Yuri Ladygin, Head of the Far East Customs Administration, said that the flow of goods through international checkpoints in the Far East increased by about 11 percent compared to the same period of 2022. RIA News.
According to Ladygin, cargo traffic passing through Far East checkpoints in four months increased by almost 11% compared to the four months of last year. The customs officer noted that the number of goods imported into Russia increased by 42%, while the number of goods exported increased by 8%. The volume of goods transported by cars increased by 100%.
The head of the regional department said that in order to clear the increased flow of cargo in the Far East, the Federal Customs Service (FTS) also allocated 493 personnel units to the checkpoints. In addition, the working hours of these points have been increased.
It was previously reported that the trade turnover between Russia and China increased in the first four months of 2023. augmented Thus, in the January-April period, trade between countries increased by 41.3 percent and reached 73 billion 148 billion dollars.