Information from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development gives advance information on the status of many carts agricultural Congesting at Tan Thanh border gate (Lang Son), on October 19, Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien went to inspect and direct the coordination in solving clearance procedures between Vietnamese functional units and the China.
According to the report of Lang Son Province Customs, the phenomenon of agricultural vehicles moving to Tan Thanh border gate suddenly increased from October 15.
In the past, the average number of cars exported for customs clearance was about 80-150 vehicles / day, but now it suddenly increases over 250 cars / day, mainly dragon fruits and some other agricultural products. from provinces like Binh Thuan, Long An, Tay Ninh, Ninh Thuan, Gia Lai, Tien Giang …
Up to 19h of October 18, the number of outstanding vehicles at the gate was about 500 vehicles.
The phenomenon of cars stagnant in agricultural products when customs clearance starts from October 12 when the Chinese Customs forces put into operation the inspection and supervision system of the entire imported goods process.
Accordingly, the Chinese functional forces strengthened the inspection and supervision at the number one control port for motor vehicles, including aviation vehicles and goods from Vietnam through Tan Thanh border gate into China, such as the mounting of cameras, scanners, etc. to inspect cargo vehicles and also Chinese management and control enforcement forces at the gate of entry vehicles.
This makes the clearance time significantly increase, previously the clearance for no more than 2 minutes / car now takes about 6 – 7 minutes / car and the average daily maximum clearance is only 120 – 150 car, compared to the previous peak of 300 cars / day.
Specifically, on October 17, there were 189 cars carrying fruits, of which 166 were dragon fruits. On October 18, 162 cars were exported, of which 142 were dragon fruits.
At Huu Nghi border gate and Tan Thanh border gate, Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien directed to enhance information and recommend to enterprises and traders trading in fruit export through Guangxi, China to manage the traceability. origin, certificate of origin (C / O).
At the same time, proactively coordinate Chinese enterprises in customs declaration to avoid congestion of goods at the border as today.
