China has extended daily business hours for customs clearance services at Huu Nghi International Border Gate, which links Vietnam’s Lang Son Province with China, by two hours as a surge has been logged in the volume of goods shipped from the northern neighbor to the Southeast Asian country.

Hoang Khanh Duy, deputy head of the management board of Dong Dang-Lang Son border gate economic zone, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Tuesday that after the 2024 Lunar New Year holiday last month, the demand for goods transport between the two countries has increased.

Around 1,000 vehicles carrying goods had been stuck near the border gate in China. They mainly carried new autos, machines, equipment, and materials for production in industrial parks in Vietnam.

As a result, Duy stated that the management board of the Dong Dang-Lang Son border gate economic zone collaborated with the administration in Pingxiang City, Guangxi, China to enhance the efficiency of customs clearance procedures for products.

They reached an agreement to allocate lanes specifically for goods transport vehicles and empty trucks.

The daily time for customs clearance services at Huu Nghi International Border Gate has been extended to 8:00 pm.

Vietnam’s imports topped US$54.6 billion in the first two months of this year, up 18 percent year on year.

As orders for exports resumed, the demand for materials and equipment soared 22 and 25 percent, respectively, over the year-ago period.

China remained Vietnam’s largest supplier with nearly $21 billion in the two months, jumping 51 percent year on year.

Vietnam incurred a trade deficit of nearly $13 billion with China, surging 98 percent, news site VnExpress reported, citing the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade’s report.

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