In the run-up to the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, customs clearance at China’s Youyi Guan border gate in Guangxi province, adjacent to Vietnam’s Huu Nghi international border gate in Lang Son province, has sped up as cross-border traffic surges.

With key agricultural products such as lychee, durian, mango, longan and dragon fruit entering the peak harvest season, Vietnamese authorities are stepping up efforts to streamline customs clearance at border gates to prevent congestion and market oversupply.

VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has requested that relevant ministries, sectors, and localities promptly implement measures to ensure the production, processing, consumption, and export of agricultural products, especially during peak harvest seasons for key items such as rice, durian, lychee, longan, dragon fruit, mango.

From January 1, 2029, residents engaging in cross-border trade, whether buying, selling, or exchanging goods, will be required to complete import-export procedures in person.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in the northern province of Lang Son on May 27 to officially open three routes for freight transport and customs clearance at the international border gate pair of Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Youyi Guan (China).

Customs clearance activities have become normal again at all border gates in the northern region after a week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

Customs clearance for import-export activities through the Na Nua – Nahua border gate pair in Vietnam’s northern Lang Son province and China’s Guangxi province was resumed from December 14 after a nearly-four-year halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The protocol amending the Vietnam - Republic of Korea (RoK) agreement on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs officially came into force on September 10.

The management board of Lao Cai Economic Zone launched a digital feature at the Kim Thanh International Border Gate No. 2 in the northern province of Lao Cai on August 21, with an aim to reduce time and costs related to customs clearance for exports-imports through this border gate.

VOV.VN - A Chinese transport company has moved to reopen the Hanoi-Nanning direct passenger road route with a frequency of one trip per day.