In November 2012, at the Kim Thanh bridgehead (Lao Cai city), Lao Cai province held the opening ceremony of Kim Thanh International Road Border Gate No. II under the Lao Cai (Vietnam) - Ha Khau (China) pair.
This border gate is an important trade area as every day there are hundreds of import-export vehicles passing between the two countries.
Through research, in 2023, the total import-export turnover through Kim Thanh International Road Border Gate No. II will reach over 1 billion USD, in 2024 it will be over 2.2 billion USD.
On June 11, according to Lao Dong at Kim Thanh Border Gate, synchronous infrastructure investment helps this area become more complete with many wharves and warehouses for goods.
Through observation, freight vehicles passing through the import-export area were cleared quickly.
Around the border gate, many empty vehicles are ready for receiving and transporting goods to the consumption location.
At the end of 2024, the Lao Cai Economic Zone Management Board has officially put 5 import-export flows into operation at Kim Thanh International Road Border Gate No. II.
This helps improve customs clearance capacity for goods, shortening waiting time for vehicles when going to the other side of the border.
It is known that currently, the customs clearance capacity at Kim Thanh Border Gate meets the demand for 1,000 import-export vehicles/day.
According to statistics, during the holidays on April 30 and May 1, the authorities at Kim Thanh International Road Border Gate No. II (Kim Thanh Border Gate) carried out customs clearance procedures for 1,625 vehicles carrying import and export goods.
Mr. Duong Duc Trong (Lao Cai driver) shared: "This border gate area has been in operation for more than ten years, helping the Lao Cai economy develop a lot. We drivers hope that every day there will be more vehicles to "enter and exit" to have goods to transport, create more jobs and income.
According to the Management Board of Lao Cai Border Gate Economic Zone, there are currently 240 investment projects in the Border Gate Economic Zone with a total registered capital of over 16 trillion VND.
Of which, there are over 50 warehouse businesses, with 4 logistics businesses at Kim Thanh Border Gate alone with an area of over 20 hectares.
Mr. Le Tuan Anh - Chairman of Duyen Hai Ward People's Committee said that Lao Cai province has a preferential policy for land rent for enterprises for 10 years so that enterprises can invest in infrastructure development. However, in reality, due to the slow development of Kim Thanh border gate, businesses have not invested in it. Currently, many areas of land for lease are being reclaimed by the province.
According to the leader of the Lao Cai Provincial Border Gate Economic Zone Management Board, to create momentum to promote the development of logistics services, in the coming time, the province will focus on prioritizing a number of contents, such as: synchronous investment in transport infrastructure, attracting prestigious, capable and experienced corporations and enterprises to invest and develop logistics infrastructure.
Along with that, effectively exploiting the free trade agreements that our country has signed, especially new-generation agreements to develop products, diversify markets and supply chains; boost exports, create sources of goods and markets, space for logistics services to develop...
