Farm exports see solid upswing through border gates in Lang Son
VOV.VN - The turnover of exported goods going through the northern mountainous province of Lang Son's border gates is increasing sharply, with the majority being fresh fruit, according to the Lang Son provincial Customs Department.
As a means of creating the best possible conditions for the export of agricultural products, the Lang Son provincial Customs Department has directed customs branches at border gates to include 11 types of fruits allowed to be exported to the Chinese market as "green channel" goods. It is hoped that this will serve as a way of helping to shorten customs clearance time and process declarations of businesses on the 24/24 digital border gate platform.
Nong Quang Hung, deputy head of Tan Thanh Customs Branch, affirmed that the unit always prioritises procedures for fresh fruit shipments to clear customs first as a way of avoiding damage in hot weather conditions.
Currently, the number of vehicles carrying export and import goods through customs gates in Lang Son province averages over 1,000 vehicles per day, of which about 300 vehicles transport fresh fruit.
According to statistics, since the beginning of the year the total output of fresh fruit exported through border gates in the province has reached about 1.2 million tonnes, marking an increase of nearly one and a half times compared to the same period from last year.
Lieutenant Colonel Doan Duy Tien, head of Huu Nghi International Border Gate, said, "The unit has regularly and proactively coordinated with functional forces at the border gate area to regulate the flow of vehicles entering and exiting the border gate to ensure security and order , while seriously and effectively implementing the digital border gate platform, thus creating favourable conditions for import and export activities through the border gate area."
To fully meet the goal of promoting cross border trade through the two international border gates, one bilateral border gate, and nine secondary border gates, Lang Son province has developed and carried out many solutions aimed at improving customs clearance capacity and building a model border gate.
The locality has directed functional forces at the border gate to proactively grasp the situation and regulate goods clearance activities with the aim of bringing import-export turnover through the province's border gates this year up to between US$55 billion and US$60 billion. Lang Son is therefore striving to serve as an important exchange hub in economic and trade development with Guangxi of China.
