Customs clearance time at Quang Ninh Customs Department

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Officers of Mong Cai Border Gate Customs Branch inspect import and export goods. Photo: T.Binh

The Customs clearance and release time for imported goods decreases by 28.44% (or 1 hour 35 minutes 23 seconds) to 4 hours 25 minutes 6 seconds compared with the first quarter of 2023 (6 hours 10 minutes 29 seconds).

The Customs clearance and release time for exported goods falls 31.91% (or down 29 minutes 7 seconds) to 1 hour 2 minutes 7 seconds compared with the first quarter of 2023 (1 hour 31 minutes 14 seconds).

For goods brought into storage, the average time from registration of declaration to goods approved to be brought into storage dips 42.09% (or 10 hours 44 minutes 48 seconds) to 14 hours 47 minutes 1 second compared with the first quarter.

The average time from declaration registration to customs clearance for goods slumps 11.02% to 118 hours 7 minutes 29 seconds compared with the first quarter.

According to Quang Ninh Customs Department, to achieve the positive results, customs branches have instructed enterprises to implement and limit cases prolonging customs clearance time due to objective factors.

The branches have guided and urged enterprises to quickly send dossier online and present the dossier for physical inspection and submit the result of specialized inspection and fulfill tax obligations to shorten the time.

The department has also instructed and supported enterprises in customs process to help them comply with regulations before carrying out customs procedures, and reduce the situation that enterprises must make additional declaration, causing prolonging customs clearance time.

In addition, the department has required all officers to make great effort to improve qualification and raise awareness and responsibility to serve businesses and people; update inspection results into the system to shorten the clearance time.

The department has strengthened supervision of discipline by officers in public service performance; strictly and promptly handled violations.

To achieve the goal of reducing customs clearance and release time, it needs close coordination in customs process. Customs officers needs to have qualification and understand policies and procedures related to imports and exports to quickly process procedures.

The Customs units need to collaborate with relevant agencies to comprehensively process procedures and facilitate enterprises in customs clearance and release.