Most border gates in these provinces were closed in the last few months in 2022 as China implemented measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic.
Preliminary statistics from the Lang Son, Cao Bang, Lao Cai and Mong Cai border gates showed higher turnover by mid-March.
Some northern provinces have signed agreements with Chinese localities to raise the working time of the day to support businesses, according to a report in a Vietnamese media outlet.
Statistics from the Lang Son customs department showed border-gate customs units have received and processed 23,985 sets of import and export declarations with a turnover of $622.44 million by the end of March 14, a YoY increase of 54.5 per cent.
In Cao Bang, import-export turnover through the locality grew by up to 60 per cent YoY, reaching $69.5 million. Export turnover rose by 214 per cent.
Import-export turnover through the Lao Cai international border gate reached nearly $186 million in the first three months this year. Of this, exports reached $92.4 million, up by 90.1 per cent YoY and imports were worth $93.2 million, up by 15.2 per cent.
The total import-export turnover at the Mong Cai border gate customs sub-department under the Quang Ninh customs department hit $504.96 million in the first quarter this year—a 102.01 per cent increase.
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