DHL China Latin American Express Line Annual Express Increase by 42%

DHL Express held a Latin American route seminar in Shanghai yesterday. Since both China and Latin America are regions where the world’s rare GDP continues to grow, DHL’s courier volume between China and Latin America increased by 42% year-on-year. It is expected that in the next 10 to 15 years, the courier volume between the two places will continue to grow.

The DHL headquarters brought together Brazil, the Caribbean (Central America), the regional general manager of Mexico, and the director to Shanghai. In this seminar, the person in charge of the regional discussions with China focused on analyzing the GDP growth in China and Latin America. DHL believes that the GDP growth of the country, In the region, the volume of cargo will increase accordingly.

It is reported that GDP growth in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011 increased by 4.2% over the previous year. The total economic output of Latin America has reached US$6.06 trillion, ranking third in the world. The volume of courier between China and Latin America is mainly high value-added, time-sensitive goods and a large number of bills and documents. For example, China frequently transports electronic products, household appliances, clothing, shoes, textiles, plastic products, and plastic components from Brazil to Brazil, as well as a large number of semi-finished products that are assembled and manufactured in local factories. Brazil sends samples of ore to China for verification by China. At the same time, there are 70% of bills and contracts for the Brazilian mines.

DHL will organize the heads of the Chinese and Asian regions in May to conduct a study in Latin America to formulate a business plan that best suits the above market conditions.