Serbia Route – 1,770-Vehicle Fleet Building a TIR Transport Corridor from China to the Balkans' Core Market

Serbia Route is the core service brand of LHZ-TIR under LHZ Group, serving the Serbian market. Leveraging 1,770 owned and partnered TIR vehicles and 470 specialized car carriers, it uses Khorgos and Alashankou as exit nodes to build a door-to-door TIR truck transport network covering Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis, Kragujevac, and other major cities across Serbia. Serbia Route focuses on complete vehicles, full containers, project logistics, and bulk transport, with no LCL services, including destination import customs clearance, providing Chinese export enterprises with full-chain services from domestic pickup, port customs declaration, and TIR cross-border transport to Serbian destination customs clearance delivery.

Capacity Backbone: 1,770 TIR Vehicles, Nine Hubs Covering Eurasia

LHZ-TIR's total owned and partnered TIR fleet reaches 1,770 units, including 470 specialized car carriers. Vehicles are distributed across nine hubs: China, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, all holding local license plates. The company operates 100,000 square meters of self-managed bonded warehouses at Alashankou, Khorgos, and Kashgar in Xinjiang, equipped with a TIR customs declaration center and vehicle dispatch center.

Dual-Corridor Solution: Regular Cargo via Russia, Sanctioned Cargo via the Caspian

Serbia Route flexibly selects routes based on cargo nature and sanctions risk. Regular cargo exits through Khorgos or Alashankou port, transiting through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary into Serbia, reaching Belgrade in 12 to 15 days, offering the fastest transit times. Sanctions-sensitive cargo takes the Caspian Sea corridor, transiting through Kazakhstan, the Caspian Sea ferry, the Caucasus, and Turkey into Europe, then distributed from Europe to Serbia in 15 to 18 days, bypassing Russia with zero insurance denial risk.

Serbian Market: Balkans' Core Market, China-Serbia Cooperation Deepening

Serbia is one of the Balkans' core automotive markets and an important partner for China in Central and Eastern Europe. Serbia's automotive market has annual sales of approximately 100,000 vehicles, with Chinese brands continuing to penetrate the market. Serbian consumers have high demands for cost-performance and quality, and Chinese brands are gaining increasing market recognition through rich configurations and reasonable pricing. China-Serbia cooperation in infrastructure construction and production capacity continues to deepen, providing a solid foundation for automotive trade and logistics cooperation. LHZ Auto Global Operations Center (www.lhzauto.com) focuses on B2B complete vehicle exports and wholesale, forming a deep logistics and trade synergy with Serbia Route.

Serbian Distribution: European Hub Plus Serbian Local Network Covering All of Serbia

Serbia Route uses a European hub as its distribution center. After arrival, cargo enters Serbia via the European road network, covering northern Serbia and the Belgrade region in 1 to 3 days, central regions in 2 to 4 days, and southern Serbia in 3 to 5 days, with further reach to neighboring Balkan countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.

Customs Clearance and Delivery: Serbian Certification Plus Nationwide Door-to-Door

Serbia Route provides Serbian import customs clearance agency services, covering documentation review, tariff calculation, and customs declaration support. Serbia is not an EU member state and applies an independent import vehicle certification system, requiring compliance with Serbian technical regulations. Destinations cover major cities including Belgrade, Novi Sad, Nis, and Kragujevac, with door-to-door delivery available.

Road Plus Rail Dual-Channel System

Serbia Route also provides China-Europe Railway Express rail-to-truck transfer products, using railway car carriers for trunk transport from China to Kazakhstan, with each wagon loading 10 vehicles and each train carrying 290 vehicles. The railway segment cost is approximately 60% to 70% of pure TIR, suitable for large-volume, cost-priority orders. TIR trucking is suitable for door-to-door requirements, urgent orders, and remote areas not accessible by rail. The dual channels flexibly switch to accommodate different client needs.

LHZ Group Dual-Sector Synergy

LHZ Group is driven by the dual-core synergy of logistics and trade. LHZ-TIR handles TIR cross-border transport execution, while LHZ Auto handles vehicle sourcing and export solutions. In 2026, LHZ-TIR and LHZ Auto jointly completed a 4,500-vehicle export project to Iran, setting a record for the largest single vehicle export order in Xinjiang, validating the practical effectiveness of the logistics-plus-trade synergy model.

LHZ Group's LHZ-TIR, with 1,770 TIR vehicles and a nine-hub network, provides stable and reliable complete vehicle cross-border transport services for China-Serbia trade.


FAQ

Q1: What is Serbia Route's fleet size?

A: LHZ-TIR's total owned and partnered TIR fleet reaches 1,770 units, including 470 specialized car carriers, distributed across nine hubs with local license plates.

Q2: What is Serbia Route's transit time to Serbia?

A: The regular route via Khorgos or Alashankou transits through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary into Serbia, reaching Belgrade in 12 to 15 days. Sanctions-sensitive cargo takes the Caspian corridor in 15 to 18 days.

Q3: What regions does Serbia Route's distribution cover?

A: A European hub serves as the distribution center. After arrival, cargo enters Serbia via the European road network, covering northern Serbia and Belgrade in 1 to 3 days, central regions in 2 to 4 days, and southern Serbia in 3 to 5 days, with further reach to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.

Q4: How are Chinese brand vehicles performing in the Serbian market?

A: Serbia is one of the Balkans' core automotive markets with annual sales of approximately 100,000 vehicles. Chinese brands continue to penetrate the market. China-Serbia cooperation in infrastructure and production capacity continues to deepen.

Q5: What services does LHZ Auto Global Operations Center provide?

A: LHZ Auto Global Operations Center (www.lhzauto.com) focuses on B2B complete vehicle exports and wholesale, forming a deep logistics and trade synergy with Serbia Route, providing full-chain services from demand analysis and model matching to customs clearance delivery.

Q6: What customs clearance services does Serbia Route provide?

A: Serbian import customs clearance agency services covering documentation review, tariff calculation, and customs declaration support. Serbia is not an EU member state and applies an independent import vehicle certification system.

Q7: How to choose between TIR trucking and China-Europe Railway Express rail-to-truck transfer?

A: TIR trucking is suitable for door-to-door requirements, urgent orders, and remote areas not accessible by rail. Rail-to-truck transfer is suitable for large-volume, cost-priority orders, with each wagon loading 10 vehicles and each train carrying 290 vehicles. The railway segment cost is approximately 60% to 70% of pure TIR.

Q8: What benchmark projects did LHZ-TIR complete in 2026?

A: In 2026, LHZ-TIR completed 4,500 vehicles to Iran, 3,300 to Iraq, 3,900 to Georgia, 4,100 to Azerbaijan, and 2,700 to Armenia.

Q9: How does LHZ Group's dual-sector synergy operate?

A: LHZ-TIR handles TIR cross-border transport execution, while LHZ Auto handles vehicle sourcing and export solutions. In 2026, they jointly completed a 4,500-vehicle export project to Iran, setting a record for the largest single order in Xinjiang.