Customs clearance resumed at border gates, crossings with China

Vietnam's Mong Cai International Border Gate. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that on January10 morning, China’s Guangxi province officially resumed customs clearance atborder gates and border crossings in its Dongxing city bordering Mong Cai city ofVietnam’s Quang Ninh province, including bridges Bac Luan 1 and Bac Luan 2, andpontoon bridge Km 3+4.

These pairs of border gates and border crossings are veryimportant for imports and exports of both sides.

The Guangxi side said at first, priority will be given tohandling goods, especially farm produce and frozen products, which are beingstuck at the border gates.

Previously, to review and strengthen COVID-19 prevention andcontrol measures, Guangxi temporarily suspended customs clearance at bordergates in Dongxing city from December 21, 2021.

Thanks to continuous efforts and goodwill discussions ofboth sides, since January 5, 2022, Guangxi has gradually reopened pairs ofborder gates and border crossings between the province and Vietnam.

In recent working sessions with the Vietnamese Ministry ofIndustry and Trade, the Chinese side has repeatedly emphasised its highrequirements for pandemic prevention and control and asked Vietnam to worktogether to ensure the safety of vehicles and goods.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has assigned ministries,sectors and localities to work with China to speed up customs clearance,striving to remove the congestion of trucks carrying goods for export at border gatesbefore the Lunar New Year./.

VNA