Large Shipment of Imported Goods from China Arrives in Hairatan
A large shipment of goods belonging to Afghan traders arrived directly in Hairatan port from China today (Saturday).
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi stated at an event held in Hairatan to mark the occasion that these goods passed through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, reaching Afghanistan after 20 days.
Azizi pledged continued efforts to provide more facilities for exporting domestic goods, adding that this train will soon transport Afghan export goods to China.
The acting minister added: “The shipment that arrived in Afghanistan from China today departed from eastern China and reached Afghanistan in 20 days. Most of the goods in this shipment are textiles, which are widely used by the Afghan people.”
This shipment of commercial goods entered the country in 55 wagons.
The acting minister further mentioned that this route has been reactivated after some time and efforts are ongoing to facilitate the transportation of domestic goods via this route to China and then to Europe.
Fattaev Jafar Rahmanovich, Uzbekistan’s Consul General in Mazar-e-Sharif, stated at the event: “Hairatan is a port unlike any other in Central Asia. We must make good use of this port.”
Several traders and officials from the Chambers of Commerce, Investment, Industry and Mines of Balkh consider the reactivation of this route important in reducing costs and expediting exports.
Imamuddin Sanayizada, Head of the Balkh Chamber of Industry and Mines, said regarding the use of such corridors: “For exports, we must utilize these corridors to export our goods in an easier and cheaper way.”
Qalandar Rahimi, one of the traders, stated: “From now on, shipments will arrive in Afghanistan via railway from China, which is significant in reducing transportation costs.”
The acting Minister of Industry and Commerce also added that the Islamic Emirate is striving to increase the country’s exports. According to Nooruddin Azizi, Afghanistan’s export volume has increased from $850 million to $2 billion in the current solar year.
