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NANNING, China, May 19, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

Statistics from the Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

show that during the May Day holiday in 2022, a total of 3,344 vehicles entered

and exited through Guangxi border highway ports, including 1,601 and 1,743

vehicles leaving and entering Guangxi respectively. All border ports in Guangxi

maximized the capacity of customs clearance under the principle of "open port

access to the greatest extent" by minimizing impacts by the pandemic. As of May

5, seven highway ports and one railway port with cargo handling capacity were

all open for normalized customs clearance.

On May 5, the ceremony of the departure of the first special train loaded with

Chinese medicinal materials imported from Vietnam was held at the Pingxiang

railway port in Guangxi. The train was loaded with 12 compartments (each

weighed about 15 tons) of suberect spatholobus stem originated from Vietnam.

The train will run on a regular basis to help deepen the comprehensive

cooperation between China and Vietnam in the field of traditional Chinese

medicine. At present, Guangxi has the Nanning drug import port and the border

ports of Dongxing, Pingxiang, Longbang and Aidian for medicinal material

import, having gradually turned into a main channel for the import of Chinese

medicinal materials from the ASEAN countries. The variety and quantity of

Chinese herbal medicines from the ASEAN countries entering China through the

Guangxi ports have been increasing by leaps and bounds. Since 2020, the total

value of goods has been ranking the first for two consecutive years in the

country.

Guangxi Youyiguan Port has launched a non-contact verification system through

innovation for border inspection to ensure non-contact documents stamping. Two

automatic temperature measuring detectors and high-definition cameras are

installed at the customs inspection gate to perform non-contact temperature

detection and paperwork verification on designated drivers for cross-border

cargoes.

The Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Port Office)

will continue to coordinate with relevant departments to do a good job in the

prevention and control of COVID-19 at each port and unblocked customs clearance

so as to guarantee the stability of the China-ASEAN industrial supply chain.

Source: Department of Commerce of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

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   Caption: Pingxiang Port dispatching team on duty during the May Day holiday to solve

problems during port customs clearance timely and efficiently.

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   Caption: Vehicles dispatched by on-site staff with level-II protective suits at Puzhai

access to ensure customs clearance in an orderly manner.