Trains shuttle through the northern border of Xinjiang. Inner Mongolia leverages its financial power to upgrade its ports, and the intelligent transformation transforms customs clearance from waiting for people and goods to smooth flow of goods. Manzhouli and other border ports have leveraged digital empowerment to improve quality and efficiency, building an efficient and smooth Asia Europe logistics corridor at the forefront of opening up.

Financial fund guarantee

In 2026, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will coordinate and allocate approximately 6.6 billion yuan in funds to promote the implementation of customs clearance facilitation measures such as smart ports, providing strong support for the construction of China (Inner Mongolia) Pilot Free Trade Zone. On September 5, 2026, the container yard at Manzhouli Station optimized the loading and unloading process, resulting in a 25% increase in the efficiency of railway port cargo operations. With the help of the 95306 digital port system, information exchange and business collaboration can be completed. Set up dynamic monitoring points for freight transportation at highway ports to divert traffic flow and ensure uninterrupted customs clearance and release of inbound and outbound vehicles. In the first eight months of 2026, the import and export of goods at Manzhouli Port reached 18.023 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 8.6%.

Zhang Ling, Deputy Director of Manzhouli Port Service Center, stated that the local government is accelerating the construction of smart ports, completing the digital transformation of intelligent checkpoints, popularizing the one code clearance mode for vehicles, launching the shore speed mobile service, integrating vehicle registration, information verification, and automatic identification of checkpoints, and ensuring the efficient operation of port logistics channels. Keywords: Smart Port, Pilot Free Trade Zone, Foreign Trade Logistics

Direction of fund investment

The 6.6 billion yuan of fiscal funds will mainly be invested in the construction, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of port infrastructure and inspection facilities, in order to reduce the cost of customs clearance for enterprises, improve the efficiency and comprehensive service level of port clearance. At the same time, we will closely follow the "Three Year Action Plan for Promoting Intensive and Efficient Development of Foreign Trade Ports in the Whole Region (2026-2028)", coordinate special funds for port development, and support key ports such as Manzhouli, Erenhot, Ganqimaodu, Ceke, and Mandula to carry out infrastructure and intelligent project construction.Editor/Gong Ziwei