[Explanation] On September 16, a batch of flour imported from Almaty, Kazakhstan entered through the Khorgos Highway Port in Xinjiang and entered the secondary trading market of the Khorgos Border Trade Zone for sale. The Guosi Border Residents' Mutual Market Trade Zone was officially put into operation.

　　The Horgos Border Residents Mutual Market Trade Zone is located near the Horgos Highway Port, with a construction area of ​​41,000 square meters and a total investment of 180 million yuan. It is divided into a first-line customs supervision area and a secondary trading market. Reporting and settlement needs.

Import trade enterprises mainly import prepackaged food, beverages, dried fruits, flour, edible oil and other commodities.

　　[Same period] Xu Jinming, a merchant in Xinjiang Horgos Border People's Mutual Market Trade Zone

　　Our cargo is high-precision premium flour from Kazakhstan, with a total cargo of about 19 tons.

The products are sold to Horgos, Yining and other places through channels such as wholesale and retail in the secondary market of the Border Residents' Market.

In the future, we will also import edible oil, beverages, dried fruits and other commodities through the border trade.

　　[Explanation] The mutual market trade between border residents refers to border residents in border areas within 20 kilometers of China's land border, at open points or designated markets approved by the government, and within the specified amount or quantity. Mutual market trade is an important policy for revitalizing borders, enriching people and building good neighborliness.

　　Zhang Fuqiang, head of the Horgos Border Residents Mutual Market Management Center, introduced that the Horgos Port, as the "main channel" linking China with the five Central Asian countries and countries along the "Belt and Road", and the "window" opening to the west, is uniquely endowed by nature. resources and advantages.

　　[Concurrent] Zhang Fuqiang, head of Xinjiang Horgos Border Residents' Mutual Market Management Center

　　Khorgos Port will combine its own positioning, rely on its location and industrial advantages, accurately meet the huge market demand for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", innovate an open economic system, accelerate the construction of a major opening to the outside world, and make better use of both international and domestic markets. , two resources, actively serve and integrate into the new development pattern.

　　[Explanation] In order to facilitate the smooth development of the new border residents' mutual market business in Horgos, Horgos Customs has innovated the declaration mode. Border residents can entrust the cooperative agent to declare through the mobile terminal, enable the positioning punch-in and intercom system, and realize the "contactless" type Services; to create a characteristic border trade industry of "border residents' mutual market + landing processing", to find out the needs of more than 10 processing enterprises for imported raw materials in the jurisdiction, the precise types and production requirements; actively carry out policy publicity, and have completed 3,400 border residents, 20 cooperatives and 5 cooperatives Registration of foreign businesses.

　　[Concurrent] Zhang Zili, Deputy Chief of the Second Section of Inspection and Inspection of Horgos Customs, Xinjiang

　　The customs actively builds an industrial development platform to promote the optimization and upgrading of Horgos' industrial structure and the coordinated development of regional economy.

Compile the operating procedures and work guidelines for the border-civilian mutual market trade, research and optimize the site layout, etc., to ensure the smooth implementation of the border-civilian mutual market business.

　　[Explanation] It is understood that in July 1992, the State Council agreed to open the Khorgos border trade point, which greatly promoted the rapid development of China-Kazakhstan border trade.

In 2001, the Khorgos port declared to the state and was granted the visa-free entry shopping policy for Kazakh citizens. With the approval of Xinjiang, the port of 4.85 square kilometers was built into a mutual trade zone.

In 2019, Khorgos relocated to the border trade zone.

In June 2022, the Khorgos Border Residents Mutual Market Trade Zone passed the inspection of the Xinjiang Joint Inspection and Acceptance Team.

　　Reported by Zhao Yamin, Li Ming, Feng Haisen, Xinjiang Horgos

Responsible editor: [Song Fangcan]