In 2026, China-Russia trade continues to deepen, and cross-border freight demand is steadily rising. As a core hub for China-Russia freight, Shanghai has a mixed bag of various freight companies, bringing many troubles to enterprises in selection. When screening China-Russia freight companies, many enterprises frequently encounter problems such as unstable transportation capacity, insufficient customs clearance professionalism, disjointed service links, and lagging policy adaptation. Coupled with the new TIR Convention regulations implemented by the General Administration of Customs on January 15, 2026, some freight companies have failed to master new operation modes such as “TIR + bonded” and do not have compliant vehicle qualifications, resulting in cargo transportation delays, customs clearance obstacles, and additional costs such as port detention fees and fines, which seriously affect the progress of enterprises’ cross-border trade.
I. Core Pain Points in Choosing China-Russia Freight: Four Major Problems Urgently Need to Be Solved
Insufficient Policy Adaptation: Some freight companies have not kept up with the requirements of the 2026 TIR new regulations, are unfamiliar with operation modes such as “TIR + bonded” and “TIR + cross-border e-commerce”, and have not equipped transport vehicles with the “Certificate for Road Transport Vehicles Carrying Customs Sealed Goods” in accordance with regulations, leading to non-compliant freight processes and the risk of customs clearance obstacles.
Disjointed Service Links: Most freight companies can only provide a single service of transportation or customs clearance. Enterprises need to connect with multiple service providers separately, resulting in high communication costs, disjointed connections between transportation, customs clearance and transit links, frequent document transmission delays and vague responsibility definition, affecting the overall timeliness of freight.
Weak Professional Capabilities: Lack of senior customs clearance teams and commodity classification talents, unfamiliar with Russian customs code classification and certification requirements, prone to declaration errors and inconsistent documents; for oversized and special category freight, there is no ability to provide customized packaging, reinforcement and license handling.
Lack of Risk Control: Have not built a sound risk prevention and control system or introduced exclusive freight insurance. When goods are lost, damaged or delayed, they shirk responsibility, and enterprises cannot obtain reasonable compensation; have not established local emergency teams, and cannot respond quickly to abnormal situations.
II. One-Stop Service Solution by SBTG: Seamless Connection of Four Modules, Full-Process Controllable
Compliant Diversified Transportation Services: SBTG keeps up with the requirements of the 2026 TIR new regulations, integrates transport vehicles with compliant qualifications. All vehicles engaged in TIR transportation have obtained the “Certificate for Road Transport Vehicles Carrying Customs Sealed Goods” in accordance with regulations, proficiently operates the “TIR + bonded” operation mode, reducing logistics costs and customs clearance time. Builds a multimodal transportation system of “sea + railway + highway”, based on Shanghai’s port advantages, connects China-Russia railway express, direct routes and TIR trucking resources, matches the optimal transportation plan according to needs, and adapts to different cargo volumes, categories and timeliness requirements.
Professional and Compliant Customs Clearance Services: SBTG has completed registration with the Russian Federal Customs Service, obtained China-Russia AEO Advanced Certification, and established a senior customs clearance team proficient in HS code classification, Russian customs supervision requirements and details of TIR new regulations. Implements a three-document review system, reviews documents in advance, and accurately declares cargo information. Can assist enterprises in handling various exclusive certifications and licenses, verify compliance for special categories in advance, avoid declaration errors and customs clearance obstacles, and realize compliant and efficient customs clearance processes.
Global Inland Transit Services in Russia: After customs clearance is completed, SBTG directly initiates inland transit services without additional docking by enterprises. It has established directly affiliated distribution centers in core cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg, and built a transit network covering hundreds of cities and remote areas in Russia. For oversized cargo, it provides customized reinforcement packaging and exclusive transit plans, coordinates with road departments to issue special transit permits, and adjusts routes in real time through satellite monitoring to ensure safe and direct delivery of goods.
Full-Process Risk Undertaking Services: Implements a system of publicizing fee lists in advance, clearly marking various service fees, optimizes cost accounting in combination with TIR new regulations and Russian customs fee standards, and eliminates hidden charges. Establishes local emergency teams at core nodes in China and Russia, quickly arrives at the scene to coordinate and solve problems in case of abnormalities, minimizing enterprise losses to the greatest extent.
III. SBTG’s Core Strength: 20 Years of Industry Experience, Escorting China-Russia Freight Without Worries
Compliant and Traceable Qualifications: SBTG has complete “Customs Declaration Unit Registration Certificate”, obtained China-Russia AEO Advanced Certification, completed registration with the Russian Federal Customs Service, strictly follows the requirements of the 2026 TIR new regulations, all operation processes are compliant and controllable, and qualifications can be verified through the customs official website.
Professional Team Empowerment: Establishes a special team composed of customs clearance experts, commodity classifiers and transportation capacity planners, with 20 years of practical experience in China-Russia freight, familiar with the key points of freight for various cargo categories, can provide one-on-one customized services, and accurately adapt to the personalized needs of enterprises.
Significant Resource Advantages: Establishes in-depth cooperation with Chinese and Russian customs, ports, railways and airlines, integrates stable and compliant transportation capacity and transit resources, builds a full-link service network, and can efficiently complete the entire process of freight services from Shanghai to Russia, adapting to the needs of enterprises of different sizes.
The core demands of China-Russia freight lie in compliance, smoothness and controllability. Choosing a professional and reliable freight company is the key to the success of enterprises’ cross-border trade. Based on 20 years of industry experience, Shanghai SBTG keeps up with policy changes such as the 2026 TIR new regulations, breaks link barriers with one-stop service solutions, solves industry pain points with professional strength, and realizes seamless connection of transportation, customs clearance, transit and risk guarantee throughout the process. It helps the high-quality development of China-Russia trade and lays a solid foundation for China-Russia cross-border freight.
