Ha Tinh Customs collected over 4.033 billion VND in revenue.

As of June 26th, the Ha Tinh Provincial Customs Department collected 4,033 billion VND in import and export taxes, a decrease of 29.35% compared to the same period in 2022.

In the first six months of the year, the Ha Tinh Provincial Customs Department processed 7,750 customs declarations (a 7% increase compared to the same period in 2022) for 312 import-export businesses operating in the province. As a result, Ha Tinh Customs increased the total import-export turnover of the province to US$3,069.9 million (an 8.6% increase compared to the same period in 2022).

Customs officers in Ha Tinh province assist businesses with customs clearance procedures at the Cau Treo International Border Gate.

Export turnover alone reached 1,447.6 million USD, with main items including: coal, alloys, ore, Red Bull, wood chips, blast furnace slag, steel, etc.

By facilitating customs clearance, the Ha Tinh Provincial Customs Department collected over 4,033 billion VND for the state budget, reaching 36.8% of the assigned target (10,968 billion VND); a decrease of 29.4% compared to the same period in 2022 (which reached 5,708 billion VND).

The decrease in tax revenue in the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year is due to the general difficulties of the global economy following the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted import and export activities through border gates in the province. In addition, tax refund policies under Government Decree 101/2021/ND-CP and tariff reductions under Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) also affected and reduced import and export tax revenue for the Ha Tinh Provincial Customs Department in the first six months of the year.

Ha Tinh Customs collected over 4.033 billion VND in revenue.

Imports of goods from Laos to Vietnam were booming in the first months of 2023.

Forecasts indicate that the socio-economic situation in the last six months of the year will continue to face many challenges due to the impact of the global economic context. Therefore, the Ha Tinh Provincial Customs Department will implement comprehensive and decisive solutions to facilitate trade, enhance the effectiveness of state management, and combat tax evasion in order to complete and exceed the 2023 state budget revenue target.

In the first six months of the year, the Ha Tinh Provincial Customs Department handled 92 administrative violations, collecting 835.33 million VND for the state budget; and spearheaded the detection of 5 cases (including 4 smuggling cases and 1 case of illegal transportation of fireworks). The seized items included 2 packages containing components for assembling gun-shaped objects, 8 boxes of firecrackers, 20 boxes of Red Bull, and 9 electric fans.

In addition, the Ha Tinh Provincial Customs Department, in coordination with the Son Kim Commune Police (Huong Son District), discovered one case of illegal fireworks trafficking, seizing 81 boxes of firecrackers and one pineapple firecracker; and, in coordination with relevant functional forces, discovered five cases of drug trafficking, seizing 58 ecstasy pills, 26 kg of methamphetamine, and 710 grams of heroin.

Phan Tram

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