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China Border Crossings for Foreign Private Vehicles

An open international border is not automatically open to a third-country traveller driving a third-country private vehicle. Passenger, freight and private-vehicle permissions are different. This directory identifies candidate ports and the strength of available evidence; it does not approve a crossing. Before departure, obtain case-specific confirmation from the Chinese port, customs office and road-document coordinator for your nationality, vehicle registration, vehicle type, direction and date.

Field verification2026-08-27China · overland

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Nepal · Tibet Autonomous Region

Zhangmu 樟木口岸

Passenger open · private vehicle not verifiedEvidence B · checked 2026-08-27
Counterpart
Kodari
Passenger
Confirmed
Private vehicle
Not verified
Third-country plate
Not verified
Entry / exit
Not verified / Not verified
Next review
2026-09-27

The official notice proves passenger and freight functions resumed; it does not verify third-country private vehicles.

Pakistan · Xinjiang

Khunjerab 红其拉甫口岸

Passenger open · private vehicle not verifiedEvidence B · checked 2026-08-27
Counterpart
Sost / Khunjerab
Passenger
Confirmed
Private vehicle
Not verified
Third-country plate
Not verified
Entry / exit
Not verified / Not verified
Next review
2026-09-27

Year-round international passenger/freight status does not itself confirm third-country tourist private vehicles.

Kazakhstan · Xinjiang

Horgos 霍尔果斯口岸

Not currently verifiedEvidence B · checked 2026-08-27
Counterpart
Khorgos
Passenger
Not verified
Private vehicle
Not verified
Third-country plate
Not verified
Entry / exit
Not verified / Not verified
Next review
2026-09-27

A candidate corridor only. No current third-country private-vehicle pathway is stored in this release.

Mongolia · Inner Mongolia

Erenhot 二连浩特口岸

Not currently verifiedEvidence B · checked 2026-08-27
Counterpart
Zamyn-Üüd
Passenger
Not verified
Private vehicle
Not verified
Third-country plate
Not verified
Entry / exit
Not verified / Not verified
Next review
2026-09-27

A candidate corridor only. Confirm the Chinese port, customs and road-document handling for the exact convoy.

01More than open or closed

A useful status names what the evidence does not prove.

Official function

National rule

A government notice may establish passenger or freight operation. It does not necessarily establish third-country private-vehicle handling.

Operational pathway

Port confirmation

A strong positive status also needs dated evidence from the responsible office, broker/operator or a sufficiently similar recent case.

Unknown remains unknown

Not verified

Empty fields display Not verified. They never become No, Yes or a green availability signal by default.

02Evidence ladder

A port name is not evidence of a vehicle pathway.

A / B · Official basis

National rule

National, customs, immigration, police, provincial or port-office material establishes the formal port or procedure context.

C · Dated operational confirmation

Port confirmation

A responsible office, customs broker or organizer confirms the exact case path in writing.

D · Recent traveller case

Traveller experience

A similar dated case can demonstrate recent operation, but cannot alone prove the legal status.

03Repeat 7–14 days before

Reconfirm the people, vehicle, staff and road on the same date.

Port-day checklist

Port confirmation
  • Passenger and vehicle channels will operate on the planned day
  • Nationality, registration country and vehicle category are accepted for this case
  • Pre-approval is visible to the port or held by the responsible coordinator
  • Customs, inspection, insurance, plate and driver-permit staff are arranged
  • Holiday, weather and approach-road restrictions are checked
  • The exit customs office has accepted the cancellation handoff

Evidence file

Sources and change log

Open an original source to verify scope. A source can support a national rule without confirming a specific port operation.
  1. 01

    Tibet Autonomous Region Government

    Zhangmu Port Resumes Two-Way Passenger Movement Retrieved 2026-08-27 · Passenger movement resumed on 1 September 2023; private foreign vehicle handling is not established by this notice.
  2. 02

    Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Government

    Khunjerab Port Approved for Year-Round International Road Passenger and Freight Transport Retrieved 2026-08-27 · Official port function changed, while weather and case-specific private vehicle handling still require confirmation.

Change log

2026-08-27Initial publication. Correctly separated the three-month foreign-vehicle road path from the longer-stay Chinese-vehicle permit path.