Lao agricultural products flood into Vietnam through Nam Can border gate

Tien Dong• November 6, 2021 13:47

(Baonghean.vn) - At this time, many types of agricultural products from Laos are massively imported into Vietnam by individuals and organizations through the Nam Can border gate.

Although the Government has now issuedResolution 128Temporary regulations "Safely and flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling the Covid-19 epidemic", however, due to the complicated developments of the epidemic both domestically and in countries in the region, import-export and immigration activities at border gates have become quiet.

Phương tiện chờ chuyển tải hàng hóa tại Cửa khẩu Quốc tế Nậm Cắn. Ảnh: Tiến Đông

Vehicles waiting to transport goods at Nam Can International Border Gate. Photo: Tien Dong

However, at present, import and export activities at Nam Can International Border Gate, Ky Son border district are quite busy. According to our records, the goods exported and imported through this border gate are mainly agricultural products.

Ms. Tran Thi Thanh, residing in Kim Son town (Que Phong), followed National Highway 16 to Nam Can International Border Gate to receive goods and said: In recent months, there have been a lot of agricultural products coming from Laos. Due to regulations on epidemic prevention and safety, trucks carrying goods from Laos are only allowed to stop at the border gate to transfer goods, so Ms. Thanh had to follow the truck here to receive the goods, each trip only received about 2 tons of goods, then returned to wholesale to small traders along the route.Highway 48.

Do quy định phòng dịch, các phương tiện từ Lào qua Việt Nam và ngược lại phải dừng hạ tải và đổi lái xe tại cửa khẩu nên các tiểu thương phải cho xe lên tận cửa khẩu lấy hàng, do chi phí vận chuyển bị đội lên nên giá các mặt hàng nông sản của Lào bày bán ở các chợ vì thế cũng bị đội lên. Ảnh: Tiến Đông

Due to epidemic prevention regulations, vehicles from Laos to Vietnam and vice versa must stop to unload and change drivers at the border gate, so traders have to bring their vehicles to the border gate to pick up goods. Due to increased transportation costs, the prices of Lao agricultural products sold in the markets have also increased. Photo: Tien Dong

According to Ms. Thanh, this is the season of taro, squash, and ginger in Laos, so there are a lot of these items coming in. Due to regulations on epidemic prevention, after placing an order and confirming the time the truck arrived at the border gate, Ms. Thanh also traveled 200km along National Highway 16 to the border gate to receive the goods. Because she had to transfer goods, change trucks, and change drivers, the cost of the items also increased.

Surveying markets in the Ky Son area, currently items such as ginger, squash, and Lao taro are priced from 15-30 thousand VND, depending on the type. According to assessments, this is a quite high price because the cost of transporting goods during the epidemic season has increased.

Thời điểm này, tại khu vực Cửa khẩu Quốc tế Nậm Cắn các mặt hàng nông sản như gừng, bí, khoai sọ Lào về nhiều. Ảnh: Tiến Đông

At this time, at the Nam Can International Border Gate area, agricultural products such as ginger, squash, and Lao taro are imported in large quantities. Photo: Tien Dong

In the first 9 months of 2021, 79 enterprises participated in customs clearance procedures at Nam Can Border Gate, of which 55 enterprises participated in export activities and 24 enterprises participated in import activities.

The main export items here are construction materials, straw from cereal crops, fly ash, vegetable oil, animal feed... Imported goods are limited to cut forest products and typical agricultural products of Laos.

Ảnh hưởng của dịch Covid-19 khiến chi phí vận tải tăng cao, dẫn đến giá các mặt hàng nông sản nhập từ Lào về nước ta cũng bị đẩy lên cao. Ảnh: Tiến Đông

The impact of the Covid-19 epidemic has caused transportation costs to increase, leading to the prices of agricultural products imported from Laos to our country also being pushed up. Photo: Tien Dong

It is known that currently, on average, more than 10 tons of agricultural products from Laos are imported into Vietnam at this border gate every day./.