Published on: 2026-07-15
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Beijing, July 15 /Xinhua/ — On July 10, two trucks loaded with Russian flax seeds totaling 44 tons and valued at 158,400 yuan (about 23,300 USD) entered the zone of mutual trade between residents of the border areas of China and Russia at the automobile checkpoint in the city of Manzhouli (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Northern China), marking the first case of grain import through this zone and officially launching its new model of large-scale and regular import of exchange-traded commodities.
The message on the website of the Manzhouli city government states that Manzhouli is located on the front line of openness to Russia, in close proximity to major Russian regions producing high-quality grain, such as the Transbaikal Territory and Irkutsk Region.
Using its geographical advantages and customs clearance convenience, Manzhouli prioritizes imports from Russia of grains such as flaxseed and sunflower seed. Shorter transportation distances to the automobile checkpoint, high efficiency of customs clearance, and greater flexibility of such shipments, combined with the duty exemption policy implemented in the aforementioned zone, allow enterprises to significantly reduce costs when purchasing goods from abroad.
To facilitate grain imports, the aforementioned zone, together with customs, the border checkpoint for entry and exit control, and other joint inspection departments, has created a mechanism to intensify operations by optimizing the inspection process and vehicle movement routes, and by combining resources such as special channels, warehouses, and video surveillance facilities.
Customs officers, using intelligent control equipment and simultaneously conducting on-site inspections, implemented measures such as prior appointments for customs clearance to ensure the prompt completion of the inspection of the aforementioned batch of grain imported from Russia, the local customs service reported. -0-
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