Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, April 12 (Reporter Wang Xiansi) The reporter learned from Kunming Customs recently that since the old railway was opened to traffic in mid December 2021, the import and export of goods via the China Laos railway has exceeded 12 million tons, and the value of goods has exceeded 50 billion yuan.
In the first quarter of this year, Kunming Customs supervised and released 1.508 million tons of goods imported and exported via the China Laos Railway, with a value of 4.19 billion yuan, up 9.2% and 17.5% respectively year on year. The transportation of goods imported and exported by the China Laos Railway continued to grow.
It is reported that mechanical and electrical products and characteristic agricultural products made in China, such as automobiles, continue to be exported overseas through the China Laos Railway, while the import of fresh ice aquatic products, manganese ores and other goods has achieved a breakthrough of zero this year.
In order to ensure the efficient and smooth cross-border logistics of the China Laos Railway, Kunming Customs has continuously deepened various facilitation customs clearance measures, further improved the accuracy of inspection, continued to compress the overall customs clearance time, and promoted the continuous improvement of the transport capacity of the China Laos Railway.