New customs branch set up in Inner Mongolia

China Customs have set up their Wuhai branch in north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Nov. 8. Now, all eight cities in the central and western parts of Inner Mongolia have their own customs branches.

Wuhai, a new industrial city in the west of Inner Mongolia, is located at the upper reaches of the Yellow River at the crossroads of North and Northwest China, making it a portal city connecting different strategies and initiatives of the central government, such as the Belt and Road Initiative, Opening-up to the North and Western Development strategies.

Before the Wuhai customs opened, local enterprises had to clear customs 1,000 kilometers away in Tianjin, a port municipality in North China.

The establishment of Wuhai customs will effectively improve the services for trade enterprises in the region.