Large-scale deployment of new equipment boosts China's logistics efficiency: report

China's logistics sector saw boosted efficiency in 2025 with the large-scale application of advanced equipment and new technology, according to a report released on Thursday.

The 2025 China Logistics Technology Development Report, published by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, said that with the large-scale deployment of robots, smart sorting and unmanned delivery equipment, the supporting effect of logistics on China's economic development has been further enhanced while logistics efficiency steadily improved.

The report highlighted that the ratio of total logistics costs to gross domestic product fell to 13.9 percent in 2025, the lowest level on record, indicating reduced logistics expenses per unit of economic output.

"Logistics technology innovation plays a key role in building a safe, efficient, smart and green modern logistics system. China's logistics equipment industry has formed an entirely new development paradigms through innovation and iteration, with logistics equipment export becoming a new growth engine for the sector," said Ma Zengrong, vice president and secretary-general of the federation.

Experts say China's logistics equipment exports are shifting from simple product sales to integrated solutions combining technology, standards, and services. Among more than 240 countries and regions that trade with China, partner countries of the Belt and Road Initiative have become core markets for Chinese logistics equipment.

China's government work report this year emphasized developing modern logistics and strengthening international delivery systems. Analysts expect embodied intelligence, large-scale unmanned delivery, and low-altitude logistics networks to further drive down costs.

Large-scale deployment of new equipment boosts China's logistics efficiency: report

The sales revenue of China's high-tech industry grew 16.1 percent in the first two months this year, according to tax data released by the State Taxation Administration.

Figures showed that China's innovation-oriented industries grew rapidly in the January-February period.

Specifically, the sales revenue of high-tech service industries grew 17.2 percent year on year, with the figures for scientific and technology intermediary services, and natural science research and experimental development expanding 25.6 percent and 17.4 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, the sales revenue of high-tech manufacturing industries increased by 14.5 percent year on year. Boosted by sectors such as the low-altitude economy, commercial space industry, and consumer electronics, the sales revenue of space equipment manufacturing, and electronic and communication equipment manufacturing grew 28.5 percent and 18.4 percent year on year, respectively.

Invoicing data show that the sales revenue of China's scientific research and technical services sector grew 23.6 percent year on year in the January-February period, maintaining rapid growth momentum.

The sales revenue of intellectual property (patent)-intensive industries increased by 12.8 percent year on year.

Furthermore, both the corporate procurement of digital technologies and the sales revenue of core digital economy industries registered a surge of 10.8 percent year on year in the January-February period.

China's high-tech sales revenue up 16.1pct in Jan-Feb period