Officials of Da Nang Customs Department carry out professional activities. Photo: N.Linh
In order to share and remove difficulties for production and business, the General Department of Customs continues to implement synchronously and comprehensively administrative reform solutions, support enterprises in goods import and export activities during and after Covid-19 disease.
Create favorable customs procedures for businesses
The Director of the General Department of Customs has just signed Decision 1616 / QD-TCHQ to issue an Action Plan to accelerate administrative reforms, support import and export businesses of goods during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Accordingly, the General Department of Customs will create favorable conditions for enterprises to carry out administrative procedures related to the customs field; proactively and implement solutions to eliminate difficulties and problems for organizations and individuals in the process of customs procedures based on ensuring the openness, transparency and objectivity prescribed by law. .
Customs Sub-department shall organize the implementation of Circular No. 47/2020 / TT-BTC of May 27, 2020 of the Ministry of Finance, determining the time limit for submission of certificates of origin, the form of submission of certificates of origin, and with imported goods during acute respiratory infection caused by Corona virus (Covid-19); examine and review the records of the imported consignment with the import customs declaration registered from January 23, 2020, if the documents certifying the origin submitted by the enterprise meet the origin criteria for enjoy. Special preferential tax rates will be reviewed and processed according to regulations.
Customs Departments of provinces bordering on land with China, Laos and Cambodia in coordination with functional forces at border gates continue to maintain solutions to ensure both disease prevention and operation. clearance of goods, avoid congestion of goods at the border. In addition, the General Department of Customs also proposed measures to improve the effectiveness of information technology solutions to support customs declarants and taxpayers; connecting and exchanging information with ministries and branches when settling administrative procedures.
In particular, promote exchange and cooperation in providing information between customs authorities and other relevant state agencies when handling administrative procedures under the national one-stop-shop mechanism; apply digital signatures to electronic documents release, enhance online public services available 24/7; coordinate with ministries and branches in promoting the implementation of administrative procedures related to licensing and specialized inspection of import and export goods through the National Window; make connection information on the National Single-Window Portal with the customs electronic data processing system to ensure smooth clearance of goods …
Cut back and simplify customs operations
The General Department of Customs continues to review and complete the legal basis and process of customs procedures for export, import goods, transport means on exit, entry and in transit as to simplify the dossier. Customs, methods of submitting customs documents through the abolition of the regulation of submitting unnecessary documents, documents already on the website of ministries, branches or on the national single-window portal ; restricting the submission of documents in the form of the originals being paper copies; Only first submission and presentation are required for documents that must be presented to the customs authorities when carrying out export and import procedures …
At the same time, implementing the reduction and simplification of professional stages in the customs procedure process; shorten the time for customs clearance and goods clearance; review and cut fees, charges and taxes related to exported and imported goods.
For post-clearance inspection and specialized inspection activities, the General Department of Customs shall suspend the inspection and assessment of compliance by the customs declarers in 2020. For specialized inspection, inspection post-customs clearance inspection according to signs of violation and inspection and examination on the basis of application of risk management, inspection officials must clearly state signs of violations and risk signs and be approved by the application’s leadership. taste. If the enterprise has specific suggestions and explanations, please do not conduct inspection and examination due to difficulties in production and business due to the impact of Covid-19 epidemic, the unit’s leader shall consider and decide. each specific case.
The General Department of Customs also proposed solutions to fully and effectively implement contents of the General Department of Customs’ functions and tasks in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements between Vietnam and other countries. Not to affect the supply chain of goods, especially in the context that the whole world is affected by the Covid-19 epidemic.
Trần Huyền – Financial Economics