Jinshuihe–Malutang Highway Port Between China and Vietnam Officially Upgraded to an International Port

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 10, Jinping County of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China, and Lai Chau Province of Vietnam held a ceremony at the China–Vietnam Friendship Bridge at the Jinshuihe–Malutang port to announce its upgrade to an international port. The Jinshuihe Highway Port has been officially upgraded to an international road passenger and freight transport port open year-round, transitioning from a bilateral China–Vietnam crossing point to an international port open to third countries, further expanding the cross-border passenger and freight transport corridor between Yunnan and Vietnam.

The Jinshuihe–Malutang port is located between Jinping County of Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province, China, and Lai Chau Province of Vietnam, and serves as an important land route from Yunnan to northwestern Vietnam. In 2022, the Jinshuihe Highway Port was approved for expanded opening. Following the reconstruction and expansion of port infrastructure and the upgrading of intelligent inspection systems, the port passed the national joint acceptance inspection on March 24, 2026, meeting the standards for expanded opening. With the holding of this ceremony announcing its upgrade to an international port, the port has officially begun providing relevant transit services as an international road passenger and freight transport port open year-round.

The Jinshuihe port currently has an annual passenger clearance capacity of 2 million person-times and a freight capacity of over 1 million tons. The port has been equipped with intelligent inspection and rapid passenger clearance systems, allowing travelers to complete entry and exit procedures through fast, contactless clearance. Registered border residents can complete self-service clearance in under 10 seconds, and the clearance time for freight vehicles has been reduced to within 5 minutes. The port reconstruction and expansion also involved upgrades to the passenger inspection hall, freight channels, and supporting regulatory facilities, establishing a clearance organization model that separates passenger and freight flows.

In the first three quarters of 2026, the Jinshuihe port handled 22,000 tons of import and export cargo, with the total value of imports and exports reaching 443 million yuan; entry and exit personnel totaled 293,600 person-times, the volume of border resident mutual trade amounted to 383 million yuan, and the output value of port-based processing reached 339 million yuan. Cross-border cargo flows have become linked with border resident mutual trade, agricultural product processing, and logistics transportation, and the port's surrounding industrial capacity continues to expand.

Following the port upgrade, the scope of transit has expanded from the original bilateral China–Vietnam movement of people and goods to include the passage of personnel and goods from third countries in compliance with relevant regulations, providing new corridor conditions for trade, agriculture, logistics, and tourism cooperation between Yunnan and Lai Chau Province of Vietnam. The Vietnamese side has proposed that it will subsequently strengthen coordination among port management authorities, information sharing, and reform of clearance procedures, and advance digital port management and cross-border transport infrastructure connectivity, including studying the construction of a cross-border multifunctional bridge.