2.106 million tonnes of cargo moved through Torugart; China reports rise in diesel supplies

Cargo turnover at the Torugart checkpoint on the Kyrgyz-Chinese border reached 2.106 million tonnes in January–September 2026, exceeding the total for all of 2025. The figures were published on 14 October by the government of the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang. The Chinese side links the increase partly to higher diesel imports by Kyrgyzstan from China.

Turnover rose 28% year on year, and freight border crossings reached 217,000, up 30%. The busiest day of 2026 so far was 30 September, when 1,450 vehicles carried 18,395 tonnes of cargo. A separate Torugart administration document dated 23 September put cargo for the whole of 2025 at 2.092 million tonnes.

The Chinese notice did not say how much diesel was sent or in which months the increase occurred. Chinese authorities also cited construction materials for the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway as a factor, while the checkpoint administration did not disclose the share of each category. Economist.kg previously reported that the cabinet allowed fuel imports from China until the end of 2026, with the first batches arriving on 23 July.