Business associations want HCM City to put off collection of seaport infrastructure fees
Seven business associations have called on HCM City to defer the imposition of and reduce port infrastructure and service fees saying businesses have not yet fully recovered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
They include the Association of Food Transparency, Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association, Việt Nam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association, Việt Nam Dairy Association, Việt Nam Plastic Association, Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, and Handicraft and Wood Industry Association of HCM City.
The city plans to launch an automatic system for collecting fees for using infrastructure and public services at its ports from April 1, and use the revenues to develop roads near ports to ease congestion and improve connectivity.
According to the associations, the fee amounts are “unreasonable” and this is “not the right time” for the collection plan.
Businesses began to recover at the start of the year, but now the surging prices of fuel are driving up prices of raw materials and marine transport costs.
Businesses are also dealing with other problems such as labour shortage, supply chain breakage and lack of resources, they said.
According to the Việt Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, Việt Nam’s logistic fees are already high compared to neighbouring countries, and collecting the new fees now would further hamper businesses’ competitiveness.
Businesses have also pointed out that since the fees are collected for both importing and exporting containers, exporters who need to import raw materials would be charged twice.
The fee collection plan will also create a further administrative burden.
The associations want the collection to be put off until the end of the year and fees to be reduced.
They also want the city to clarify for how long it would collect the fees and how exactly they would be used.
The city began to collect the fees on a trial basis for a month from February 16.
The original plan was to start last July, but the pandemic forced a delay. — VNS
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