As of July 15, Da Nang’s State budget collection from import-export activities had hit VND 3,035 billion, reaching 85.5% of the 2021 estimate (VND3,550 billion), and fulfilling 72.3% of the year’s targets (VND4,200 billion), up 77% from the same period last year, the municipal Customs Department said.

The aforementioned hike seen was mainly attributed to an increase in the import and export turnover of raw materials used for the productions of export items in the first half of this year. Specifically, import turnover of auto parts and accessories increased by 408.11%, timber and wooden products up 11.59%, aluminum scrap up 10.48% from the same period last year.

In the first half of the year, there were 1,130 ship arrivals carrying out immigration procedures, an increase of 20.59% from the year-ago period, 150 flight arrivals and departures with a total of about 23,800 passengers.

The total number of registered customs declarations stood at 59,414 declarations, up 18.93% over the same period last year.

The total import-export turnover limbed by 16.2% to nearly US$1.8 billion, in which, the import value hit US$ 833.7 million, up 9.5%, whilst that of exports reached US$ 965.4 million, up 22.68%.

Reporting by MAI QUE – Translating by A.T