At Kim Thanh International Border Gate No. II, Lao Cai, import and export activities took place bustlingly on the first day of the new year 2024..

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Right at the beginning of the morning on the first day of the new year, shipments were smoothly cleared through customs through Kim Thanh International Border Gate No. II, opening up prospects for import and export activities in 2024. Customs clearance of goods mainly agricultural products.

As soon as they arrive at the border gate, agricultural goods are given the best conditions in terms of procedures such as: opening customs declarations, giving priority to the green channel to be able to clear customs in the morning.

Kim Thanh International Road Border Gate No. II.

Lao Cai province is arranging traffic flows and regulating vehicles appropriately to avoid congestion. Putting the digital border gate platform into operation has contributed to improving customs clearance capacity, reducing costs and time for businesses.

According to the report of the Provincial Customs Department, the turnover of import and export goods cleared at the province's customs branches in 2023 increased significantly compared to 2022. Specifically, the turnover of import and export goods that businesses carry out procedures customs declaration at the province's customs office reached over 4.78 billion USD (accounting for more than 10% of the total turnover of import and export goods cleared through the province's border gates), reaching 125.8% of the 2023 plan, an increase 56.2% compared to 2022.

Typically, the turnover of goods declared through Huu Nghi International Border Gate in 2023 will reach over 3.2 billion USD, an increase of 121.8% compared to 2022; through Tan Thanh Border Gate reached nearly 1 billion USD, an increase of more than 86% compared to 2022.

Mr. Nguyen Hong Linh, Director of the Provincial Customs Department, said: In the first 5 months of 2023, the import and export situation of goods through the province encountered some difficulties, causing the turnover of goods through the area to decrease. However, from June 2023 until now, the turnover of import and export goods through the province's border gates has increased sharply. In particular, 2023 is also the year the turnover of goods exported through border gates will grow according to the "trade surplus" criteria, accordingly, the export turnover will reach nearly 2.75 billion USD, an increase of 166.9% compared to the previous year. with the year 2022. In particular, the turnover and output of some key agricultural products and fruits of Vietnam such as dragon fruit, durian, jackfruit, mango,... exported through the province's border gates ranked first compared to Northern border provinces.

Tan Thanh Border Gate Customs inspects exported dragon fruits

1. Creating breakthrough momentum in 2024

In 2024, Lao Cai province targets the value of import-export turnover to reach 4.5 billion USD, an increase of about 2.5 times compared to 2023.

To achieve the above goal, Lao Cai focuses on improving infrastructure, reducing logistics costs, and attracting businesses to participate in import-export activities. At the same time, Lao Cai province will promote connections with neighboring countries to remove bottlenecks related to import and export activities, increase customs clearance capacity, and diversify import and export products.

2. The import and export situation through Lang Son border gates increased

From December 29, 2023 to January 1, 2024, on average every day, about 1,200 vehicles carrying import and export goods will clear customs through border gates of Lang Son province.

In addition to regularly providing information on the situation and flow of import and export of goods so that localities, businesses... can proactively regulate the number of vehicles, functional forces in Lang Son province are also coordinating and applying synchronous measures. Regulation and channelization measures to facilitate quick customs clearance of goods, avoiding congestion and congestion at the border gate area.

According to statistics from the Management Board of Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone, from December 29, 2023 to the evening of January 1, 2024, the number of vehicles carrying export and import goods cleared customs through 6 road border gates. Currently, the province's customs clearance reaches an average of 1,200 vehicles/day, an increase of nearly 300 vehicles compared to the end of November 2023. Of these, on average each day there are about 400 vehicles carrying export goods and about 800 vehicles carrying imported goods.

Particularly on January 1, 2024, although 3 border gates: Coc Nam, Na Hinh, Na Nua did not carry out customs clearance procedures for goods due to the Chinese authorities' New Year holiday, the number of vehicles carrying goods Customs clearance through 3 border gates of Huu Nghi, Chi Ma and Tan Thanh has reached nearly 1,000 vehicles.

According to the Management Board of Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone, although the number of vehicles carrying imported and exported goods through the province's land border gates increased sharply, most vehicles were cleared from customs on the same day. The number of vehicles waiting for customs clearance the next day is very small. This is the effect of shortening customs clearance time at border gates.

***The above information is quoted by MDCT from official information sites.

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