They typically do not own any of their own equipment, make no

investments in capital equipment or systems, and rely on subcontractors

to provide trucking, air, and ocean freight. -
https://www.chinabusinessreview.com/nine-rules-for-logistics-in-china/
Thousands of companies are competing in the market with the top 20 road transportation players
only accounting for 2% of the market share-

Thse toll fees and taxes can account for up to between 30% and 40% of the transport cost for
logistics companies.

The logistics costs in China are represented as 18% of GDP

More merges and acquisitions are expected to develop a more concentrated market with better
synergy between the services provided

It may not be easy to identify service providers offering reliable services that are always up to the
required standard. It is for this reason why most large-scale retailers and companies doing business
in China prefer to set up their own logistic team or companies to support their own logistic needs.

In the recent announcement from the State Council, China approved a new plan for reform on
logistics development and improvement.

http://free-log.com/en/logistics-industry-in-china/

It is common to see small forwarders like this in tier-two or tier-three

cities, moving cargo in tricycle carts from manufacturing sites to airports

rivalry for logistics business between Chengdu and Chongqing

Market
It is certainly not for lack of infrastructure that Chinas logistics industry is struggling to meet its potentialthe country
is number one in the world in terms of tonne-kilometers of freight, at 2917.4 billion, as well as inland water
transportation, with 110,000 km of navigable waterways.

Firstly, rapid growth in domestic consumption has created a need to deliver more goods to a greater number of
destinations, as the Chinese government attempts to transition away from an export-driven economy
Agricultural

Rice is China's most important crop, raised on about 29% of the cultivated area, grown mainly in the south of China.
Despite of the mountainous topography, farmers in Guangxi and Yunnan have developed environmentally sustainable
terraced rice fields. Wheat is the second most-prevalent grain crop, grown especially on the North China Plain, in
Jiangsu, Hubei, and Sichuan provinces. Other crops include corn, millet, soybean in north and northeast China,
sweet potatoes in the south, white potatoes in the north and peanuts in Shandong and Hebei provinces.

Tropical fruits are grown on Hainan Island, apples and pears in northern Liaoning and Shandong, and citrus fruits are
grown in South China. Tea plantations are located on the hillsides of the middle Yangtze Valley and in Zhejiang,
Anhui, Fujian, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. Lotus is widely cultivated throughout southern China's Hubei, Hunan,
Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces. Sugarcane is grown in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Sichuan, while sugar beets
are raised in northern China's Heilongjiang and Inner Mongolia. Cotton is grown throughout China, but especially in
the areas of the North China Plain, the Yangtze valley, and Xinjiang.

Agricultural hubs of china