Bordering Guangxi Province (China) with a land border of more than 118km, Quang Ninh has a complete system of international and national border gates and diverse openings. The province currently has 3 border gate economic zones: Mong Cai, Hoanh Mo - Dong Van and Bac Phong Sinh, all located on the trans-Asian trade route, quickly connecting with domestic and international industrial and service centers.
Of which, Mong Cai Border Gate Economic Zone has an area of over 121,000 hectares, identified as a strategic trade hub between Vietnam - ASEAN - China. Mong Cai International Border Gate is the place that receives thousands of vehicles and passengers every day, contributing to promoting trade, tourism, logistics and services. Since the beginning of the year, the number of passengers passing through the area has reached over 5.9 million, an increase of 6% over the same period in 2024; the number of vehicles crossing the border has reached over 655,000, an increase of 48% over the same period, affirming the growing attraction of the border gate in economic recovery and trade expansion.
The Hoanh Mo - Dong Van and Bac Phong Sinh border gate economic zones continue to promote their role as gateways for trade between the border localities of Quang Ninh and the Guangxi market (China). On June 25, 2024, the two sides announced the official opening of the Hoanh Mo (Vietnam) - Dong Trung (China) bilateral border gate pair and the Bac Phong Sinh (Vietnam) - Ly Hoa (China) customs clearance. This is a major turning point, helping to expand the trade corridor, increase customs clearance capacity, reduce pressure on Mong Cai International Border Gate, and at the same time create conditions to promote the export of agricultural products, consumer goods, construction materials and cross-border trade.
Along with that, strategic transport systems such as Van Don - Mong Cai Expressway, National Highway 18, National Highway 279, inter-regional connecting routes are completed synchronously, helping to transport goods quickly, reducing logistics costs. Van Ninh General Port Project (phase 1) with a total investment of more than 2,248 billion VND is urgently under construction with a modern port and wharf system, capable of receiving ships with a capacity of 20,000 DWT, creating more capacity for maritime transport associated with border trade. Along with that, a system of warehouses, logistics centers, dry ports, and inspection areas are built modernly, contributing to the formation of a professional, transparent and effective import-export ecosystem.
Despite many fluctuations in the world economy, import and export activities through Quang Ninh still maintain a positive growth momentum. As of October 14, 2025, the border gates in the area have received 172,888 declarations, with a total turnover of 16.8 billion USD, an increase of 24.8% in the number of declarations and 12.3% in turnover compared to the same period in 2024. There are 2,533 enterprises participating in the procedures, of which nearly 80% are enterprises from outside the province, showing that Quang Ninh continues to be a "favorable destination" for the business community nationwide.
Tax management has achieved positive results. From the beginning of 2025 to now, the state budget revenue has reached 13,252 billion VND, of which there has been a sharp increase from the following groups of goods: imported petroleum, gypsum, construction materials and other consumer goods. This reflects the increasing demand for production, construction and cross-border trade.
Notably, administrative procedures were strongly reformed. In October, the Customs received and processed 18,848 declarations, worth 1.5 billion USD; online public service HQ36a received and returned results for 485 dossiers of 154 enterprises with 10 procedures. The green channel rate reached 64.16%, up 3.38% compared to the previous month, showing safe and fast customs clearance activities, significantly reducing time and costs for enterprises.
Quang Ninh is one of the pioneering localities to propose the model of "digital border gate, smart border gate". The Customs Branch of Region VIII has deployed centralized management software, eTax Mobile application to support businesses in paying taxes online; and enhanced the implementation of procedures through the National Single Window and ASEAN Single Window systems.
In October alone, the system received 752 specialized inspection declarations through the national single window; received 155 C/O form D through the ASEAN single window, creating favorable conditions for goods exported to member countries.
Along with that, the province has piloted paperless meeting rooms, digitized documents, promoted electronic ISO, contributing to modernizing administration and improving the business environment. The implementation of electronic customs declaration, inspection, monitoring by camera systems, risk management software, etc. helps reduce procedures, limit direct contact, increase transparency, and promptly support businesses to resolve documents within the day.
These are important foundations for Quang Ninh to move towards operating the "smart border gate" model, in sync with the digital border gate roadmap of the Customs Department (Ministry of Finance).
To maintain the growth rate of import and export and maximize the advantages of the border area, Quang Ninh is interested in implementing key groups of solutions, including: Developing synchronous and modern border gate infrastructure: Upgrading warehouses, dry ports, inspection areas, increasing the capacity to receive and clear large-scale goods. Expanding international cooperation with Guangxi (China): Upgrading openings, promoting intermodal transport, unifying specialized inspection processes. Reforming customs procedures, increasing the rate of electronic customs clearance: Applying digital platforms, expanding online tax payment, shortening the time for processing documents. Developing cross-border e-commerce: Supporting businesses in digital transformation, building smart warehouses in border gate areas. Attracting investment in logistics - supporting services: Calling for cold storage projects, agricultural product processing, supporting industries to expand the scale of border trade. Continue to implement solutions to support strategic commodity groups such as auto parts, electronic parts, phones, machinery and equipment imported through road border gates.
Quang Ninh is gradually forming a modern, transparent and effective border trade ecosystem. Import and export activities are continuously growing, thousands of businesses confidently choose Quang Ninh border gates and openings as import and export points. Positive signals in the first 10 months of 2025 show that Quang Ninh continues to affirm its role as a trading center of the Northeast region and an important bridge on the Vietnam - China - ASEAN trade route, contributing greatly to the province's sustainable development goals in the new period.
Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/thuc-day-hoat-dong-thuong-mai-bien-gioi-3382511.html
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