"Green channel" for cashew import and export activities

Cashew production for export at Hoang Phu Production Company Limited, Loc Tan Commune, Dong Nai Province. Photo: Binh Nguyen

To maintain the No. 1 position in cashew import and export, Dong Nai focuses on many solutions to accompany and support businesses, in which solving customs procedures is one of the important issues that the customs sector is interested in supporting, promptly removing obstacles, ensuring smooth cashew import and export activities.

Cashew capital of Vietnam

According to statistics from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment , by the end of October 2025, Vietnam had imported 2.6 million tons of raw cashew nuts, worth over 4 billion USD, an increase of 13.8% in volume and over 38% in value over the same period in 2024. The main source of imported cashews is from Cambodia (the largest source, accounting for nearly 39%), Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana. Cashew nut exports in the first 10 months of 2025 reached about 4.25 billion USD, an increase of nearly 19% over the same period in 2024. It is expected that this year, the cashew industry will reach an export value of 5 billion USD for the first time.

Dong Nai's cashew exports still maintain the number 1 position in the country, accounting for 50% of Vietnam's total cashew export turnover. Dong Nai's cashew products are now present in over 80 countries and territories. In the 11 months of 2025, Dong Nai's cashew export turnover reached more than 2.5 billion USD, accounting for nearly 7.9% of the province's total export turnover.

In Dong Nai, cashew exports still maintain the No. 1 position in the country, accounting for 50% of Vietnam's total cashew export turnover. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Dat, Vice Chairman of Dong Nai Cashew Association, shared: After the merger, Dong Nai province has more space to develop the cashew industry. This is an opportunity for Dong Nai to increase the planting area, increase the proportion of cashew exports and the quality of local cashews. Currently, Dong Nai is still maintaining its No. 1 position in the country in cashew exports. In addition, the attention and support from relevant authorities, departments, branches, and sectors, cashew import and export enterprises as well as cashew farmers in Dong Nai will have strategies to build and enhance the cashew brand for Dong Nai in particular and Vietnamese cashews in general.

In particular, Mr. Dat emphasized: One of the deep concerns, contributing to the development of the cashew industry, bringing economic values to the locality is the maximum support from customs agencies in finding ways to remove obstacles for cashew businesses in the process of importing raw cashews from some African countries to Vietnam. In the past, due to issues related to packaging, labeling and plant quarantine, raw cashews imported from some African countries have encountered difficulties, prolonging the time for customs clearance of goods. Understanding these difficulties, Dong Nai customs has promptly resolved them, creating an open environment for cashew importing businesses in handling customs procedures.

Create conditions for businesses to export and import cashews.

According to statistics from the Regional Customs Branch XVIII (HQKV 18), the unit is carrying out customs procedures for over 40 enterprises engaged in cashew import and export activities in Dong Nai. In recent times, the import and export of cashew products through border gates in Dong Nai province has been stable, smooth and carried out in accordance with professional procedures. Enterprises importing raw cashew nuts in the province mainly use them as raw materials for processing and export production. Therefore, customs procedures for cashew nuts are often classified as green, creating the best conditions for Dong Nai's cashew businesses.

Representative of HQKV 18 said: Most of the enterprises carrying out customs procedures at HQKV 18 import raw cashew nuts, which are imported goods of plant origin, mainly from Cambodia and African countries... and are required to undergo plant quarantine. HQKV 18 has actively and proactively implemented professional measures to support enterprises, however, customs clearance of goods requires quarantine results from plant quarantine agencies in accordance with legal regulations.

Regarding the handling of customs procedures, recently, according to the feedback of import enterprises, due to the use of used packaging, there have been some problems with product labels. However, the problems have been promptly reported to the Customs Department by HQKV 18 and have received instructions on handling to facilitate the import and export activities of enterprises.

Mr. Le Thanh Van, Deputy Head of HQKV 18, said: The unit has a plan to attract businesses in the coming time. Therefore, HQKV 18 will create all favorable conditions for customs procedures; inspect production facilities, and locations for actual goods inspection. Build a favorable, modern, and transparent customs clearance environment. In particular, HQKV 18 will also continue to promote administrative procedure reform, expand online public services throughout the process, increase the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in procedure consulting and risk warning, and upgrade the monitoring system with electronic positioning seals, container scanners, and online cameras.

Mr. Van said: Dialogue work is also focused when "customs - enterprises" conferences and thematic working sessions with the Provincial Control Association are maintained more frequently to promptly answer arising issues and provide new legal information to enterprises. Along with that, the unit aims to improve the quality of infrastructure and logistics connections, especially at bonded warehouses, inland container depots (ICDs) and border areas, and at the same time prepare management plans at Long Thanh International Airport in the coming time. Maintain the organization of procedure consulting teams at border gates/outside border gates to organize consultation sessions to promptly grasp the difficulties and problems of enterprises in the process of customs procedures.

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Source: https://baodongnai.com.vn/kinh-te/202512/phan-luong-xanh-cho-hoat-dong-xuat-nhap-khau-dieu-be93599/