This was a significant increase of 502 and 625 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in January and February, respectively, according to the highway logistics base of Chongqing Municipality in southwest China.

The New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor cross-border highways saw a surge in freight transport volume in January—February 2023. The total number of truck trips carrying goods reached 903, transporting goods worth about 683 million yuan. The cross-border highway freight service was launched in April 2016 to promote trade between China and ASEAN.

A truck leaving from Chongqing and crossing the border via the land checkpoint of Mohan in Yunnan province arrives in Vientiane, Laos, in about four days, covering a distance of approximately 2,800 km. Before the introduction of the cross-border highway freight service, it required around a month for cargo to arrive in ASEAN countries via water transport.

The cross-border highway freight service was launched in April 2016 to promote trade between western China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by offering safe and timely delivery of goods.

Chongqing, an inland city of China, marked a total of 815.84 billion yuan earned from foreign trade in 2022, which is an increase of 2 per cent from 2021.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB)