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Trucks queued up along Tan Thanh border gate area waiting for customs clearance. Photo: H. Nu

The data of import-export turnover through the Vietnam-China land border gates and the volume of goods stuck at border gates updated from March 2 to 3 shows that the volume of goods stuck at border gatesis quite significant.

Specifically, in Lang Son province, at HuuNghi border gate: 132 trucks of agricultural products, fruits, electronic components, garments were exported; 363 trucks of electronic components, machines, garments, motor spare parts were imported and 125 trucks of agricultural products, fruits, electronic components remained stuck.

At Tan Thanh border gate: 101 trucks of watermelon, dragon fruit, banana, mango, jackfruit and rambutan were exported; 36 trucks of taro, onion, cantaloupe, garlic and fresh mushroomswere imported and 284 trucks of mainly dragon fruit, watermelon, mango and jackfruit were stuck.

At Coc Nam border gate: 11 trucks of agricultural products, grocery, cowhide and cosmetics were stuck.

At Chi Ma border gate: seven trucks of jasmine, accessories for making mats, shovels, cloths were exported, and eight trucks of pepper, cardamom and cloves werestuck.

At Dong Dang Ga border gate: eight trucks were exported and four were stuck (two containers of imported chemicals and two of imported fire-resistant materials).

In Quang Ninh province, at the main border gate: one truck of pepper and 31 trucks of food additives, cinnamon bark and garment fabricwere exported; 10 trucks,including two trucks of frozen food and eight trucks of agricultural products for export, were stuck.

At Mong Cai International Border Gate: 14 trucks of yarn,cotton and dried fruits were exported; 190 trucks of groceries, single yarn, live fish and mining equipment were imported and420 trucks including 376 truck of frozen food and 44 trucks of all kinds were stuck.

At the border crossing of Km3 + 4: 16 trucks of dragon fruits, fresh seafood and tapioca were exported.

At Van Gia border gate: 12 trucks including five trucks of frozen food and seven trucks of other dried goods were stuck.

In Lao Cai province, at Kim Thanh II border gate: 200 trucks of dragon fruits, watermelons, banana, mango, jackfruit and other goods were exported; 243 trucks of all kinds of vegetables, fertilizer, and other goods were imported; and 200 trucks of imported dragon fruit, watermelon, banana, mango, jackfruit were stuck.

In Lai Chau province, 8 trucks of banana and kaempferol galangal were exported.

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The total exports through the border gates were 479 trucks and eight containers; and total imports were 863 trucks and total inventory was 1,070 trucks and four containers.