COVID-19: First batch of exports cleared at Thanh Thuy int’l border gate
Twenty-one container trucks of dragon fruits weighing 315 tonnes and a lorry carrying wood totally valued at nearly 5 billion VND underwent customs clearance at Thanh Thuy international border gate in the northern province of Ha Giang on February 18-19.
At Thanh Thuy international border gate (Photo: VNA)
Ha Giang (VNA) – Twenty-one container trucks ofdragon fruits weighing 315 tonnes and a lorry carrying wood totally valued atnearly 5 billion VND underwent customs clearance at Thanh Thuy internationalborder gate in the northern province of Ha Giang on February 18-19.
Head of the customs office at the border gate Luong TrungKien said it is the first batch of exports that went through clearance in 2020.
After the Tianbao international border gate in China’s Yunnanprovince resumed operation, officials at Thanh Thuy international border gate haveoffered all possible support for exports-imports, he said.
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At Thanh Thuy international border gate (Photo: VNA) 
