Over 1,000 China-Europe trains travelled across Manzhouli in 2016

The number of China-Europe trains running through Manzhouli land port hit 1,036 last year, up 88.24 percent year-on-year, according to statistics recently released by Manzhouli Customs in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Manzhouli is an important land port which borders Russia to the north and sits close to Mongolia to the west. . Since the first Suzhou-Manzhouli-Europe train travelled across Manzhouli on Sept. 30, 2013, the number of cross-border freight trains passing through it has increased remarkably. Now there are 25 regular train routes connecting Manzhouli with Russia and Europe, making the border city the land port handling the greatest number of Sino-Europe cargo trains in China.

According to the Manzhouli Customs, trains passing through Manzhouli last year carried a total of more than 70,000 standard containers valued at over US$3.6 billion . The main export commodities were electronic products and parts, clothes, household appliances and daily necessities; the main import commodities include wood panels and automobile parts.

Xu Xuemeng, an official in charge of logistics supervision at Manzhouli Customs, said the customs  and their Russian counterparts have kept close cooperation and ensured a fast check and clearance procedure.