Jiaozhou customs statistics in Qingdao show the inbound trains carried 17,000 containers of goods while the outbound trains sent 18,000 containers of goods in the six months, according to official Chinese media.

The freight trains just pass through one-stop customs declaration and inspection at the Jiaozhou customs check post and leave the Chinese border ports of Horgos and Alataw without stopping for further customs procedures.

The demonstration area operates 16 international freight train routes, reaching 49 cities in 20 countries, including Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member nations and a few that are part of the Belt and Road initiative.

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