Hekou port handles 1.4 mil travellers in H1

Some 1,442,700 travelers and 100,300 vehicles passed through south Yunnan’s Hekou port near the China-Vietnam border in the first half of 2023, according to the Hekou cross-border inspection station.

Travelers go through cross-border check at south Yunnan’s Hekou port.

In response to the thriving cross-border travel and trade, the Hekou customs officers have opened diverse green passages, introduced smart devices and set up surveillance robots to quicken clearance services. The time for cargo clearance was reduced by more than 60% compared with three years ago.

 

A truck passes through south Yunnan’s Hekou port.

Hekou is a major border gate for bilateral trade between China and Vietnam, equipped with expressway and railway facilities. Facing the northern Vietnamese province of Laocai, it is Yunnan’s largest land port for people-to-people exchanges. 

Reporting by Rao Yong and Zhao Guofan (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue