Cargo containers at Ereenhot Port. [Photo/Ereenhot Media Center]

As of Oct 26, Ereenhot Port in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region has recorded a total import and export freight volume of 17.49 million metric tons.

This marks a year-on-year increase of 1.53 million tons, a significant growth of 9.6 percent, reaching a historical high for the same period.

Ereenhot Port imports commodities such as coal, iron ore and powder, copper and zinc powder, fluorite, timber, pulp, and live sheep. It exports construction materials, machinery, refined oil, chemicals, grains, fruits and vegetables, daily necessities, and second-hand cars.

A China-Europe Railway Express carrying cargo leaves China through the Ereenhot Port. [Photo/Ereenhot Media Center]

Ereenhot Port is a crucial entry and exit point for the China-Europe Railway Express.

"We have successfully implemented the 'Railway Express' service for both inbound and outbound China-Europe trains, streamlined customs clearance and logistics operations, saved significant costs for businesses in container handling and drop-offs, and cut clearance times by 1-2 days," stated Wang Jiayin, railway supervision officer at Ereenhot Customs.

Customs officials check exported fruits at the Ereenhot Port. [Photo/Ereenhot Media Center]