Thanks to the efforts of Quang Ninh's functional sectors, border trade activities at Bac Phong Sinh border gate in the first 6 months of 2024 have improved a lot.

Accordingly, the total import and export turnover of goods through Bac Phong Sinh border gate in the first 6 months is estimated at 33,796,155 USD (In which: Official import and export turnover of goods reached 17,645,295 USD; export turnover of border residents reached 15,220,000 USD), up 77.19% over the same period in 2023 (CK); infrastructure usage fees reached 2.2 billion VND, up 105% CK. The main export items are frozen seafood (fish) and agricultural products (water fern, sedge, pepper, dried longan, dried lotus seeds, dried fish, anchovies, etc.); the main import items are footwear, groceries, fan components.
Notably, on June 25, 2024, at the freight bridge, Bac Phong Sinh border gate, Hai Ha district, Quang Ninh province (Vietnam) and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China) solemnly held the Ceremony to officially announce the opening of the Bac Phong Sinh (Vietnam) - Ly Hoa (China) customs clearance route belonging to the Hoanh Mo (Vietnam) - Dong Trung (China) bilateral border gate pair. The announcement of the opening of the Bac Phong Sinh (Vietnam) - Ly Hoa (China) customs clearance route , belonging to the Hoanh Mo (Vietnam) - Dong Trung (China) bilateral border gate pair, is an important premise for the two sides to carry out planning, attract investment, upgrade infrastructure, study appropriate policy mechanisms, create favorable conditions for import and export activities, promote cooperation and comprehensive development in the fields of investment, trade, intermodal transport, and tourism; Promote people-to-people exchange activities to meet the legitimate needs and expectations of the people, businesses and investors of the two countries.
In recent times, to facilitate import and export activities through the border gate, the functional agencies at Bac Phong Sinh border gate have coordinated to quickly and properly resolve procedures; and collect fees and charges according to regulations.

The Bac Phong Sinh Border Gate Management Board regularly maintains a good meeting mechanism, unifies viewpoints in resolving issues related to customs clearance activities at the Bac Phong Sinh border gate; continues to reform administration, improve quality and efficiency in management and control of border gates to quickly reduce customs clearance procedures. The Board closely coordinates with sectors to create all favorable and open conditions to attract businesses to participate in import and export at the Bac Phong Sinh border gate; promptly handles problems related to import and export activities. The Board continues to maintain a hotline between the Bac Phong Sinh Border Gate Management Board and the Na Luong Border Trade Department to exchange information on the situation of import and export, management mechanisms and policies with the functional forces of the Ly Hoa - China border gate to grasp, coordinate management, create an open and equal environment in economic development cooperation, create all favorable conditions for Vietnamese and Chinese traders to import and export goods. Through the hotline, the Border Gate Management Board promptly coordinates with customs, border guards, and quarantine departments to quickly process information and content as proposed by Ly Hoa Border Gate related to immigration and import-export activities.
The functional departments at Bac Phong Sinh border gate pay attention to listening, promptly resolving difficulties of enterprises; creating all conditions for import-export enterprises to operate according to regulations at Bac Phong Sinh border gate. Typically, Bac Phong Sinh border gate Customs Branch regularly exchanges and maintains close relationships with enterprises currently carrying out customs procedures at the Branch to continue to ensure stability and increase the types and types of import-export goods; organize dialogue conferences between the Branch and enterprises with import-export activities through the area. Through the conference, the Branch has introduced and disseminated a number of new policies related to import-export activities; directly answered questions of enterprises under the authority of the Branch. For questions beyond the authority, the Branch has recorded and will exchange with relevant authorities to resolve them for enterprises according to its authority and will inform enterprises when there are results of the resolution.
Along with that, functional sectors strengthen their grasp of the area, collect information, monitor and strictly control border gate areas, export points, trails and openings, and prevent smuggling and illegal transportation of goods across the border.
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