At the Khorgos railway port in the morning, the first Chinese European train drove out of the gate with its whistle. The sound of document checking by the customs declarer, the roar of cranes in the freight yard, and the engine sound of cross-border trucks intertwined, forming the most vivid daily rhythm of this window opening to the west. As of October 2026, Khorgos Port has exceeded 550 China Europe trains in a single month, and the export growth rate of new energy vehicles, large-scale wind power equipment and other categories continues to lead similar ports in China.

New business growth curve in customs declaration form

Customs declarer Maru is at the workstation of Feichi International Logistics, checking export documents one by one against the system. With three years of experience, she has witnessed the continuous increase in port business volume and the iterative upgrading of goods categories. When she first entered the industry, her focus was still on basic document declaration. Now, the number of orders she handles every day has increased significantly. In addition to completing the regular customs declaration process, she also needs to follow up on the entire chain nodes of each shipment, helping clients smoothly connect various links of cross-border customs clearance.

The logistics company where Maru works completed the export of 3000 vehicles last year, and has completed the export of 3454 vehicles as of 2026. It is expected to exceed 4000 vehicles by the end of the year. Behind the steady increase in business volume is the continuous recognition of customers for the enterprise's service capability. More and more high-value products made in China are rapidly moving towards the Central Asian market along this westward channel, relying on the continuous improvement of customs clearance efficiency at Khorgos Port.

New scene of boom lifting and lowering on the freight yard

In the 85 acre freight yard, safety officer Qiu Xinzheng completed the second round of inspections along the routes of the large item area, loose item area, and parking area. He needs to confirm the lifting operation specifications, vehicle parking order, and smooth safety passages one by one. Among the 5 cranes equipped by the company, the 500 ton heavy-duty crane specializes in serving the loading and unloading of oversized and overweight goods such as wind power equipment, becoming the core support for local cross-border logistics of large-scale equipment.

Nowadays, the daily shipment volume of the freight yard is stable at around 500 vehicles per day, and can reach 700 to 800 vehicles during peak periods. The core business focuses on the import and export logistics of large-scale wind power equipment. The camel bells on the ancient Silk Road have long been replaced by the mechanical sounds of modern logistics, from the documents circulating on the customs declaration table, to the cranes rising and falling over the cargo yard, and to the rolling traffic heading towards the Central Asian ports. Key words: interconnection, Khorgos railway port

The sunset stretched the shadow of the crane arm on the freight yard for a long time, and the last new energy commodity vehicle steadily drove onto the fixed position of the cross-border truck. At the moment when the "release" prompt popped up in the customs clearance system, Maru closed the last document of the day. Qiu Xin locked the last safety gate of the freight yard, and the train lights at the distant port were forming a flowing light belt, extending towards Central Asia - the wind of the ancient Silk Road was now wrapped in the sound of Chinese made wheels, blowing over the boundary markers on the border and landing on the land of the Eurasian continent further away.Editor/Cheng Liting