en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 20, the first rail-road multimodal transport export shipment of 2026 from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region successfully cleared customs and exited via the Erenhot Highway Port. The shipment originated from Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province, consisting of dyed polyester knitted fabric, totaling 527 pieces with a gross weight of 15 tons and a declared value of USD 39,700. After arriving at the Erenhot Port via domestic railway transport, it was transferred to road transport to complete exit procedures, transiting through Mongolia before ultimately reaching Moscow, Russia.
This marks the first time goods have been exported via the rail-road multimodal transport model from the Erenhot area of the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone. Wang Mailigeng, Head of the Railway Supervision Section I of Erenhot Customs, stated that this model is a practical measure by Customs, leveraging the policies of the Pilot Free Trade Zone to promote regulatory innovation and enhance trade facilitation, truly achieving "one-time declaration, full-journey release."
Rail-road multimodal transport integrates the advantages of "railway + road" transportation. Goods rely on railways domestically to reduce costs and increase efficiency, seamlessly transferring to road transport at the port for cross-border shipment. The entire process requires only one declaration, one set of documents, and one inspection, effectively resolving bottlenecks in cross-border logistics transfer and connection.
The Erenhot Port is the largest land port on the China-Mongolia border, connecting externally to Russia and Mongolia and internally to the Hohhot-Baotou-Yinchuan-Yulin Economic Circle, serving as a crucial hub gateway for China's northward opening-up. In April this year, the Erenhot area of the Inner Mongolia Pilot Free Trade Zone was officially approved, bringing new strategic opportunities for cross-border logistics model innovation and trade facilitation upgrades at the port.
To ensure the efficient implementation of this first shipment, Erenhot Customs provided proactive services and performed its duties precisely. It engaged with enterprises in advance to interpret policies, tracked the entire process of cargo consolidation, transportation, and intermodal connection, and guided relevant entities in completing system registration. It deepened "customs-railway" coordination to monitor cargo arrival dynamics in real-time and guide enterprises in standardized declaration and rapid customs clearance. It strengthened the coordination of highway and railway supervision, formulated a specialized supervision plan, achieved efficient connection upon cargo arrival, and ensured strict supervision and efficient operation throughout the entire process of transshipment, transit, and exit.
Moving forward, Erenhot Customs will continue to deliver the reform dividends of the Pilot Free Trade Zone, constantly optimize the supervision services for rail-road multimodal transport, continuously smooth the China-Mongolia-Russia cross-border logistics corridor, and fully enhance port clearance efficiency, injecting customs momentum into the stable growth of foreign trade and the quality and efficiency improvement of northward opening-up in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
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