Press Release

NE Taiwan opens MITT Warehouse in Chiayi Dapumei Intelligent Industrial Park

NIPPON EXPRESS (TAIWAN) CO., LTD. ("NE Taiwan"; Masaaki Imamura, Chairman & CEO), a subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Kenji Watanabe, President), opened its Middle Formosa International & Trusty Terminal (MITT) Warehouse* in Chiayi County, Taiwan on December 9, 2014 and, having become the first Japanese forwarder in south-central Taiwan to obtain an International Logistics Center (ILC) license, began operations at this new facility.

[Photo: Opening ceremony on December 9, 2014]

The ILC license (Note 1) is a qualification required to carry out logistics processing that cannot be performed at a general bonded warehouse, and the recently opened MITT Warehouse will offer high-level logistics services such as parts processing and JIT delivery to the manufacturing facilities (bonded factories) of precision equipment makers.

Situated on a 29,389m2 lot and featuring 17,464m2 in floor space, the MITT Warehouse is equipped with heavy-duty quake-resistant racks, docking booths for up to 32 vehicles, and a security system utilizing infrared sensors. This newest facility now brings the number of Nippon Express Group locations in Taiwan to 15, among them four warehouses offering a total floor space of 47,279m2.

This addition follows the March 2014 opening of the large-scale NEXT Warehouse in Taoyuan City in northern Taiwan. By enhancing its operational capabilities in south-central Taiwan, NE Taiwan is endeavoring to further improve its level of service and expand its network to better meet the increasingly sophisticated logistics needs of customers.

[Photos] Warehouse exterior and interior

Profile of new location

Name NIPPON EXPRESS (TAIWAN) CO., LTD., MITT Warehouse
Address No.37, Dapumei Yuanqu 3rd Road, Dalin Township, Chiayi County 622, Taiwan ROC
Lot area 8,890 tsubo (approx. 29,389m2)
Total floor space 5,283 tsubo (approx. 17,464m2)
Location Approx. 5 minutes from the Meishan IC on the Sun Yat-sen Freeway (Provincial Highway 3)
Approx. 90 minutes from Port of Kaohsiung and Port of Taichung

(Note 1)

Benefits of ILC license in Taiwan (vis-a-vis general bonded warehouse)
(1) Possible to store bonded cargo and domestic cargo in the same warehouse
(2) Customs clearance procedures can be completed with monthly summary declarations (reports)
(3) Simple logistics processing is possible
(4) Tax breaks are available for factories manufacturing products that satisfy the ordinances for promoting industrial development established by Taiwanese authorities and that are shipped via an ILC