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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) — As of Dec. 1, the cargo turnover of China's first cross-border automated guided vehicle (AGV) route has exceeded 10 million tons since it began operation, and the total number of AGVs inspected by customs has reached 303,800 units, according to a statement posted on the official website of the General Administration of Customs.
AGVs are used to move goods in manufacturing processes or warehouses. They are equipped with a system that allows them to navigate in space.
The above-mentioned route was put into operation on July 16, 2022 at the Ganqimaodu border crossing /Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China/, located on the border of China and Mongolia.
Statistics show that since the beginning of 2025, the volume of freight transported along this route has amounted to more than 3 million tons, or one-ninth of the freight turnover through the Ganqimaodu checkpoint during the same period, and the number of AGVs passing through it has reached 92,000 units.
According to reports, after loading operations in Mongolia are completed, the AGV, guided by magnetic nails buried underground, automatically navigates a dedicated cross-border freight channel, approximately 6 km long. After clearing customs at the Ganqimaodu checkpoint, the AGV proceeds directly to the intelligent surveillance platform for unloading, and then returns.
The carrying capacity of one AGV is 70 tons, and its daily transport capacity is more than 5 times higher than that of a container truck.
The Ganqimaodu checkpoint is a key hub of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor and one of China's border logistics hubs. It facilitates the creation of a convenient overland channel for importing minerals from Mongolia. It accounts for a third of the combined cargo turnover of the 14 border checkpoints in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
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