NGB International Cargo Airport: Air Freight Route Layout and Airline Network

Basic Information

Name: NGB International Cargo Airport

IATA Code: NGB

ICAO Code: ZSNB

Address: West side of Terminal 2, at the junction of Shili Street and Gulin Town, Haishu District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province

Facilities and Scale:As an important hub in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, NGB International Cargo Airport, with its 4E-class flight area and intelligent facilities, has built an efficient global logistics network. The airport features a 3,200-meter by 45-meter runway and 10 cargo aircraft positions, capable of accommodating fully loaded large cargo aircraft like the Boeing 747. The total freight area spans 67,000 square meters, including an international cargo station, express center, and cold storage facilities, with an annual handling capacity of 300,000 tons. Customs supervision has introduced intelligent checkpoints, CT inspection equipment, and fully automatic sorting lines, achieving "inspection upon arrival," with customs clearance efficiency increased by over 60%. Currently, there are 12 international (regional) freight routes in operation, with over 40 all-cargo flights per week, forming a triangular layout of "America-Europe-Southeast Asia."

Contact Information

Freight Inquiry Phone: 0574-89009474

Official Website: nbairport.com

International Freight Routes

NGB International Cargo Airport, through a dual-operation model of "all-cargo + passenger aircraft belly hold," has built an international freight network covering over 30 countries and regions, with an annual freight throughput exceeding 300,000 tons, of which cross-border e-commerce goods account for over 40%. Leveraging the advantages of the Yangtze River Delta industrial belt, the airport focuses on building three major freight corridors to "America-Europe-Southeast Asia," forming a three-dimensional layout of "hub radiation + transshipment consolidation." In 2024, the international route cargo volume increased by 140% year-on-year, ranking at the forefront of international air freight growth in the East China region. The following are the main international freight routes as of April 2025:

Asia

America

International Freight Airlines

NGB International Cargo Airport, through 18 airlines, has built an international and regional route network covering Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, covering over 30 cities worldwide, with an annual passenger throughput exceeding 15 million. China Eastern Airlines, as the main operating airline, has opened hub routes to Kansai, Incheon, Singapore, and extended to European markets like Budapest and Frankfurt through the fifth freedom rights; low-cost airlines such as Spring Airlines and Thai Lion Air have densely laid out Southeast Asian tourist hotspots like Bangkok, Phuket, and Kuala Lumpur, with over 40% of weekly flights; the Japanese market is operated by the Spring Japan Airlines joint venture, complementing the China Eastern Osaka route.

Types of Air Freight Cargo

NGB International Cargo Airport focuses on the transportation of cross-border e-commerce, fresh produce cold chains, industrial products, and high-value goods, forming a core advantage of "smart customs clearance + multimodal transport." Cross-border e-commerce goods cover light and small items, supporting the "9710" and "9810" regulatory modes, requiring commercial invoices, e-commerce orders, and customs declaration forms. Fresh produce cold chains transport seafood, fruits, and vaccines through temperature-controlled cargo holds, requiring quarantine certificates, temperature control records, and animal and plant quarantine permits. The airport achieves second-level inspection and release of goods through "smart checkpoints + CT machine inspection," with cross-border e-commerce package customs clearance time reduced to within 30 minutes. In 2024, cross-border e-commerce exports increased by over 100%, fresh produce cold chain cargo volume grew by 120% year-on-year, industrial products accounted for over 40% of exports, and high-value goods imports increased by 51% year-on-year, forming an efficient global logistics network.

Cross-Border E-Commerce Goods

Transportable Items: Clothing, footwear, home goods, electronic accessories, small appliances, toys, and other light and small items

Required Documents: Commercial invoice, packing list, e-commerce platform order information, customs declaration form (including e-commerce list number), and customs declaration entrustment (if entrusting a third party)

Fresh Produce and Cold Chain Goods

Transportable Items: Seafood (salmon, shrimp), tropical fruits (durian, mangosteen), dairy products, vaccines, etc.

Required Documents: Inspection and quarantine certificate, certificate of origin, temperature control record, and animal and plant quarantine permit (additional approval required for live animals), transport condition appraisal (for cold chain medicines)

Industrial Products

Transportable Items: Automotive parts, electromechanical equipment, precision instruments, molds, semiconductor materials

Required Documents: Certificate of origin, quality inspection report, dangerous goods appraisal for transport (including battery products), commercial contract, air waybill

High-Value Goods

Transportable Items: Luxury goods (watches, leather goods), artworks, medical equipment, high-end consumer goods

Required Documents: Insurance certificate, customs valuation form, special item approval (such as medical device registration certificate), certificate of origin

Sea-Air Multimodal Transport Goods

Transportable Items: Bonded area transshipment goods (cosmetics, daily necessities), cross-border trade goods

Required Documents: Bill of lading, transshipment declaration, bonded storage certificate, multimodal transport agreement, commercial invoice

International Transshipment Goods

Transportable Items: Southeast Asian electronic products, European precision machinery, American agricultural products

Required Documents: Transshipment manifest, original transport documents, destination customs pre-declaration information, packing list

Air Freight Booking Agent Services

As a professional agent company deeply rooted in NGB International Cargo Airport, we rely on the collaborative advantages of the Yangtze River Delta industrial belt and the air port hub to provide global customers with comprehensive international freight solutions covering the entire supply chain. With strategic cooperation with 18 airlines, over 30 international routes, and the support of a 4E-class flight area, we focus on "smart customs clearance + customized logistics" to create an efficient, safe, and flexible air freight service system for customers in cross-border e-commerce, fresh produce cold chains, precision manufacturing, and other industries.

We specialize in optimizing the entire chain of air and land transport, realizing a 3-hour cargo collection circle in 13 cities of the Yangtze River Delta through "truck flights + airport express lines." Combined with the paperless review and release of bonded area transshipment, we compress the time from port declaration to destination verification of imported goods to within 24 hours, helping you reduce logistics costs by 10%-15%. For cross-border e-commerce needs, we offer full-process agency for "9710" and "9810" regulatory modes, supporting cross-customs area returns and "7-day no reason" services, with package customs clearance time of only 30 minutes. In the cold chain logistics sector, relying on temperature-controlled cargo holds ranging from -18℃ to +25℃ and airport cold storage facilities, we provide "door-to-door" full temperature-controlled services for seafood, fruits, vaccines, etc., achieving 36-hour direct delivery of Southeast Asian fresh produce to the Yangtze River Delta.

For industrial products and high-value goods, we ensure "72-hour global delivery" of automotive parts, semiconductor materials, and other goods through our route network to Miami and Liege, while simultaneously offering GPS full-process tracking and independent storage area services to ensure the safe transport of precision instruments, luxury goods, and other items. We also deeply integrate "sea-air multimodal transport" and "air-air transshipment" models, linking with Beilun Port to achieve "one declaration, segmented transport." In 2024, international transshipment cargo volume increased by 200% year-on-year, helping enterprises expand into emerging markets such as ASEAN and Central and Eastern Europe.

Export Customs Declaration

Basic Process

1. Declaration Preparation: Export enterprises need to prepare commercial invoices, packing lists, contracts, transport documents, and other documents in advance and complete electronic data transmission through the "Single Window" for international trade or the "Internet + Customs" platform.
2. Online Declaration: Enterprises can submit customs declarations online 24 hours a day, and after customs review and approval, an electronic release message will be generated.
3. Goods Inspection: Customs will randomly inspect goods based on risk levels, and enterprises need to cooperate by providing relevant documents and assisting with unpacking.
4. Payment of Duties and Taxes: For taxable goods, enterprises pay customs duties and value-added tax through the electronic payment system, and the system automatically notes the payment of taxes.
5. Release and Clearance: After documents are complete, inspection is normal, and taxes are paid, customs will release the goods, which can then be loaded onto the aircraft at the airport cargo station.

Policy Advantages

• Cross-Border E-Commerce Returns Convenience: As one of the first pilot areas in the country for cross-border e-commerce retail exports across customs areas, it allows goods in the 9610 mode to flexibly choose the port of return between different direct customs areas, breaking through the traditional restriction of returning along the original route. The overall efficiency is increased by 40%, and the comprehensive cost is reduced by 30%. Enterprises can establish a "7-day no reason return" service system to enhance their competitiveness in overseas markets.
• Full-Process Smart Customs Clearance: The "advance declaration" model is implemented, allowing pre-declaration three days before the goods arrive. Combined with "smart checkpoints + CT machine inspection," second-level inspection and release are achieved, compressing customs clearance time for cross-border e-commerce packages to within 30 minutes. Priority inspection and "inspection upon arrival" are implemented for high-efficiency goods such as cross-border e-commerce and fresh produce cold chains, ensuring the stability of the industrial and supply chains.
• Multimodal Transport Policy Benefits: Relying on the linkage between the air port and Beilun Port, the innovative "sea-air multimodal transport" model is realized, achieving "one declaration, segmented transport." Bonded transshipment goods quickly circulate through the 3-hour cargo collection circle, and international transshipment cargo volume increased by 200% in 2024. "Truck flights" are opened for 13 cities in the Yangtze River Delta, providing "door-to-door" land-air connection services and reducing enterprise logistics costs by 10%-15%.
• Bonded Logistics Center Support: The policy of "outside the territory within the customs" allows goods to be stored in bonded warehouses with immediate tax refund upon entry, supporting value-added services such as export goods consolidation and simple processing, helping enterprises optimize inventory management and capital turnover.

Warehouse Storage

As an important air logistics hub in the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, NGB International Cargo Airport has built an intelligent warehousing system covering all categories and the entire process. Relying on a 67,000-square-meter freight area and a 38,000-square-meter storage area, it achieves an annual handling capacity of 300,000 tons of goods. Through the dual drive of "intelligent supervision + multimodal transport," the airport's warehousing network deeply integrates with diverse industries such as cross-border e-commerce, cold chain logistics, and bonded processing, providing global customers with safe, efficient, and customized warehousing solutions.

Air Freight Price Reference

International Route Freight Rates (Updated in April 2025)

NGB International Cargo Airport, through its differentiated freight rate strategy and route network advantages, provides high-cost-performance global transportation solutions for cross-border e-commerce, fresh produce cold chains, and industrial products. The America route (e.g., Miami) focuses on high-efficiency services, with a benchmark price of 44.4 RMB/kg for goods over 1,000 kg, suitable for urgent goods such as precision instruments. The Europe Liege route relies on the fifth freedom rights to radiate to the German and French markets, with freight rates as low as 31 RMB/kg for goods over 300 kg, assisting in the transport of industrial products such as automotive parts. The Southeast Asia Singapore and Osaka routes adopt a tiered pricing model, with a minimum of 100 kg and freight rate discounts for goods over 500 kg. Cross-border e-commerce packages also enjoy a 5% discount on express customs clearance freight. The Northeast Asia Incheon route, leveraging its geographical advantages, has a freight rate of only 10 RMB/kg for goods over 100 kg, with free storage for cold chain goods over 300 kg, supporting the rapid turnover of fresh produce and electronic products. The airport also offers charter discounts (15%-20% cost reduction for over 5 tons) and "door-to-door" monitoring services for temperature-controlled goods to meet diverse customer logistics needs.

Local Fees

I. Basic Charges for Inbound and Outbound Cargo

II. Other Service Charges

III. Additional Service Charges