China: Focused inspections and expedited rail clearance help accelerate fruit exports to Thailand

The autumn weather is refreshing and the grapes, pears, citrus and other fruits are now on the market in large quantities. While enriching the domestic people's dining tables, these temperate fruits are also very popular in Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand. Since the opening of the China-Laos Railway International Freight, fruits and other agricultural products can be directly carried on the China-Laos Railway via Vientiane, Laos to Thailand, forming a traffic complement with the Kunming-Bangkok Highway, further broadening the sales channels of domestic fruits. According to customs statistics, in the first 10 months of this year, the Yunnan Central Customs under the Kunming Customs supervised a total of 16,500 tons of exported fruits and 136 million yuan worth of goods transported via the China-Laos Railway, an increase of 164 times and 135 times year-on-year respectively. "I didn't expect the grapes that were just packed this morning to leave so soon. In 26 hours, this ...