Customs Sector News Today

The Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Provincial Customs Department, located in the economic development triangle of Hồ Chí Minh City-Đồng Nai Province–Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province and in a province that has a well-developed seaport and maritime service network, has made significant contributions to Vietnam’s customs sector, particularly in digital transformation.

The State budget's revenues from export-import activities hit over 152.94 trillion VND (6.5 billion USD) in the first five months of this year, making up 36% of the estimate, down 18% year on year, the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) reported on June 7.

The development of international trade and the growth of import-export turnover have required the customs sector to promptly reform so that it could deal with the increasing workload.

The customs sector will synchronously implement solutions to achieve the target of paperless customs in 2022, according to a directive recently issued by the General Department of Customs.

Currently, the pandemic has not shown any signs of abating, the Government has also adopted the policy of "adaptation, recovery and development", as a result, the General Department of Customs has prepared specific solutions, with priorities given to supporting businesses with fast customs clearance amid the pandemic.

The customs sector will continue to introduce measures to help Vietnamese enterprises fully tap the benefits brought about by free trade agreements (FTAs) Vietnam has signed with foreign partners, an official from the General Department of Vietnam Customs has said.

Cargoes remain uncleared at the port due to election - Tema Customs Sector Commander The Assistant Commissioner in Charge of the Tema Collection of Customs, Joseph Adu-Kyei, has revealed that a lot of cargoes remain uncleared at the Port of Tema prior to the 2020 general elections. He said even though these checks at the Port reveal that containers are coming into the country, importers have failed to come and clear them. “Checking from MPS, even though containers are coming people are not cl...