China News Service, Kunming, December 16th (Chen Jing) The reporter learned from Kunming Customs on the 16th that as of December 15th, Kunming Customs has supervised and released 31 international freight trains (including empty trains) on the China-Laos Railway, importing and exporting goods. The total amount is 17,100 tons, and the value is about 107 million yuan (RMB, the same below).
On December 3, 2021, the China-Laos Railway, which connects Kunming, China, and Vientiane, the capital of Laos, will be put into operation.
With the opening of the Mohan Railway Port and the opening and operation of the China-Laos Railway, the economic and trade exchanges between China and Laos and the countries and regions along the Trans-Asian Railway are based on the "strong carrying capacity, high safety and low transportation cost" of railway transportation. Cooperation will usher in high-quality development.
On December 4, with the completion of the customs clearance procedures for all items of the first export international cargo train, the prelude to the successful opening of the China-Laos railway cross-border logistics was opened.
As of December 15th, Kunming Customs has supervised and released 31 international freight trains (including empty trains) on the China-Laos Railway. Chemical fertilizers, iron ore, etc. The main export goods are vegetables, fruits, steel, mechanical and electrical products, etc.
Among them, there are many trains from Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Nanjing, Qingdao and other places that realize rapid customs clearance through customs transit or integrated customs clearance export mode.
Geng Jianqiang, deputy leader of the Mengla Customs Railway Special Task Team under Kunming Customs, introduced that in order to ensure the customs clearance of international cargo trains on the China-Laos Railway, the customs has continuously optimized the customs clearance process, strengthened customs clearance scheduling, improved the epidemic prevention and control plan, and used the latest technology in China. Assist supervision, and at the same time strengthen cooperation with railways and other relevant departments, guide enterprises to quickly adapt to the railway transportation mode, and ensure strict and efficient customs clearance of international freight trains on the China-Laos Railway.
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