Qingdao's cargo volume becomes second largest in China

QINGDAO customs handled 282 million tons of foreign trade cargo last year, which was the second largest volume among all cities in China, Logistics Week reported.
Customs collected CNY60.1 billion (US$8.4 billion) in duties, which was the fourth largest in China.
The report said the growth in trade cargo volume was a result of Qingdao customs efforts in cooperating with hinterland city customs to offer one-stop clearance services to facilitate trade, which has won more transshipments from inland areas.
The Qingdao customs has been cooperating with 10 hinterland customs on one-stop clearance service. Last year, transshipments from hinterland regions in surrounding Shandong province came to 110 million tons and amounted to 39 per cent of total provincial trade volume.