Opportunities and challenges for Vietnam logistics companies operating in cross-border transportation by trucking

Freight across the border by road has an important role in the transport of goods import and export and transit of goods of our country with the neighboring countries, especially in the context of international integration of the extensive Vietnam to join the ASEAN economic Community (AEC). However, businesses now provide this service are having difficulties next convenient opportunity.

Freight operations across the border by trucking
Freight operations across the border by trucking (CBT) between Vietnam and neighboring countries including freight and import and export goods in transit / transshipment.
International gates allow current CBT operation between Vietnam and China is 7, with Laos and Cambodia is 8 to 10, in which the main activities gates between Vietnam and China is Mong Cai – Dongxing, Friendship – Huu Nghi Quan and Lao Cai – Hekou; between Vietnam and Laos is Lao Bao – Sa Van Den, Cau Treo – Nam Phao; between Vietnam and Cambodia is a Moc Bai – Mrs. Parrot, Tinh Bien – Phnom Den and Xa Mat – Trapeing Phlong.
The company provides logistics services activities in the transport of goods across the border highlight is JSC Investment Tonkin – Hanoi, Company Services International Freight Forwarders (Intertrans) – Hanoi, ASIATRANS company Vietnam – Da Nang, company T & M Forwarding, company INTERLOGS, Ltd. KART Vietnam …
Most import and export goods and goods in transit through the gates all the above. In it, notably transit route Vietnam – China from Shenzhen – Bac Ninh – Vienna Vientiane – Bangkok and vice versa.
For example, some trade figures between Vietnam and neighboring countries as follows: According to the General Department of Customs, 2015, on means of transport is the Immigration 922.2 thousand, 463.5 thousand of which 458.7 thousand exit and entry (including passenger transport vehicles).

Year

Number of vehicles

Number of goods

2013

130.000

1.100.000

2014

180.000

1.700.000

2015

210.000

1.500.000

Trade Vietnam – Cambodia in 2014, of which exports 0.6 billion and imports $ 2.7 billion. Goods transported through Vietnam is about $ 3 billion. Vietnam is the transshipment point for goods imported from Asian countries through Cat Lai and goods exported to the US and the EU over the area Cai Mep – Thi Vai. The transportation of imported goods and goods in transit, transport between the two countries is done by road and waterways primarily by barge. By 2015, the number of container cargo through the Moc Bai border – Ms. Parrot by trucks is 75 886 respectively bidirectional vehicles and bulk is 3,994 vehicles respectively, a total of 79 880 vehicles respectively. The volume of goods transported by container barge is 38 380 two-way containers (20 ‘and 40’).
The main difficulty of the enterprise logistics service providers in the transport of goods across borders

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Goods for CBT is not commensurate with the ability to trade and transport capacity of Vietnam, especially the lack of balance on goods and Vietnam respectively. Trucks, empty container to be about, which makes high transport costs, this is the biggest difficulty for the logistics business in the CBT.

The procedures for clearance of goods and vehicles at the gates have not been open, costly time and cost. The amount of work time and the working time collaboration between the two sides needs to be improved; reduce the time required joint inspection through good cooperation between the agencies involved. Many procedures generally conducted manually, which should soon apply inspection forms a door, a pair of stops, such as at the Lao Bao border gate – Sa Van Den.

About Transport infrastructure is still incomplete cargo lots, warehouses, cargo inspection area at the gate connection. Road through the narrow gate, causing UTGT, especially in peak season there are many cars pass by. For example, at the Moc Bai border gates – Ms. Parrot has day to 400-500 cars turn around.

Currently, there are more documents on CBT (of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Transport and the General Department of Customs …) that enterprises must master; Multilateral agreements and bilateral that Vietnam has signed, but not yet legislated timely international commitments and common yet fully committed to the enterprise which business CBT. The GMS and ASEAN member countries signed the Agreement on CBT, but the implementation is incomplete, thus causing difficulties in conducting CBT.

The cost is very high underground in CBT, in transit and when crossing the border, so the cost of transporting the team up, thereby losing competitiveness of Vietnam CBT.

Statistics and information about goods and vehicles in transit incomplete, just limited in the value of goods, which should limit the transport planning and transport pricing, cost of logistic services.

Competition is getting fiercer in the CBT. AEC, Thailand proposed the slogan “GMS is the domestic market of us.” Since then, Thailand has clear policies in the implementation of CBT, CBT reduced costs, better meet customer requirements in order to attract cargo in the sub-region, especially in Laos, transit through Thailand . Operation between Hanoi – Quangzhou / Shenzen growing. Currently, the amount of Quanzhou / Shenzen Hanoi to Bangkok through a lot, but goods from Hanoi – Shenzen is undeveloped lead to inefficient transport due to lack of two-way line. This is a fact that Vietnam should soon recognize and take measures to promote CBT.

Some suggestions to develop CBT

We need to quickly develop strategies and policies to develop CBT, especially for the key transport corridors. CBT is now an advantage of Vietnam than by sea and not yet broad market access and the implementation of the AEC in ASEAN cooperation.

To complete the legal framework for CBT: Development of infrastructure as commodities, combined State and the implementation of such businesses experience Saigon Newport Company and Tay Ninh province in building ICD, work area goods, warehouse … at Moc Bai border gate.

There are strong measures in the development of GMS trade expansion and on goods in transit, in order to attract customers from China, Cambodia and Laos, especially containerized cargo in transit, both on road and waterways.

Improved procedures for clearance of goods and vehicles at the border and applying information technology in preparation procedures a day, a stop at most of the main gate.

Improved information about goods and vehicles crossing the border to help enterprises fully timely information in CBT activities; building a full CBT manuals guide on procedures, documentation, relevant laws of the countries concerned to CBT to help drive business and comply with procedures, saving time and costs, especially cost is underground.

Improve the performance of the Coordination Committee for national transit transport (NTTCC) to assist the Government and the ministries concerned with timely policy in the development of CBT and take measures to facilitate the CBT enterprises.

Effective cooperation between the relevant professional associations to support CBT enterprises in linking logistics and transport services. With the support of the relevant state agencies, we need to regularly organize dialogues cooperation between industry associations and enterprises in the sub-regional countries to cooperate to solve problems businesses and governments proposals relating to timely policy support CBT enterprises in the spirit of “sub-regional trade development through CBT”.

(Source: baomoi.vn)