Lao Cai Customs officers supervise vehicles transporting export goods at the Kim Thanh No. II international road border gate area. Photo: T.Bình.

With the results in June, in the first six months of the year, the total state revenue of the Customs sector reached VND226,588 billion, reaching 64.4% of the current appropriation, reaching 61.2% of the target, an increase of 15.4% compared to the same period last year.

Regarding import and export activities, in June, the total turnover was estimated at US$65.01 billion, rising 2.3% over the previous month (equivalent to US$1.48 billion). In particular, exports were estimated at US$32.64 billion, increasing by 5.6% (equivalent to US$1.73 billion), and imports were estimated at US$32.37 billion, decreasing by 0.8% (equivalent to US$246 million).

Thus, the total import-export turnover of the whole country in six months is estimated at US$371.2 billion, increasing by 16.4%, equivalent to an increase of US$52.17 billion over the same period in 2021. In particular, exports are estimated to reach US$185.94 billion, growing by 17.3% (corresponding to an increase of $27.37 billion) and imports are estimated at US$185.23 billion, increasing by 15.5% (equaling to an increase of US$24.8 billion).

Therefore, in June, the country witnessed a trade surplus of US$276 million. By