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Major Xinjiang port sees record export of 450,000 vehicles in 2025
China’s largest land port for automobile exports, the Horgos Port in northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, saw vehicle exports reach a record high in 2025.
According to statistics released by the Horgos Customs on Wednesday, 450,000 vehicles were exported via the port last year, marking a year-on-year increase of 6.9 percent. Currently, an average of more than 1,000 vehicles exit the port each day.
The port, bordering Kazakhstan, has become a “golden channel” for Chinese vehicles, particularly new energy vehicles (NEVs), to reach international markets. Chinese NEVs have become a key driver of the growth in exports, gaining popularity across Central Asia and Russia due to their technological competitiveness and cost efficiency, according to the customs.
Horgos Customs has introduced an innovative clearance system that allows commercial vehicles to be driven directly out of the port, a measure the customs says has played a pivotal role in boosting clearance efficiency. Previously, most exported vehicles exited the port on truck beds.
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
