If you are a merchant who regularly imports/exports the goods across the borders, you are very aware of border blockage. The border blockage simply means the blockage of goods and containers at the borders. The goods will be stagnant and cannot be cleared at border gates bordering the two countries. This situation often occurs mainly at the border gate between Vietnam and China. Every day, large quantities of goods are imported here. Therefore, border blockage cannot be avoided, which can last for many hours or days.

Border blockage occurs due to many influencing factors. The main reasons include:

Firstly, the number of freight vehicles is too large

When there are too many freight vehicles across the border, causing congestion. During holidays, the number of sale-off goods in China is very large. Wholesale importers rush to hunt for the goods in huge quantities. The transportation route has only one route through the border gate. Almost all freight vehicles converge here, causing huge congestion. The goods are stuck at the border gate for many days.

Secondly, tightened control at the end of the year

At the end of the year, the amount of counterfeit and smuggled goods smuggled into Vietnam is very large. To control this situation, the border gates are urgently tightened. The authorities will conduct the stricter product control to minimize the amount of smuggled goods through border gates. At this time, the customs clearance procedures are more difficult than usual, so it is more difficult for the goods to pass through the border gates.

Thirdly, when the agricultural products are in season

In addition, the agricultural products are in season, which also slows the transportation of agricultural products. The number of container trucks arriving at border gates is too large. The customs clearance process is also slower, causing goods to be blocked. Furthermore, objective factors such as epidemics, natural disasters... also affect the border blockage. The authorities who want to ensure the goods safety also control more tightly. Therefore, export/import activities also take place more slowly.

Border blockage is a frequently encountered condition that can appear at any time. This causes too many inadequacies in business:

Long waiting period

Time delay is certainly unavoidable. This makes both traders and customers feel too tired. The waiting time is too long if this situation lasts longer. It wastes time importing and delivering the goods to customers. Time is money, but the consequences of border blockage have to be paid for in money.

Not enough supply to the market

Border blockage prevents the goods from arriving in time. For the traders, scarce goods will not fully meet customers’ needs. This problem will greatly affect the reputation of the traders. Especially for people who regularly do online business, even though they have closed the orders for the customers, no goods are sent.

Causing great loss in business

Border blockage causes the scarcity of goods and also makes the importers lose money. When they spend a large amount of money to import the goods, spend money on shipping and marketing the products. But at the critical moment, the goods will not arrive in time, so the customers will definitely cancel their orders. This means that capital cannot be recovered. They will also have to bear losses for many other expenses incurred. This delay causes the business efficiency to decrease and stores lose a large amount of revenue. Because they will lose a large number of customers both now and in the future.

Causing the price of the product to increase

When the goods are blocked at the border gates, the goods owner must pay costs for preserving and transporting the goods. When the costs are high, they will include it in the cost of the products sold. Therefore, instead of the initial selling price being lower, they now have to raise the price. The consumers have to spend more money to buy the products they want. Not only that, ordering and shipping units are also greatly affected. Stagnant goods also cause loss of customers and loss of reputation.

Understand the serious consequences of the above border blockage, we need to aim for good solutions to limit it. To help business operations run most smoothly, with the least amount of loss, the following tips will help you troubleshoot quickly:

• Choose the appropriate shipping method for the shipment
• Learn and firmly grasp the steps, procedures and customs clearance process
• Adjust the import and export time of goods appropriately
• Develop scenarios in advance that may be encountered during transportation to proactively resolve them if encountered
• Limit the border blockage by transporting the goods via official routes

There are two forms of transporting the goods: unofficial and official. Many people believe that border transport will be less congested. They think that this route will be less inspected and easier for customs clearance. However, this route cannot avoid the problem of goods getting stuck. Furthermore, small quotas can only transport small quantities of goods. Only certain types of goods can arrive via this route, and the goods will arrive more slowly. In particular, the situation of lost goods and confiscated goods cannot be avoided because there are no documents. Received goods may be damaged during collection, loading and unloading...

Transporting the goods via official routes will effectively limit border blockage. This form is a popular choice among the traders. It is abble to transport large orders, with full legality. Therefore, we can ensure that the goods arrive on time and have reputable circulation documents. The goods arriving in Vietnam will be faster and more stable.

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