Enhance efficiency of border trading activities
In the past time, border trading activities in general and import-export in particular go toViet Nam by Vietnam-Laos border gates in Quang Binh province have achieved satisfactory results. In order for the border trading activites to continue developing, contributing to socio-economic growth, national defense and security, Quang Binh has introduced many flexible and effective solutions.
Quang Binh currently has Cha Lo international border gate and Ca Rooong sub-border gate. Import-export activities through Cha Lo-Na Phau Border Gate have increased sharply in recent years, The goods is various types. Specifically, in 2017, the total weight of import and export goods reached 2,368 thousand tons, increasing of 35% over the same period in 2016; export-import turnover of goods reached 1,706 million USD; handle the procedures for over 162 thousand turns of immigration.
In the first 8 months of 2018, the total weight of import and export goods reached over 1,400 thousand tons; total import-export turnover reached over 921 million USD; handling customs clearance procedures for 101,654 vehicles. Essential import and export commodities, such as construction materials, agriculturalproducts, consumer goods, fruits of all kinds, cattle, potassium fertilizer, coffee ...
Previously, Thewood whichwas imported from Laos was the only import item at Ca Roong-Noong Ma Border Gate. However, due to the issuance of Directive No. 15 / CP by the Lao Government on stopping the export of treated timber, sawn timber, round the woo etc..,wood import-export activities of Quang Binh enterprises which is invested and done business in Laos have met a lot of difficulties
Competent Agencies inspect import and export goods through Cha Lo International Border Gate
Implement Decree 14/2018 / ND-CP of the Government, the provincial People's Committee is directing the Department of Industry and Trade to announce the list of sub-border gates and border openings for goods trading, exchanging activities
To meet the requirements of the border gate area in step by step is more and more development, over the past time, Quang Binh province has invested more than VND 798 billion to implement infrastructure projects in the border gate area.
Projects are underway, such as building stone embankments of national highway 12A from the parking lot to the border marker post; technical infrastructure of the center of Cha Lo International Border Gate; interbranch house and National Gate of Cha Lo Border economic zone; non-tariff zone infrastructure and service points in Cha Lo border gate economic zone; Entry parking lot at Cha Lo Border Gate Central Area…
It can be seen that if before, most of the vehicles and people passing by Cha Lo International Border Gate were mainly tourists, overseas Vietnamese who visit their homeland, now there are many components, especially, Representatives of partner organizations and businesses have come to Quang Binh to survey and seek business investment opportunities.
Based on the strengths of each party, creating favorable conditions of your province and localities, there are currently dozens of provincial businesses that regularly conduct trade relations with the provinces of your country Laos and Thailand to import and export the goods. Administrative procedures on customs, import and export, taxes at border gates; procedures related to commercial activities are increasingly improved in a more open way
Customs declaration via the Internet has been widely implemented in enterprises, helping the clearance time is shortened, encouraging organizations and businesses to invest in production and business.
To enhance the friendship and close cooperation with the border provinces, Quang Binh province organizes annual high-level meetings with Kham Muon and Savannakhet provinces in alternate. As a result, Quang Binh's border trade cooperation and development with Kham Muon, Savannakhet, some provinces of Laos and Northeast Thailand have been strengthened.
In addition, the province facilitates the implementation of the project "Building bonded warehouses and oil pipelines from Hon La port, Quang Binh to Kham Muon province" invested by Petro Lao Joint Stock Company; enabling Quang Trung Barite Co., Ltd to complete the legal procedures to exploit and transport Barite ore through Ca Roong-Noong Ma Sub-border.
Department of Industry and Trade has chaired to welcome and work with the delegation of Sakon Nakhon province to look for investment opportunities, expand cooperation between business community of 9 provinces of 3 countries Vietnam-Laos-Thailand with using general roads 8 and 12. The Department of Industry and Trade also assisted businesses in the province to attend the business connection conference and border trade fair of Nakhon Phanom province in 2017; Muckdahan (Thailand).
Mr. Phan Hoai Nam, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade, said that besides the achieved results, Quang Binh's border trade activities still had some limitations, such as: infrastructure of the border gate economic zone is still inadequate; tax policies and regulations on import and export customs procedures between Vietnam and Laos still have many inconsistent changes, affecting production and business activities of enterprises; the investment in cooperation between businesses of countries is limited, small scale ...
In order to further improve the efficiency of border trade activities in the area in the coming time, along with promoting internal resources, Quang Binh province urgently needs continued support, creating favorable conditions on the Policy of the Government, Ministry of Industry and Trade and related industries of 3 Vietnam, Laos and Thailand countries.
Written by Lê Mai (QBĐT Newspaper)