Lang Son (VNS/VNA) - The number of trucks arriving at border gate areas across the northern province of Lang Son has surged in recent days, according to the Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone Management Board.
Over the past week, 12,857 vehicles carrying import and export goods cleared customs through Lang Son's border gates, with no congestion reported. Of these, 3,681 were for export, an increase of 3.7% compared to the previous week. Meanwhile, 9,176 vehicles were for import, down 6.3%.
Vice Chairman of the Lang Son Provincial People’s Committee Doan Thanh Son said that in the first five months of the year, an estimated 208,620 vehicles carrying imports and exports passed through the province’s border gates. It is a 23% increase over the same period in 2024.
The total import-export turnover of goods of all categories through Lang Son exceeded 32 billion USD, marking a 28% increase year-on-year.
Agricultural products, including lychee and durian, are in peak harvest season, with strong demand from China.
On May 31, the Prime Minister issued Official Dispatch No 79/CD-TTg on proactively implementing measures to ensure the production, processing, consumption and export of agricultural products.
The PM requested that the chairs of the respective People’s Committees of provinces and cities, coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to provide information and guidance to farmers, cooperatives and enterprises, aligning production with market demand.
They must ensure compliance with regulations and standards required by importing markets, covering every stage from production, harvesting, processing, packaging and transportation to traceability, to promote official exports.
Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces with border gates, including Lang Son, Lao Cai, Quang Ninh, Cao Bang, Ha Giang, Dien Bien, and Lai Chau, are responsible for monitoring, updating, evaluating and forecasting the flow and concentration of goods in their areas.
This enables coordination with relevant agencies to implement measures that ensure smooth goods circulation at border gates and promptly apply measures to regulate and manage vehicles.
The PM also urged agricultural production, business and export enterprises to closely monitor information on traffic and customs clearance capacity at border gates.
It aims to promptly adjust production and business plans, regulate export volumes to adapt flexibly and minimise congestion of agricultural products at the border.
Businesses are also encouraged to increase the purchase and storage of agricultural products, especially during the main harvest times, to support farmers in selling their produce./.

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