Xinjiang improves customs clearance efficiency for China-Europe freight trains

STORY: Xinjiang improves customs clearance efficiency for China-Europe freight trains DATELINE: April 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the freight train service 2. various of the Alashankou Port, China's Xinjiang 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU HAIFEI, Assistant engineer at the Alashankou Railway Station 4. various of the Alashankou Port, China's Xinjiang STORYLINE: A China-Europe freight train carrying 110 China-made "Dongfeng" automobiles passed through the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday. With fast customs clearance, the travel time of the goods could be shortened by 1 to 2 days. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LU HAIFEI, Assistant engineer at Alashankou Railway Station "We've realized the interconnectivity between railway data and customs data through the information system, which could shorten the time of handling documents, customs clearance and vehicle replacement. Meanwhile, by working with the railway sta