Automated customs to roll out nationwide

The automated customs system is expected come into operation at all seaports and airports by the end of the third quarter of 2018, according to the General Department of Customs.
Automated customs to roll out nationwide ảnh 1The automated customs system is expected come into operation at all seaports and airports by the end of the third quarter of 2018. (Photo baohaiquan.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - The automated customs system is expected come into operation atall seaports and airports by the end of the third quarter of 2018, according tothe General Department of Customs.

The system will accelerate the connection and information exchange between theagency and businesses.

Vietnam National Single Window (NSW), which allows trade and transport-relatedbusinesses to declare information and submit documents in standardised forms tocomplete all legal requirements concerning import, export and transit, hasestablished the connections among 11 ministries and State agencies. Nearlyone million dossiers lodged by more than 19,200 enterprises have been processedvia the system as of the end of February.

After being piloted at seaports in the northern coastal city of Hai Phongand HCM City, the NSW will be widely implemented at airports inlocalities.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade collaborated with the department inconnecting the certificates of ASEAN goods origin (C/O form D) and informationon ASEAN customs declaration (ACDD) with four other ASEAN member nationsincluding Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Thedraft decree of issues related to NSW and ASEAN Single Window (ASW) will becompleted and proposed to the Ministry of Justice by the General Department ofCustoms.

Le Duc Thanh, deputy head of Department of Information Technology and CustomsStatistics, said the automated customs system will be operated at all seaportsand airports in 11 provinces and cities including Hanoi, Hai Phong, QuangNinh, HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh,Khanh Hoa and Can Tho. Based on the evaluations of efficiency conducted byprovincial and city customs departments, the system will establish connectionsfor information exchange among the State agencies and about 180 enterprises.

In December 2017, the automated customs system was first run in the northernport city of Hai Phong by the Ministry of Finance and theGeneral Department of Customs. With some 1.3 million declarations a yearin the city, total clearance time was reduced by 40,000 hours thanks to the newsystem.-VNA
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