Places authorized under the regulations of that country to import food. In particular, the Dong Hung Border Gate (Bac Luan 2 Bridge – the Vietnamese side is the Mong Cai Border Gate, Quang Ninh Province) has officially become a place authorized to import food into China.

Accordingly, the amount of food entering the Chinese market through the Dong Hung border gate will reach a maximum of 200,000 tons per year. The designated food import inspection bodies in the Dong Hung border area include: A specialized imported food inspection body, a technical department for the supervision and management of customs, a special sample warehouse and a quarantine treatment area with 4 closed inspection points, a special warehouse with an area of ​​400 square meters m2.

So, together with the Huu Nghi Quan Border Gate, the Vietnamese side is the Huu Nghi Border Gate (Lang Son Province). Vietnam has two land border gates that are allowed to export food to China. Once operational, Dong Hung Border Gate (Bac Luan 2 Bridge on the Vietnamese side – Mong Cai Border Gate, Quang Ninh Province) will become one of the border gates for importing food from ASEAN countries.

According to the Ministry of Agricultural Product Processing and Market Development (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), Vietnam produces 43 to 44 million tons of rice every year, equivalent to 22 to 23 million tons of rice. 15% of Vietnamese rice production is exported to other countries. The summary of 2022 shows that in the context of inflation and instability in the global economy, Vietnam is one of the few countries that still maintains growth momentum in rice exports (next year is higher than last year). In 2022, Vietnam’s rice export turnover will reach 7.1 million tons worth US$3.45 billion. Along with high productivity, the quality of Vietnam’s rice industry is moving in a clean and sustainable direction.

China is a traditional market with a very high demand for Vietnamese agricultural products. However, this largest country in the world also constantly has many important changes in import requirements from crop quarantine, packaging regulations, labels, traceability, growing region codes, etc.

There are currently about 22 Vietnamese companies that are officially allowed to export rice to China, but are only allowed to export with a certain limit each year. Chinese Customs can now clearly trace the production and quota of each licensed company, giving exporters no chance to cheat in this activity.

At the same time, it must be noted that the Chinese market needs to import up to 5 million tons of rice every year, but 90% of it is ordinary and ordinary rice, and only a few percent is high-quality rice. In addition, Vietnamese companies also need to update information about the Chinese market regularly to observe fluctuations that often come from the Chinese side, thereby minimizing the case when goods are brought to the border gate and need to turn back.