Trains full of goods travel between mountains along the China Laos railway, bringing tropical fruits from Southeast Asia to the Chinese table, and also allowing Made in China to drive to the hinterland of South Asia. Since its opening and operation, the cumulative value of this golden channel has exceeded 100 billion yuan, and the gears of trade are turning faster and faster.

Billions of goods worth across central and southern China

Since the opening of the China Laos Railway to traffic, as of October 7, 2026, the number of international freight trains of the China Laos Railway has exceeded 25000, the import and export cargo has exceeded 20.77 million tons, and the value of goods has exceeded 100.4 billion yuan. Kunming Customs introduced that since the opening and operation of the China Laos Railway, the scale of import and export goods has increased by more than 24% annually, radiating 19 countries and regions such as Laos and Thailand, with more than 3900 categories of import and export goods, serving more than 7000 enterprises nationwide. This steel artery spanning the Indochina Peninsula is pulling more countries into an expanding trade network. Keywords: China Laos Railway, Mohan Port

The proportion of new three types has increased

In the first eight months of 2026, the value of Southeast Asian tropical fruits such as durian, mangosteen and longan imported through the China Laos railway was 5.26 billion yuan, up 12.3% year on year. The export proportion of products with high added value and high-tech content, such as smart phones, industrial robots, new energy vehicles and parts, has continued to increase. In the first eight months of this year, the value of electromechanical products exported by China Laos Railway was 7.42 billion yuan, up 58.4% year on year. Kunming Customs has comprehensively implemented a special action to facilitate cross-border trade, promoting the deep integration of smart customs and smart port construction. Large container inspection systems, 5G intelligent individual soldiers and other intelligent system equipment have been put into use at the Mohan Railway Port to improve the efficiency and openness of port clearance.Editor/Min Jing