Cross-border transportation of sugarcane between China and Laos in 2026/2027 harvesting season officially launched

China News Service, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, November 9th (Catch Four Huang Yuanfei) The Mohan Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station reported on the 9th that the cross-border transportation of sugarcane between China and Laos for the 2026/2027 harvest season was officially launched on November 8th at the Mengman Port in Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and the first batch of sugarcane freight vehicles produced in Laos successfully completed the entry procedures.

This season started on November 8 and will last until April 2027. Sugarcane raw materials are mainly produced in Mengxin and Menglong areas of Namtha Province in Laos. After entering the country, they are transferred to nearby sugar companies for crushing and processing. Zhang Qinghua, a staff member of a company in Xishuangbanna, said: "This crushing season we expect to receive about 950,000 tons of sugarcane from Mengxin and Menglong areas in Namtha Province, Laos. The estimated industrial output value is about 642 million yuan, and the transportation volume will increase by about 3% compared with the previous crushing season."

After years of intensive cultivation, the cooperation model of "Laos grows sugarcane, China produces sugar, and both countries benefit" continues to operate stably, and the cross-border agricultural industry chain has been continuously connected, becoming a pragmatic carrier for deepening industrial docking and closer people-to-people exchanges between China and Laos.

Fresh sugarcane has a short preservation period and has high requirements on customs clearance time. In order to ensure the efficient and smooth transportation of raw materials during the crushing season, the Mohan Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station planned in advance and established a working mechanism of "police-enterprise linkage, joint inspection coordination, and joint consultation" to connect with enterprises in advance, find out production plans and transportation capacity needs during the crushing season, and coordinate and plan supporting measures to facilitate customs clearance.

Mohan Entry-Exit Border Inspection Station Chahe Branch has formulated a special service plan for cross-border sugarcane transportation, opened a special channel for cross-border sugarcane transportation, scientifically divided areas to be inspected and inspected, set up diversion guides, and dynamically deployed police forces on duty. Li Xiheng, deputy captain of the first team on duty at the sub-station, said: "We check vehicles as soon as they arrive, which greatly reduces the loss of fresh sugar cane during transportation and buys valuable time for enterprises to produce high-quality and efficient production."

Relying on this set of service plans, the port implements the "appointment customs clearance, classified inspection, and centralized inspection and release" model to continuously shorten the residence time of sugarcane at the port and reduce the deterioration and loss of raw materials. On the opening day, more than 60 freight vehicles completed entry inspection at Mengman Port, with a total of more than 1,760 tons of sugar cane entering the country.

During the harvest season, the border inspection department will continue to implement various customs clearance guarantee measures, maintain stable and efficient customs clearance performance, and safeguard the orderly development of cross-border agricultural cooperation between China and Laos, so that the results of cooperation will benefit the border residents of the two countries.