EconomyInFocus | Alataw Pass in Xinjiang sees booming cross-border e-commerce

July 26, 2023

Abstract : In recent years, various measures have been taken to create a better business environment for cross-border e-commerce enterprises in Alataw Pass. The cross-border e-commerce business was launched in the inland port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in January 2020.

Cargo trucks are pictured at the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

ALATAW PASS, July 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- In recent years, various measures have been taken to create a better business environment for cross-border e-commerce enterprises in Alataw Pass. The cross-border e-commerce business was launched in the inland port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in January 2020. In the first half of this year, more than 14.50 million cross-border e-commerce packages worth about 1.677 billion yuan (about 235 million U.S. dollars) have been exported via the port, up 10.3 percent year on year.

Custom staff check on cargo at the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This aerial photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Cargo trucks wait to be loaded at the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This aerial photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows staff members transferring cargo at a warehouse of the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Cargo trucks are pictured at the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A staff member loads cargo onto a truck at the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This aerial photo taken on July 24, 2023 shows cargo trucks waiting to be loaded at the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A loaded cargo truck drives out of the custom clearance center for the cross-border e-commerce of the Alataw Pass comprehensive bonded area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)