344 legal documents on specialized management and specialized inspection

VCN- According to statistics of the General Department of Vietnam Customs, by June 30, 2016, there were up to 344 legal documents on specialized management and specialized inspection for exported and imported goods promulgated by competent authorities.
344 legal documents on specialized management and specialized inspection Lack of details of goods puts pressure on HS codes for specialized goods
344 legal documents on specialized management and specialized inspection Coordinated specialized inspection in HCM City has initial positive results
344 legal documents on specialized management and specialized inspection There is no need to apply specialized inspection for some kinds of products
344 legal documents on specialized management and specialized inspection
Customs officers inspect goods at the Northern Customs Branches.

Specifically, there were 21 laws and ordinances; 65 decrees and decisions of the Government and the Prime Minister; 258 circulars and decisions of the ministries related to the field of specialized inspection such as: tests of quality of products and goods; food safety inspections; Quarantine (animals, plants, health); cultural tests; regulations on import and export license and import-export conditions, etc.

According to Mr. Ngo Minh Hai, the Deputy Director of Customs Supervision and Management (General Department of Vietnam Customs), the number of legal documents increased compared to the time of construction of the scheme on solutions for better performance of specialized inspection (259 legal documents on August 2015). The reason is that some ministries have issued new guidance documents for the areas previously not been fully guided. Meanwhile, there are some inappropriate documents which have not been amended and supplemented.

Mr. Ngo Minh Hai said that large numbers of legal documents on specialized inspections are now issued with a large number, a wide range but many items without HS codes or standards and regulations to carry out the inspection still exist.

344 legal documents on specialized management and specialized inspection Customs detected 353 violations by air

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In addition, many categories of goods subject to specialized inspections have been issued by ministries without HS codes attached.

By Ngoc Linh/ Hoang Anh

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