China has taken active steps to promote the reopening of land border crossings. Currently, localities that share a border with China in the Northeast such as Lang Son and Cao Bang have all had plans and prepared conditions so that when China opens up trade through border gates back to normal. Normally, import and export goods are smooth, safe and stable.

In Cao Bang province, during the Covid-19 epidemic, there are 3 border gates to maintain import and export activities, namely Ta Lung International Border Gate (Quang Hoa District), Tra Linh Border Gate (Chong Khanh District). and Soc Giang border gate (Ha Quang district), but the volume of goods cleared is not large, only about 30-40 vehicles/day.

According to information from the Management Board of Cao Bang Economic Zone, in the past few days, when the Chinese side has gradually loosened epidemic control measures, allowing Chinese cars to come to Vietnam to pick up goods and ask the Vietnamese side to Customs clearance procedures all weekend.

The border gates in Cao Bang are ready for human resources, vehicles and professional technical equipment to serve the customs clearance, import and export of goods.

Besides, your side also proposed to resume the operation of some border gates in Thach An and Ha Lang districts to serve import and export of goods. Currently, the border gates in Cao Bang are ready with human resources, vehicles and professional technical equipment to best serve people's needs.

“The Chinese side has gradually opened the border gates in the province. The Economic Zone Management Board has coordinated with local authorities, forces at the border gate and advised the Provincial People's Committee on implementation plans, informed businesses to prepare sources of goods, prepare well warehouse conditions. , driving system... to respond as soon as the Chinese side continues to have changes. At the same time, direct the forces at the border gate to create the best conditions in carrying out administrative procedures, speeding up the customs clearance of goods through the border gate " - Information Management Board of Cao Bang Economic Zone.

A representative of Ta Lung International Border Gate (Quang Hoa district) said that before the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, at the peak in Ta Lung, there were about 100 trucks and about 300-400 people clearing customs/day. about 10-20 cars/day. Therefore, the normal return of customs clearance activities will be a condition for the border economy to prosper again.

“The Management Board of the Border Gate Economic Zone has met with functional forces at the border gate. We assign very specific tasks to each force, ready to plan when the number of vehicles, goods and people on entry and exit increases dramatically. In addition, we also promptly inform people and businesses participating in border gate activities about the situation and policies of the two countries in reopening normally in the near future . Ta Lung International Border Gate said.