Hunan's foreign trade with five Central Asian countries have witnessed rapid growth since the beginning of 2023. The Changsha Customs statistics showed that in the first four months of this year, Hunan's imports and exports to five Central Asian countries increased by 25.6% to 1.95 billion CNY. Among them, the month of April saw both the highest import and export value and the fastest growth rate, reaching 660 million CNY and 59.3% respectively.

Recently, a batch of asphalt mixing plant equipment produced by the Sany Group was exported to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, via the China-Europe freight express. The person in charge of customs affairs of the company introduced that the company has exported a total of 21 batches of asphalt mixing plants, pump trucks, trailer pumps, and other construction machinery to five Central Asian countries this year. The products were worth more than 47 million CNY, maintaining a steady growth trend.

The increasingly smooth logistics channels have continuously helped expand Hunan's imports and exports to five Central Asian countries. Changsha gives full play to the advantages of stable and smooth China-Europe freight express, opens "special trains for construction machinery", and tailors transportation plans for key enterprises. Changsha's construction machinery can be delivered to Central Asia via the China-Europe freight express in only about 7 days.