On October 17, a freight train carrying home appliances, automobiles, and mechanical equipment departed from the Changsha International Railway Port after going through customs clearance procedures at the Xingsha Customs Authority. The train is scheduled to arrive in Moscow in 15 days. In the first nine months, Changsha has handled 776 China-Europe freight train trips. The transported goods were valued at over 15 billion CNY, up 40.1% year on year. Changsha's freight volume ranked 5th among the 60 cities that have launched China-Europe freight train services.?

Changsha's China-Europe freight train service has experienced a steady increase in operational trains and routes and a diversified supplies of goods, said Zhou Yu, manager of Hunan Zhongnan International Land Port Co., Ltd. Currently, there are 14 regular routes, linking Hunan with nearly 30 countries and regions in Eurasia. Changsha stands at the national forefront for five consecutive years in the number of trips run by China-Europe freight trains.?

The customs authority has rolled out a series of measures to support the construction of a customs supervision workplace and an export distribution supervised warehouse at the Hunan Zhongnan Full Container Load (FCL) Center, aiming to improve customs clearance efficiency. The authority has opened the Heilongjiang Tongjiang Port Channel and worked with the Changsha logistics port system to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on customs clearance cooperation with Erenhot and Manzhouli ports, coordinating with border ports to provide 24-hour customs clearance and emergency services. Additionally, 24/7 appointment services are provided and the applications of equipment capable of non-intrusive inspection are expanded, ensuring fast customs clearance.?

責(zé)編：馮宇軒

一審：馮宇軒

二審：唐煜斯

三審：秦慧英

來源：湖南省政府門戶網(wǎng)