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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) — Lentils were imported into northwest China’s Gansu Province for the first time on a China-Central Asia International Railway freight train route, Zhongxinwang reported Wednesday, citing local customs information.
According to customs data, the said freight train loaded with 1,119.86 tons of lentils imported from Zhaltyr /Kazakhstan/ has successfully arrived in Lanzhou, the provincial capital. After customs inspection and verification, this batch of agricultural products will be supplied to the Chinese market.
Lentils are an important raw material for the preparation of some delicacies that are traditionally popular among residents of northwestern China.
“This is the first time we have imported lentils from Zhaltyr,” said Huang Yalong, general manager of one of the local companies that imported the cargo, adding that with a noticeable improvement in transportation times, the journey time was only four days.
In recent years, Lanzhou Customs has been actively assisting enterprises in developing grain markets in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative. By expanding the implementation of the express customs clearance model for cargo in rail transportation, the efficiency of customs clearance for China-Europe and China-Central Asia trains has been improved, the report said.
Since the launch of China-Central Asia grain import trains in Gansu Province, the range of cargo has been greatly expanded to include flaxseed, sunflower seeds, buckwheat, peas, beans, lentils and other specific categories of grain. -0-