Imports-exports contribute 285.62 trillion VND to State budget

State budget collection from import-export activities reached 285.62 trillion VND (12.53 billion USD) in the first nine months of 2021. (Photo: VNA)

State budget collection from import-export activities reached 285.62 trillion VND (12.53 billion USD) in the first nine months of this year, equivalent to 90.6 percent of the estimate and a year-on-year rise of 25.83 percent.

According to the General Department of Vietnam Customs, the smuggling of goods across the borders tended to decrease in the reviewed period. However, drugs trafficking still occurred on air routes and on borderlines of Lao Cai and Quang Tri provinces.

The custom force detected 3,129 violation cases from June 16 to September 15, seizing goods of 304.36 billion VND and contributing 48.49 billion VND to the State budget.

It initiated legal proceedings against 10 cases and suggested relevant agencies launch criminal proceedings against 26 other cases./.