The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Commerce, the National Data Administration, and the State Post Bureau have jointly issued a plan for key tasks of modern logistics standardization for the period of 2025-2027. The plan delineates the development of 101 national standards in five aspects to support and advance the development of a unified national market.

In terms of enhancing the function of logistics infrastructure, efforts will be made for key facilities such as national logistics hubs, logistics parks, as well as warehousing and distribution centers. The development of standards for infrastructure design, service capabilities, and digital evaluation will be accelerated to improve the connectivity of logistics infrastructure and strengthen the modern logistics operation system.

In terms of innovation in logistics equipment and tools, the standards system for specific logistics facilities will be improved, advocating the recycling and shared use of logistics tools, and facilitating efficient connection of different transportation modes.

In terms of open and interconnected logistics data, key tasks include the basic framework for logistics data, interaction and sharing of logistics data, and the standards for data management of logistics enterprises. The efforts will further support the digital transformation and intelligent upgrading of logistics.

In terms of efficiency and quality improvement of logistics services, the focus is on accelerating the development of standards for digital and intelligent logistics, and mandatory national standards for the transportation of hazardous goods, better leveraging the role of logistics in enhancing the resilience and security level of the industrial chain and supply chain.

In terms of strengthening and improving the foundation of the logistics industry, more standards for contracts, enterprise capacity evaluation, and statistical monitoring will be perfected. Also, the training of logistics standardization talent will be strengthened, to enhance the level of logistics standardization in China.

SAMR has continuously strengthened logistics standardization work. During the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), it has released 207 national standards in the logistics field, covering key aspects such as logistics parks, multimodal transport, green packaging for express delivery, traceability of imported cold-chain food, electronic data exchange of containers, and freight drones.