Department of Transport proposes to reduce 50% of seaport infrastructure fees for goods transported by waterway; the same level of revenue for enterprises in the city and localities.

The proposal is mentioned in the dispatch of the Department of Transport to the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, to submit to the City Council to adjust some seaport infrastructure fees in the area, after two months of implementation. The move comes after Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai worked with the city and relevant ministries.

The 50% reduction in fees for import and export goods carried by waterway is aimed at encouraging businesses to reduce road use, contributing to limiting congestion and accidents. Currently, the transportation of goods by waterway is assessed as low cost, each time carrying a lot, but the market share is only about 20%, the rest is mainly via road to the ports.

Loading and unloading, transporting goods at Cat Lai port, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thanh Nguyen

In addition, the Department of Transport proposed the city consider reducing the amount of revenue for businesses in the provinces equal to organizations and individuals in the city. This is also to support businesses to recover production and business after the epidemic.

Previously, due to the volume of goods passing through Ho Chi Minh City’s seaport, 60% came from other localities, so the city charged a higher fee for imported and exported goods to open declarations from other provinces. The purpose is to regulate goods through other seaports in Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Long An… However, after more than two months of collecting fees, other provincial enterprises still choose seaports in Ho Chi Minh City to import and export goods. chemical.

Ho Chi Minh City collects port infrastructure fees from the beginning of April, after two delays of the plan. The fee collection process is implemented electronically, not using cash. However, after the implementation period, many businesses and associations reacted because they thought that there was discrimination, this fee added a burden to them, especially after the pandemic.

Currently, the lowest fee is 15,000 VND for each ton of goods not packed in containers (import and export goods are declared in Ho Chi Minh City); the highest is 4.4 million VND per 40-foot container (temporary import for re-export, bonded warehouse, border-gate transfer). Free cases include imported goods serving security, national defense, social security, overcoming natural disasters, disasters and epidemics.

By 2025, the port infrastructure fee is expected to reach VND 16,000 billion. After deducting a part to the toll collector, the entire revenue will be invested in works around the port. This is part of a plan to supplement investment in routes connecting ports that have been delayed for many years due to lack of resources.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that import-export turnover may reach a record of $600 billion and the trade balance will be balanced by the end of this year.

According to data from the Import-Export Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade), in the first half of October, the country’s total import-export turnover reached more than $26 billion. In which, export reached 13.16 billion USD, import reached approximately 13 billion USD.

Accumulated from the beginning of the year to October 15, the import-export turnover of the whole country has reached more than 510 billion USD. In which, export reached 254 billion USD, import reached 256.5 billion USD. The trade balance is still in deficit of $2.45 billion.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the monthly trade balance has gradually turned to a trade deficit since the beginning of the second quarter. Up to now, the trade deficit has decreased gradually, the trade balance in August has a trade deficit of 100 million USD.

The ministry said that the trade balance will depend on the results of epidemic prevention and control. The reduction of the trade balance deficit depends on the results of production recovery, export promotion, and difficulties in goods production and circulation.

Previously, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the third quarter of September 30, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai informed that the Ministry is trying to support businesses to make good use of free trade agreements (FTAs). ) and implemented many administrative reforms to increase export turnover. This year, the Government assigned export growth at 4-5%, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts the possibility that export turnover may increase by over 10%.

This goal according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade is reasonable when a number of large export projects have been implemented recently. For example, LG Display Vietnam Hai Phong Company has increased its capital by 1.4 billion USD, bringing the total investment capital in Hai Phong to 4.65 billion USD, becoming the project with the largest investment capital in Hai Phong.

Regarding the trade balance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that, if there is no major change in the epidemic, the last 3 months of the year will be the time when businesses in the southern provinces will regain their growth momentum. At the end of the year, the trade balance will be in balance. If the situation is more favorable, this year the whole country may have a trade surplus.

Displaying and arranging inside the grocery store seems to be a simple thing, but it is very important in creating the store’s face. In an increasingly developed era, the reception of information by consumers is largely recorded by observation, so just arranging it neatly is not enough to stimulate shopping from consumers, but instead. That impressive, eye-catching store display grocery will be the key point that determines the interest and shopping choice.

Let’s consult with VinShop a few principles in displaying goods to achieve maximum business efficiency as below.

Optimal arrangement of goods in the store

The business should ensure that the store’s criteria are “grocery” with the maximum range of products, variety of categories and eye-catching forms. However, besides focusing on the quantity of goods, the grocery store display also needs to be reasonable and attract attention. This will give customers the feeling that this grocery store has everything they need, while showing the owner’s flair for customer needs.

1/ Focus on choosing a convenient location for outstanding items.

Through the program “VinShop’s display program”, it has been found that in the principle of displaying goods: items of large size and heavy weight will always be placed at the bottom of the shelf to arrange, lighter items will be arranged. will be placed on top. In fact, this inadvertently unbalanced the arrangement layout, confusing the view with customers. VinShop advises to focus on choosing locations with high traffic, likely to be in contact with customers’ eyes the most, such as the entrance, the center of the store, or even on the shelf right next to it. counter for trending, top-selling, high-revenue items.

Moreover, showing the correct product price also shows customers the professionalism and honesty from the store. This is something that many small shops often encounter when not showing the listed prices, uncertainty about the price reduces the level of trust and customer satisfaction for the store.

Therefore, store revenue is affected by the reasonable display of goods, which accentuates the attractiveness of the product, attracting the attention of customers.

2/ Related products should be in the same display area and with name plates

Groups of closely related products such as beer, wine with dry goods and fast food; or household cosmetics (soap, bleach, laundry detergent, house cleaner, …) with dishwashing liquid, toothpaste, deodorant,…; or dried condiments with cooking oil, fish sauce, soy sauce, etc., should be placed in close proximity to each other, this will stimulate the customer’s shopping needs more than having to be distracted to find similar items in different areas.

As for the stalls displaying different goods, the accompanying nametags for customers to easily search and locate the product area becomes easy, fast and efficient. Save time searching for customers and sellers can reduce answering customers about the location of different items.

Depending on the size of the grocery store, the display will be dependent on the store’s stock level. Customers’ shopping habits for grocery shopping are standing outside to ask for products, so how the display is arranged to attract customers’ attention makes them easy to decide. The decision to buy the product quickly needs attention.

Mistakes to avoid in grocery store display

1/ Display of goods is rampant, lacking in science and sophistication

VinShop gives advice that grocery stores should display as many goods as possible, although the rich wholesale source makes groceries diverse, but many stores are confusing the way in displaying them. display too much “quantity” of goods rather than displaying a variety of products. This inadvertently causes the store to narrow the space, creating a feeling of suffocation and loss of comfort.

Shop owners should consider reducing the quantity of goods, instead focus on displaying more product categories, prioritizing items with fast consumption and vice versa with products with high consumption. slow.

2/ The price of the product is wrong and there is a lack of orderliness in the display process

Customers will turn away from the store when there is a problem related to the product being listed at the wrong price, not updating the price at the right time. Many stores have a habit of listing prices on products with manual sub-labels and are slow to change new prices. This inadvertently makes the store fall into the situation of “tricking” the buyer, the store’s reputation will definitely drop sharply.

The fact that there are not many types of goods on the shelves is also easy to confuse prices, causing confusion, making it harder for customers to choose the desired goods, reducing the customer’s shopping needs for the next time.

The above is the  store display grocery store VinShop brings to give suggestions in beautifying the image, optimizing shopping stimulation for grocery store owners. VinShop is proud to be a professional consultant in grocery store branding and effective grocery business solutions. Please contact Vinshop immediately or visit Website https://vinshop.vn/ to download the VinShop App to your phone now!