More than 1,000 trucks carrying agricultural products are waiting at the land near Tan Thanh border gate - Photo: NAM TRAN

20 days can't move 

As noted by Tuoi Tre Online on December 18, along National Highway 1A from Lang Son city to Tan Thanh, Huu Nghi, Chi Ma border gates (Lang Son province), there are many gathering and transshipment points for agricultural containers. produce.

According to the statistics of the Department of Industry and Trade of Lang Son province, by the morning of December 18, there were about 4,800 agricultural products parked at the three border gates mentioned above.

At Tan Thanh border gate, where there are about 2,800 vehicles of agricultural products, mainly jackfruit, mango, dragon fruit, watermelon, ... from the southern provinces, are lying, crowded at Bao Nguyen parking lot (parking area). waiting for export) and the non-tariff area (land yard) about 5km from the border gate.

For nearly 20 years of driving goods for export, driver Huynh Tan Dung (57 years old, in Binh Dinh) has never fallen into the situation of having to wait at the yard for 20 days without being able to export the goods.

"Every day at Bao Nguyen parking lot, we lose 400,000 VND for parking, for oil to run the air conditioner at least 300,000 VND per day, for meals, for bathing, for going to the toilet, we all lose fees, on average. each lost millions of dollars.

I waited for 20 days at the border gate, the goods still do not know when they can be exported to China. If it lasts any longer, the goods will be damaged, if the goods cannot be sold, the goods owner will not pay the freight, both the car owner and the business will suffer heavy losses "- driver Dung shared.

On December 18, the Chinese side suspended the import and export of goods through Tan Thanh border gate - Photo: CHIEF

No reason and... network error??? 

At Tan Thanh border gate on the morning of December 18, the Chinese side again December stopped importing and exporting goods after half a day of reopening, but the country did not give the reason.

Earlier on December 15, China also suddenly halted import and export of goods for the reason of "network error". On the afternoon of December 17, your country "suddenly" reopened import and export of goods.

At the inspection session at Tan Thanh border gate on the morning of December 18, Chairman of the People's Committee of Lang Son province Ho Tien Thieu asked the units to survey the site, make a plan to build a control area, spray decontamination. bacteria for the goods before export.

After agreeing on the plan and selecting eligible enterprises to deploy, the province will hold talks with the Chinese side to agree on a plan to control the COVID-19 epidemic on imported and exported goods through the area.

" If this can be done,  it will solve the basic and long-term congestion," Thieu said, adding that it is expected that before the Lunar New Year, China will suspend import and export for 14 days, so the implementation must be done. fast.

The congestion has lasted from about the beginning of December until now, the parking lots and temporary yards are full - Photo: NAM TRAN

However, in recent days, there are still about 100 agricultural products arriving at Tan Thanh border gate - Photo: NAM TRAN

After many days of waiting, the drivers stood still when they did not know when their goods would be exported to China - Photo: NAM TRAN

Driver Huynh Tan Dung (left) checks the quality of dragon fruit after 20 days of cold running, waiting at the border - Photo: CHI TUE

The group of drivers in Khanh Hoa 'eaten and waited' at Bao Nguyen car park (Lang Son province) for more than 10 days to wait for the export of dragon fruit - Photo: NAM TRAN

According to the drivers, every day waiting will cost an additional 1 million dong in costs of parking, oil, living... - Photo: NAM TRAN

By the morning of December 18, at Tan Thanh border gate, there were about 2,800 agricultural products waiting for customs clearance - Photo: NAM TRAN