Deputy Prime Minister agrees with proposals of the Ministry of Finance in implementing Decision 15

	Problems on the implementation of Decision 15 reported to the Prime Minister
	Vietnam Customs removes obstacles in the implementation of Decision 15
	Solving difficulties to prepare for implementing Decision 15 of Prime Minister

Operational activity at Express Cargo Customs Branch (Ha Noi Customs Department) Photo: N.Linh

Accordingly, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Finance to specifically guide the implementation, ensure the unified application, remove obstacles in the implementation and achieve management target.

In addition, the Ministry of Finance needs to study and supplement the concept of entry border gate to draft revised the Government’s Decree 08/2015/ND-CP providing specific provisions and guidance on enforcement of Customs law on Customs procedures, inspection, supervision, and control, and report to the Government as per regulations.

Previously, during the implementation of Decision 15/QD-TTg, both local businesses and local Customs have encountered problems relating to regulation on “entry border gate”-Is it a place where goods is imported or place of destination on the bill of lading?

The Ministry of Finance proposed a specific explanation of the concept of “entry border gate" in the direction that only allows shipments with the place of destination shown on the bill of lading as seaports and airports to be transferred Customs branch. If the place of destination shown on the bill of lading is an ICD, the Customs branch transfer will not allow.

In particular, “a, For transportation by sea or air, the entry border gate is the place of destination shown on the bill of lading which is seaport or airport (excluding ICD); b, For transportation by railway, the entry border gate is the international railway station where goods arrive; c, For transportation by road or river, the entry border gate is the border gate where goods are imported into the territory of Vietnam.

For buoy, inland waterway and ICD of Phuoc Long Port Co., Ltd and My Dinh ICD: Continuing to follow the guidance of the Prime Minister (recently, the Prime Minister has signed Decision 38/2017/QD-TTg regulating on the Customs branch transfer for imported goods to My Dinh ICD, Ha Noi which takes effect from October 5, 2017- reporter said).

For goods sent via postal or express delivery service, due to lack of legal documents stipulating the post office or express office as the border gate (goods is normally transported by air or road, then transported to post office or express office), there are problems arising when implementing Decision 15/2017/QD-TTg. Specifically, if Customs procedures are implemented at the Border Gate Customs Branch, this will make it difficult for the consignee, affect the business operations of the express enterprises, and raise time and costs.

Guidance to implement the procedure and exchange information on Import and Export declaration in seaports VCN- There are many contents related to Customs procedures and electronic information exchange and the connection between Customs ...

According to the Ministry of Finance, the characteristics of express and postal goods are small and odd packages, mainly for non-commercial purposes such as Gifts, presents, samples, and goods for production requiring the fast delivery and quick clearance time.

Therefore, the Ministry of Finance proposed that the goods in the list stipulated in Article 1 of Decision 15/2017/QD-TTg including cigarettes, cigars, alcohol, beer, goods subject to animal quarantine, aquatic quarantine or phytosanitary sent via postal and express delivery services are carried out at the post and express office Customs branches.

In the past times, implementing Decision 15/2017/QD-TTg (from 1st July 2017), the Ministry of Finance (the General Department of Vietnam Customs) has issued some documents to remove obstacles for local enterprises and local Customs.