Customs inspection paperwork will be reduced, while procedures and services will be improved to aid firms’ operational activities, experts said at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City this week.
The Customs Department of the northern province of Quang Ninh officially debuted its automatic customs monitoring and management system at Cai Lan seaport on August 10.
Thousands of containers were left at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City over the last few months because owners haven’t visited the customs department to complete the necessary procedures, causing both port companies and customs agencies a headache.
The municipal Customs Department on October 16 officially started piloting an automated customs management and supervision system of imported and exported goods at the Noi Bai International Airport.
The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF) will help Vietnam to establish a customs bond system – part of the country’s efforts to modernise and reform administrative procedures relating to import and export.
The General Department of Vietnam Customs held a dialogue with European businesses in Ho Chi Minh City on August 30 to help clear customs issues of their concern, especially customs revaluation.
The second meeting of the Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP) kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on August 19 on the sidelines of the third APEC Officials Meeting (SOM 3).
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh expressed his hope that Indian businesses will increase their presence in Vietnam in fields of India’s strengths and Vietnam’s demand.
The import-export turnover through the Lao Cai International Border Gate in Vietnam-China border exceeded 248 million USD in the first five months of 2017 with an impressive surge in exports.
While acknowledging the Government’s efforts in tax reforms, many enterprises say cumbersome tax and customs procedures are blunting the country’s advantage in low-price labour.
A workshop on pollution control and corporate social responsibility of Vietnam’s small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) took place in Hanoi on April 28.
Vietnam’s customs sector wants to cooperate with APEC member economies and receive financial and technological support from them to develop the sector’s competence.
The number of companies involved in foreign trade has increased, indicating simplified customs procedures, a senior official of the Customs General Department said.
The deputy minister of finance urged the general departments of customs and taxation to further administrative reform efforts to facilitate businesses, which still have several questions about tax and customs procedures.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair a conference with businesses nationwide on April 29, expected to spread his message that enterprises serve as a momentum for national economic development.
Difficulties facing domestic and foreign enterprises in implementing the latest customs legal documents were discussed at a recent workshop in Ho Chi Minh City.
Despite efforts to hasten administrative reforms, there is still room for further reduction in customs procedures, and businesses expect more simplification.
The General Department of Customs has set a target to reduce time
spent on customs procedures to less than 10 working days for exports and
12 working days for imports by 2016.
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