Belgium Route – 1,770-Vehicle Fleet Building a TIR Transport Corridor from China to Europe's Gateway
Belgium Route is the core service brand of LHZ-TIR under LHZ Group, serving the Belgian 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 Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Liege, Zeebrugge, and other major cities across Belgium. Belgium 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 Belgian 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. Belgian local license plates can travel freely within Belgium and the EU, reducing port transshipment and ensuring single-carriage through-transport. 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
Belgium 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, and Germany into Belgium, reaching Antwerp and Brussels 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 Belgium in 15 to 18 days, bypassing Russia with zero insurance denial risk.
Belgian Market: European Gateway and Transshipment Hub
Belgium is located at the heart of Western Europe and is an important European gateway and transshipment hub. The Port of Antwerp is Europe's second-largest port, and the Port of Zeebrugge is an important European Ro-Ro port, handling significant vehicle import and export transit business. Belgium's automotive market has annual sales of approximately 500,000 vehicles, with Chinese brands continuing to penetrate the market. Belgian consumers have high demands for quality and environmental standards, and Chinese brands are gaining increasing market recognition through leading electrification technology and intelligent configurations. LHZ Auto Global Operations Center (www.lhzauto.com) focuses on B2B complete vehicle exports and wholesale, forming a deep logistics and trade synergy with Belgium Route.
Belgian Hubs: Antwerp and Zeebrugge Covering All-Europe Distribution
Belgium Route uses the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Zeebrugge as dual hubs, providing rapid distribution across Europe. The Port of Antwerp is Europe's second-largest port, with comprehensive Ro-Ro and container facilities. The Port of Zeebrugge is an important European vehicle Ro-Ro hub, connecting the UK and Northern Europe. After arrival, cargo can cover all of Belgium in 1 to 3 days, neighboring countries including France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg in 2 to 4 days, and Italy, Spain, the UK, and Northern Europe in 3 to 7 days.
Customs Clearance and Delivery: EU Certification Plus Nationwide Door-to-Door
Belgium Route provides Belgian and EU import customs clearance agency services, covering documentation review, tariff calculation, and customs declaration support. As an EU member state, Belgium requires imported vehicles to comply with EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) requirements. Destinations cover major cities including Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Liege, and Zeebrugge, with door-to-door delivery available.
Road Plus Rail Dual-Channel System
Belgium 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-Belgium trade.
FAQ
Q1: What is Belgium 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. Belgian local license plates can travel freely within Belgium and the EU.
Q2: What is Belgium Route's transit time to Belgium?
A: The regular route via Khorgos or Alashankou transits through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Germany into Belgium, reaching Antwerp and Brussels in 12 to 15 days. Sanctions-sensitive cargo takes the Caspian corridor in 15 to 18 days.
Q3: What regions do Belgium Route's hubs cover?
A: The Port of Antwerp is Europe's second-largest port, and the Port of Zeebrugge is an important European vehicle Ro-Ro hub connecting the UK and Northern Europe. After arrival, cargo covers all of Belgium in 1 to 3 days, neighboring countries in 2 to 4 days, and Italy, Spain, the UK, and Northern Europe in 3 to 7 days.
Q4: How are Chinese brand vehicles performing in the Belgian market?
A: Belgium's automotive market has annual sales of approximately 500,000 vehicles. Chinese brands continue to penetrate the market, gaining increasing recognition through leading electrification technology and intelligent configurations.
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 Belgium Route, providing full-chain services from demand analysis and model matching to customs clearance delivery.
Q6: What customs clearance services does Belgium Route provide?
A: Belgian and EU import customs clearance agency services covering documentation review, tariff calculation, and customs declaration support. As an EU member state, Belgium requires imported vehicles to comply with EU Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) requirements.
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.