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Le Thanh border gate posts 69% rise in import-export turnover

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Import-export turnover through Le Thanh International Border Gate reached $264.362 million as of September 18, up 69% from the same period last year, according to the Provincial Economic Zone Management Board.

Exports accounted for $101.196 million, rising 55.9% year-on-year, while imports reached $163.166 million, an increase of 77.8%.

The border gate recorded 25,466 vehicle crossings during the period, up 43.2%. The number of passengers entering and leaving reached 112,664, an increase of 6% compared with the same period in 2025.

Trucks carrying goods from Cambodia to Vietnam are waiting for import procedures at Le Thanh International Border Gate. Photo: Ha Duy

Customs clearance has operated continuously, with authorities arranging staff in shifts and flexibly extending working hours to maintain 24/7 clearance of goods.

No transport congestion or customs clearance delays have been reported since the beginning of the year.

The number of customs declarations reached 4,565, up 22% year-on-year, including 811 independent transport declarations covering 1,884 containers.

State budget revenue collected at the border gate totaled VND 10.53 billion ($405,000), an increase of 14% compared with the same period in 2025. Revenue from infrastructure usage fees for vehicles entering and leaving the border gate area reached nearly VND 3.95 billion ($152,000).

Plant quarantine authorities inspected 2,172 imported shipments, 12.48% more than a year earlier. The inspected shipments totaled 283,080.956 tons/m³, representing a 40.7% increase.

No harmful organisms subject to Vietnam's plant quarantine regulations were detected through physical inspections and sampling.

For the final three months of the year, the Provincial Economic Zone Management Board plans to maintain flexible working hours to ensure 24/7 customs clearance.

It will also complete implementation of the Digital Border Gate model at Le Thanh and coordinate the development of a Digital Border Gate on the Oyadav side.

The board will further support businesses in establishing trade connections and partnerships with enterprises in three northeastern provinces of Cambodia, with the aim of facilitating the flow of goods and increasing import-export turnover through Le Thanh International Border Gate.

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