Service discount at Tan Thanh border gate

As of December 25^th the total number of container trucks carrying export goods remaining at the border gate area of Lang Son is 4,204, with 2,924 of which are carrying export fruits. The majority of container trucks are concentrated at the Tan Thanh border gate.

In the face of prolonged congestion and the impact of Covid-19 at the border gate, the leaders of Lang Son People's Committee have issued drastic measures to mitigate difficulties for commodity exporters and stand by their side in these hard times.

Fee reduction for the use of infrastructure works, public utilities and other services in Lang Son’s border gate area

10% discount for means of transport carrying export and import goods.

5% discount for means of transport containing: goods traded in the form of temporary import for re-export, goods temporarily exported for re-import, transshipment goods, foreign goods deposited in bonded warehouses for export, goods in transit, port cargo, goods of third country origin.

For means of transport carrying goods to be loaded at wharves and yards that do not go inland and other means of transport, the corresponding reductions are corresponding to the type of import and export goods at Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 1 of Resolution 17/ 2021/NQ-HDND, October 28^th, 2021.

The reduction will be implemented from November 1^st, 2021 to the end of January 31^st, 2022.

Service discount at Tan Thanh border gate

Lang Son People's Committee has just issued Decision 2515/QD-UBND, dated December 25^th, 2021, continuing to reduce 20% of service fees for vehicles entering and leaving the station.

Vehicle gaining favor from this discount include those listed in Decision No. 2752/QD-UBND dated December 30^th, 2019 of the provincial People’s Committee.

Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the implementation period is from December 25^th, 2021 to March 31^st, 2022.

Following the direction of the People's Committee, Bao Nguyen Transportation Trading Joint Stock Company has also shown their support to reduce the price of transport services for day/night stay at Tan Thanh border gate import and export cargo station for enterprises at the price specified in Document No. 307/STC-QLGCS&DN dated February 6th, 2021 of the Department of Finance from December 25^th, 2021 to the end of March 31^st, 2022: “20% discount for the first two days/night. From the third day/night to the tenth day, the fee is 50% off. From the 11th day/night onwards, the charge is 70% off.”

Bao Nguyen Transportation Trading Joint Stock Company will also coordinate with Tan Thanh Border Gate Station to provide free bottled water and 1,000 boxes of instant noodles to all drivers during the time they are stuck at the border gate.

Fee adjustment and reduction for the use of border gate infrastructure and other services at Tan Thanh border gate is a practical and urgent act to support exporters. The moves above will partly solve difficulties for businesses when the congestion of agricultural products continues due to China's tightening of trade with the reason of epidemic prevention.