Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration's "Direct Access" program safeguards the smooth export of Zhejiang's first shipment of bonded repair goods for new energy vehicle power batteries.

On November 10, 24 power battery packs for Geely brand new energy vehicles, which underwent bonded maintenance, were steadily hoisted onto a ship at the Beilun International Container Terminal of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port and officially set sail. This marked the completion of the full-process closed-loop outbound shipment for Zhejiang's first bonded maintenance business of power batteries for new energy vehicles. It is a vivid practice of Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration empowering new foreign trade formats via the "Three New Essentials" direct outbound service mechanism, and it also completes a critical link in improving the full-chain service guarantee for new energy vehicle exports.

This batch of power battery packs were shipped back from Malaysia, repaired and tested on the repair production line of Ningbo Netway New Energy Vehicle Service Co., Ltd., and then re-exported. Previously, the company faced an extremely tight shipping schedule: The shipping company required early submission of the dangerous goods safety shipment suitability report, and failure to meet the deadline would result in the cancellation of the original shipping schedule, putting the company at risk of breach of contract.

This was a race against time. The Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration relied on the "Three New Essentials" direct outbound service mechanism to tailor a safeguard plan for the company, allowing the "deficiency tolerance" report mechanism to enable enterprises to temporarily process the dangerous goods safety shipment suitability report procedures. This ensured the smooth completion of the report before the shipping company’s cut-off time. Meanwhile, maritime enforcement personnel hurried to the enterprise's repair workshop and container loading site to provide on-site services of "simultaneous loading and inspection." They focused on inspecting and guiding key aspects such as battery packaging conditions, short-circuit prevention safety measures, dangerous goods signs and labels, stowage and securing, and lashing tie-downs. This streamlined the inspection and container loading processes, enabling the cargo to be packed and loaded onto the ship without needing to change or open the containers, significantly reducing logistics time costs and laying a solid foundation for smooth shipment.

The logistics manager of Netway Company stated: “The shipping company set a very tight cut-off time for this batch of battery packs. If we didn’t make it on time, there was a risk of containers being left behind. The maritime department took the initiative to offer doorstep services, using a combination of ‘deficiency tolerance’ reports and ‘simultaneous loading and inspection,’ enabling us to catch the shipping schedule steadily. This has given us greater confidence in conducting large-scale bonded maintenance and battery exports for the future.”

Bonded maintenance of new energy vehicle power batteries is a key foreign trade new business format fostered by the Ningbo section of the Zhejiang Free Trade Pilot Zone. It is also a core link in the new energy vehicle export guarantee system. As the core component of new energy vehicles, the operational and maintenance capabilities of power batteries directly determine overseas service quality and brand market competitiveness. The implementation of the bonded maintenance model has established a complete flow channel for overseas repaired batteries from "return entry—bonded maintenance—re-export," addressing the shortcomings in the aftermarket service for overseas shipments of new energy vehicles. This drives the upgrade of the Chinese new energy vehicle industry chain from product exports to "product + service" full-chain outbound development, continuously extending to higher value-added segments. According to reports, after the Ningbo Netway New Energy Vehicle Power Battery Bonded Maintenance Project reaches full capacity, it is expected to repair up to 60,000 power battery packs annually and serve 47 countries and regions across Southeast Asia, Europe, and others.

A relevant official from Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration stated that the maritime department consistently upholds the safety baseline for the supervision of dangerous goods. Through innovating regulatory service mechanisms to secure critical time windows for enterprises, it not only acts as a pragmatic measure to serve new foreign trade formats but also demonstrates proactive responsibility in building a full life-cycle guarantee system for new energy vehicle exports.

Currently, new energy vehicles have become a strong "green engine" for the growth of Ningbo's foreign trade. The successful outbound shipment of the first bonded maintenance power battery further streamlines the international supply chain for the aftermarket of new energy vehicles. Moving forward, the Ningbo Maritime Safety Administration will continue deepening the "Three New Essentials" direct outbound service, iteratively optimizing regulatory service models, providing high-quality and efficient guarantees for more companies in the new energy industry chain, and continuously contributing maritime power to maintaining the safety and stability of international logistics chains and supporting high-quality outbound manufacturing from China.