Mr Bian said Shanghai Customs handled 54,800 declaration forms last year and $2.1 billion in cargo on an average working day.
From January to November, Shanghai's trade value amounted to US$473.2 billion, up 21.3 per cent year on year. Foreign trade cargo came to 18.2 million TEU, up 26.5 per cent. Overall tonnage rose 10.7 per cent to 130 million tons, said Xinhua.