch Port, and then be directly transferred to Qingdao Hub Port for loading – realizing "one declaration, one inspection, one release."
In response to the characteristics of construction containers, such as "heavy components and difficulty in splitting," the enterprise also enjoys customized customs services. In the engineering materials order shipped to Africa in August this year, bulk steel structures and containerized accessories were transported in mixed loads. Yantai Customs adopted a classified supervision model, separating the containers from the goods for supervision, which shortened the entire ship's inspection time by 2-3 days and saved the enterprise nearly 3 million yuan in venue costs. "The 24/7 appointment-based customs clearance allows us to respond to overseas orders at any time. The full-chain connection of 'Greater Bay Area Manufacturing – Port Direct Shipping – Overseas Assembly' has become the new normal," Wang Lei added.
Policy Escort: Full-Chain Support from Production to Tax Rebates
At CSCEC Modular's Dongguan production base, the workshop is busy manufacturing modular components for Hong Kong's public housing project. "The Guangdong-Hong Kong 'Assembled Integrated' Modular Construction Cross-Border Trade Guide is our 'overseas expansion manual'," said Li Na, the Financial Director, pointing to the policy handbook on the table. The "five-step method" in the guide has increased the verification efficiency of processing trade manuals by 50%. Meanwhile, the "intelligent self-inspection" and "fill-free" services for export tax rebates have reduced the time for tax rebates to arrive in the account from 20 days to 3 days.
Policy dividends have also extended to the production link. As a pilot enterprise for modular construction in Shenzhen, CSCEC Modular has obtained special tax reductions through its digital transformation project, and has invested 20 million yuan in upgrading intelligent production lines this year. "The customs' enterprise group supervision model has been a great help!" revealed Zhang Wei, the Production Factory Director. Bonded materials within the group can flow freely, solving the problem of production capacity allocation during the surge in orders. In the first 10 months of this year, the export volume increased by 230% year-on-year, in line with the export growth rate of Guangdong-Hong Kong modular construction.
Global Layout: Converting Policy Dividends into Market Competitiveness
At the construction site in Dubai, UAE, CSCEC Modular's container-style office building is being quickly erected. "We are amazed by the delivery efficiency of Chinese enterprises – it only took 4 months from order placement to completion," praised Mohammed, the local partner's person in charge. Behind this competitiveness lies the resonance between policies and the market: relying on the industrial chain synergy advantages of Guangdong and Hong Kong, the enterprise combines Guangdong's production capacity with Hong Kong's international certification advantages, and has expanded into 12 overseas markets including Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
"Policy clarity is an important consideration for overseas customers," said Chen Feng, the company's General Manager. The "one enterprise, one policy" service provided by customs and tax authorities has given the enterprise more confidence in coping with the rules of different markets. Currently, CSCEC Modular is drawing on the experience of "direct loading upon arrival" at Chenglingji Port to plan the launch of a South American route. It is expected that the export volume will exceed 1.5 billion yuan next year.
From policy innovation in the Pearl River Estuary to efficient delivery at global ports, Chinese construction container enterprises are moving forward at full speed in the wave of international trade, with policies as their sails. As Chen Feng put it: "Every facilitation measure is an 'accelerator' for overseas expansion. We are confident in bringing more Chinese construction solutions to the world."