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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Urumqi, October 23 (Xinhua) — A truck under the TIR (International Road Transport) system recently departed from Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), leaving the country through the Takeshiken checkpoint, crossing Mongolia, and arriving in Belarus in 10 days. This is the first such truck to travel along the Asian Highway AH4 route, which runs through China, Mongolia, and Russia, after it enters trial operation in September 2023.
This truck carries general-purpose goods with a total weight of 16.7 tonnes, instead of the single-type, high-added-value cargo traditionally carried by vehicles under the TIR system.
This transportation model along the above-mentioned route, which requires only a single inspection throughout the entire process, can significantly improve the efficiency of customs clearance and reduce trade costs, said an employee of a local logistics company, adding that the customs clearance time at each checkpoint is no more than two hours.
As a reminder, the AH4 is the second international highway connecting China, Mongolia, and Russia, after the Asian Highway AH3. The entire route is 2,253 kilometers long, of which 577 kilometers are in China, 758 kilometers in Mongolia, and 918 kilometers in Russia.
AH4 provides the shortest transportation distance for trade between China and Europe, opening a new channel for Chinese-made goods to enter overseas markets, the Urumqi-Changji Customs emphasized.
Customs officials also promised to continuously optimize intelligent supervision and control of TIR shipments and expand the range of export products by relying on the Urumqi International Land Port Area and the city's TIR collection and distribution center.
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