4 tools of anti-smuggling and revenue loss prevention in 2021

Nearly 50,000 packs of cigarettes inside container of infringing goods that was seized by Hai Phong Customs

Strictly control conditional goods

Regarding anti-smuggling and trade fraud, General Department of Vietnam Customs determined to continue implementing directives, resolutions, decrees and decisions of the Government, National Steering Committee 389, the Ministry of Finance in the fight against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods and illegal transport of goods across borders.

As the permanent office of 389 of the Ministry of Finance, the General Department of Vietnam Customs has instructed the whole sector to accelerate the synchronous implementation of professional customs measures to be proactive in prevention, detection, arrest, and promptly handle cases of violations of customs laws.

Strengthening human resources and capacity for the division of information collection and monitoring via electronic systems of the sector. Bringing into play the use of equipment efficiency in online supervision across three levels. Researching and investing in online supervision centres in units with large revenue collection or units that have been investing in customs inspection and supervision equipment systems.

Notably, the Customs authority will focus on strictly controlling conditional export and import goods such as foreign alcohol, petroleum, scrap, electronics, some used equipment and fiber goods. At the same time, closely monitor and supervise independent shipments, goods temporarily imported and re-exported, temporarily exported and re-imported, in transit and goods taking back for preservation and waiting for clearance; fighting to prevent export goods exceeding the declared amount to get VAT, make fraudulent origin to evade tax.

Besides that, the Customs authority will continue to strengthen coordination with the following forces: Police, Border Defence force, Coast Guard, Market Management, aviation security, associations and enterprises to enhance the task of information collection and forecast; focusing on training to improve the professional qualifications, skills and capacities of the Customs enforcement force.

Nearly 50,000 packs of cigarettes inside container of infringing goods that was seized by Hai Phong Customs

Continue to combat origin fraud

For post-clearance audit, continue to strictly comply with Directive 7180/CT-TCHQ dated November 19, 2020 on reorganising and enhancing post-clearance audit in the country. Focusing on formulating orientation plans in four major areas, namely checking codes for high-risk goods; checking value for goods having great value such as minerals, consumer goods; checking trade policies including duty free goods and 17 free trade agreements; renovating the post clearance audit for processed goods, export production and export processing.

The force of post clearance audit should continue to focus on implementing the specialised topic of anti-fraud and counterfeiting of export origin.

Continuing to promote reform and improve the quality of the professional activities of post clearance audit, avoiding complaints and tax debts. Modifying the process of post clearance audit towards reform, adjusting inappropriate content, cutting cumbersome content, simple, concise, easy to understand, easy to implement and mapping out, quantifying and indicating the purpose of each step.

In addition, the General Department of Vietnam Customs assigned post clearance audit to strengthen the direction of the post clearance audit activities towards local customs departments. Orginising training workshops and exchanging professional work on post clearance audits in the whole country. Deploying effectively the task of training and sefl-training on professional skills of post clearance audit, verification, investigation, criminal prosecution and related fields, aiming to build a reformed, disciplined, civilised and professional post clearance audit forces.

Renovating AEO management to meet management requirements in the new situation and organising dialogue conferences with AEO in the whole country.

Renovating and improving inspection and examination efficiency

Regarding inspection and examination activities, focusing on the implementation of plans for specialised inspection and internal inspection as approved by the Ministry of Finance and the General Department of Vietnam Customs in accordance with the orientation of Resolution No. 84/NQ -CP dated May 29, 2020 of the Prime Minister. This aimed to create conditions for businesses in the pandemic period but still ensuring law compliance.

The Customs authority will combine inspection teams, but only focus on internal inspection, anti-corruption, public service inspection and following the principle of comprehensive inspection of fields once a year/ units to avoid duplication, overlap in terms of scope, object, content, period and time of inspection.

In addition, strengthening internal inspection through thematic inspection, unscheduled checks according to signs of violation, online inspections through professional information systems of the Customs sector and camera systems to promptly detect the mistakes of the business, limitations and shortcomings in the process of task performance of officials.

Focus on implementing the scheme "Renovating models of quality and food safety inspection for imported goods"

Regarding customs inspection, the Customs sector determined that the key task was to prepare capacities and resources to implement the scheme "Renovating models of quality and food safety inspection for imported goods” such as: building a legal corridor for inspection in legal documents; expanding, registering vilas testing indicators; supplementing resources, human resources and training to improve the quality of human resources to meet the requirements of task performance on quality inspection...

Besides that, continuing to perform well the analysis and classification of import and export goods, strengthen the implementation of solutions on limiting to request samples by local customs authority and the sample submission must meeting risk management requirements and serving for State management on customs. Enhancing the application of information technology, application of risk management in inspection, analysis and classification to improve management efficiency.