Import and export are flourishing

Positive signs

With solutions to promote import and export and attract investment in the first months of 2024, import and export activities in Thai Nguyen province recorded positive signs compared to the same period in 2023.

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By the end of February 2024, Thai Nguyen province's export turnover ranked 2nd in the country.

According to statistics, as of March 10, the total number of declarations at Thai Nguyen Customs Branch reached 50,606 declarations (an increase of about 13.10% over the same period). Of which, import declarations were 25,214 (an increase of 14%); export declarations were 25,392 (an increase of 13%).

Total import-export turnover in the area reached 10.51 billion USD (up about 20% over the same period last year); of which, import turnover reached 3.61 billion USD (up 14%); export turnover reached 6.90 billion USD (up 25%).

According to Mr. Nguyen Dang Chinh, Head of Thai Nguyen Customs Branch, at the beginning of the year, Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen Company Limited launched the Galaxy S24 product and started selling it in the domestic market. When Samsung entered stable production, suppliers began importing goods to follow suit, boosting import and export turnover.

In addition, the export turnover increased thanks to the contribution of Trina Solar Wafer Co., Ltd. (Vietnam) and Trina Solar Energy Development Co., Ltd.

In particular, the increase in import-export tax revenue was contributed by 3 domestic enterprises: Thai Hung Trading Joint Stock Company; Toan Thang Steel Joint Stock Company and Trung Thanh Company Limited. These 3 enterprises alone contributed over 50 billion VND to the budget in the first 2 months of the year.

Many solutions to manage and promote import and export

In 2024, Thai Nguyen Customs Branch was assigned a target of collecting VND 2,500 billion in budget revenue from import-export activities. To complete the above target, the Board of Directors of Thai Nguyen Customs Branch has proposed many specific solutions to complete the budget collection task.

Thai Nguyen Customs Branch organized a meeting with business representatives to support, answer questions, and remove difficulties for the business community.

Accordingly, the Department has organized meetings at the Customs headquarters and business headquarters to support, answer questions, and remove difficulties for the business community, thereby promoting import and export activities.

At the same time, closely coordinate with the Provincial Industrial Parks Management Board to grasp and approach new investors in industrial parks in the area to promptly advise on investment policies, customs procedures, etc. right from when the enterprise has not yet initiated import-export activities.

"In particular, Thai Nguyen Customs Branch has promoted the reform of administrative procedures, creating favorable conditions for import and export activities. With the motto "do all the work, not all the hours", the Branch arranges officers and civil servants to work even after office hours, on holidays, and Tet to quickly clear import and export goods for businesses" , Mr. Nguyen Dang Chinh shared.

Due to the transparency of the system and the drastic solutions of the industry, businesses have transformed their thinking and raised their awareness of law compliance. It is recorded that in the first months of 2024, the proportion of businesses in the green channel (priority channel in customs clearance) accounted for over 75%, the yellow channel accounted for only about 20%, the red channel accounted for 3% (previously the red channel accounted for 10%).

Along with that, from 2023, through the propaganda, mobilization and guidance of Thai Nguyen Customs Branch, many enterprises that previously paid import-export tax at border gates through services have now switched to paying import-export tax directly at the locality. Thereby, contributing to increasing the provincial budget revenue by about 500 billion VND as well as reducing time and costs for enterprises.

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