Northern port city re-exports frozen food containers

Hai Phong City’s port authorities said Thursday that nearly 400 frozen food containers had been cleared by customs for re-export to other countries.

The containers had been held up in the northern city for the past three days.

The local Customs Bureau Area 3 completed procedures Wednesday to re-export about 60 containers, lowering the backlog at this particular port to around 500, Hai Phong’s customs department said.

Thanh Nien reported Monday that thousands of frozen food containers imported for re-export were stuck at several ports in the northern city, with unconfirmed reports saying importers from other countries were reluctant to accept shipments because of swine flu fears.

An estimated 2,500 frozen food containers are still held up at Hai Phong ports, according to the city’s customs department.

Pham Hai Sam

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