The information was given by Quang Ninh Province’s Department of Industry and Trade after being informed by the Covid-19 prevention and control board from Dongxing City in China.
A truck at Dongxing Border Gate
According to the Chinese side, the customs clearance through Dongxing Border Gate was halted from December 21. The reopening time will be reported later.
People who had registered for the customs clearance at Dongxing Border Gate online earlier can choose to stay temporarily at a hotel in Mong Cai City which is used for Covid-19 prevention quarantine while waiting for the border gate reopening.
Customs clearance will be dealt with based on the chronology of the registration, with the earliest registrations treated soonest.
According to the Quang Ninh Department of Industry and Trade, currently, many trucks transporting Vietnamese goods are still stranded at Dongxing Border Gate waiting for customs clearance.
The customs clearance has also been halted at some Chinese border gates which are next to the northern province of Lang Son due to China’s tighter inspections on imports as a Covid-19 prevention measure.
Ho Tien Thieu, chairman of Lang Son People’s Committee, said this situation has been lasting for around 15 days. By December 21, up to 4,461 trucks had been stuck at Lang Son border gates. The delay has affected the quality of many farm products, so many drivers had to bring their loads back for domestic sale.
