December 2, 2022

A train loaded with 262 tonnes of tapioca pulled into Chengdu Qingbaijiang Railway Port on Thursday, becoming the 101st freight train via the China-Laos Railway handled by Qingbaijiang Customs since the railway opened in December 2021.

Over the past year, the port's customs office in southwest China's metropolis of Chengdu has supervised 29,000 tonnes of goods with a value of 110 million yuan (about $15.6 million).

Thanks to their unique climate conditions, Laos and other Southeast Asian countries have developed high-quality agricultural exports, such as tapioca. After learning of the demands for imported agricultural products among local enterprises, the customs office has optimized the clearance process for such products.

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