According to information from Lang Son Provincial Customs Department , in the first quarter of 2024, the turnover of opening declarations at the Department reached over 1 billion USD, an increase of 27.3% over the same period in 2023. Total turnover of import and export goods of all types across the province are estimated to reach over 13.1 billion USD, an increase of 30.7% over the same period in 2023.

Import-export activities at Huu Nghi International Border Gate area, Lang Son

Of which, fresh fruit products reached over 900,000 tons, an increase of more than 58% over the same period in 2023. The main products are dragon fruit, durian, watermelon, mango, jackfruit... exported through Tan Border Gate. Thanh and Huu Nghi International Border Gate.

Along with that, the volume of vehicles carrying goods clearing customs across the border has also increased. At Huu Nghi International Border Gate and Tan Thanh Border Gate, the number of vehicles clearing customs always accounts for 90% of the total number of import and export vehicles. in the area, with an average of about 1,000 vehicles/day, with peaks of up to 1,200 vehicles/day.

In a report sent to the People's Committee of Lang Son province, the Management Board of Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone also said that in the first 3 months of 2024, the import and export situation of goods through border gates in the province in general and going through Huu Nghi international border gate in particular basically went smoothly and smoothly with very high customs clearance efficiency.

The flow of vehicles carrying export and import goods through customs through Huu Nghi international border gate in the first quarter of 2024 reached 52,139 vehicles, an increase of 26.5% over the same period in 2023. Total import-export turnover of all types through Huu Nghi international border gate in the first quarter of 2024 reached about 12.7 billion USD, accounting for over 81% of the total export and import turnover of all types through Lang Son province.

Although, recently, during the day, vehicles not carrying Vietnamese goods come to receive imported goods and vehicles carrying export goods through Huu Nghi international border gate sometimes have to queue on the National Highway. Highway 1A to wait for gradual regulation into the border gate area (vehicles still move slowly into the border gate area, customs clearance activities still take place normally) . Faced with this situation, the Management Board of Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone has directed the Border Gate Management Center to preside over and coordinate with competent forces at the border gate to continue reviewing and arranging the area. parking for vehicles in the border gate area; Organize discussions with Khang Viet Ha Joint Stock Company to facilitate the regulation of vehicles entering and stopping at the Company's project area; Work with Huu Nghi Lang Son Trading Co., Ltd. to create conditions for vehicles to park at the Company's parking lot (behind the International Service Center Building).

Accordingly, the Company has agreed and will not organize the collection of vehicle parking service fees from April 9, 2024 to April 11, 2024. Currently, the authorities have regulated vehicles to park in this area.

At the same time, the Management Board of Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone organized an exchange, requesting the Chinese side to direct functional forces at Huu Nghi Quan international border gate to increase working hours during the day to create conditions for vehicles waiting for import and export of the two Parties to clear customs and release vehicles that do not carry goods to return to the country.

As a result, your side has coordinated to increase customs clearance time at the specialized import-export road on April 4 and 5, 2024 to 8:00 p.m.; at the exit and entry road and Ta Phu Son tunnel on April 4, 2024 to 8:30 p.m. to release empty vehicles from both sides;...

The Border Guard Command of Lang Son province has directed the border guard force at Huu Nghi international border gate to strengthen regulation and arrangement of vehicles in the border gate area to ensure maximum utilization of existing infrastructure to create favorable conditions for customs clearance of import and export goods.

The Provincial Police have directed the traffic police force to strengthen regulation and arrangement of vehicles outside the border gate area, ensuring smooth traffic on National Highway 1A. Currently, the traffic police force is actively coordinating with competent forces at Huu Nghi international border gate to gradually regulate vehicles entering the border gate area.

It is forecasted that in the coming time, the flow of goods to border gates of Lang Son province will increase. Especially for fresh fruit products because they are at harvest time. The functional forces working at the border gate are implementing additional measures such as organizing overtime, increasing working hours, strengthening foreign relations, and coordinating with corresponding forces on the Chinese side... to ensure operations. Import and export maintained smoothly.