Over 1 Mln Tonnes of Goods Transported Along the China-laos Railway

The customs office of Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, released data recently showed that as of August 7, it had handled 1,996 international freight trains via the Chinalaos Railway since the service opened up in December 2021.

During the period, the total volume of imported and exported goods transported along the railway reached 1.02 million tonnes, with a total worth of RMB 9.14 billion (about US $1.35 billion).

In China, 30 provincial-level regions have been connected to Laos, Thailand, Singapore and other countries and regions by the railway.

To guarantee the efficient operation of international freight trains along the China-laos Railway, Kunming customs had rolled out a series of targeted measures for optimized customs supervision, better port services, and special services for emerging industries.