Temporary exit suspension due to owing over VND 6 billion of import-export tax debt

Professional activities at Processing Customs Branch. Photo: T.H

On August 1, 2024, the Processing Customs Branch (Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department) sent a Notice to the Immigration Department - Ministry of Public Security requesting temporary suspension of exit for Mr. Ho Van Hanh, born in 1954 (residing in Cam Ranh - Khanh Hoa), director, legal representative of Tan Thanh Loi Company Limited (tax code: 0302123110, business address: 8/1 Quarter 5, Binh Hung Hoa B Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City).

The reason for temporary suspension of exit stated by the Customs authority in the notice is that Mr. Ho Van Hanh is the legal representative of Tan Thanh Loi Company Limited, is in a case of being forced to execute an administrative decision on tax management. He has not fulfilled the tax payment obligation according to Decision No. 816/QD-HQHCM dated July 11, 2012 of Processing Customs Branch, with a total tax debt of over VND 6.3 billion. This debt amount does not include late payment fees calculated from the time the tax debt arises to the time the taxpayer pays the tax debt according to regulations.

The temporary suspension of exit for Mr. Ho Van Hanh is valid from August 1, 2024 until the taxpayer completes his tax payment obligation to the state budget.

According to the reporter's investigation, Tan Thanh Loi Company Limited was granted a Business Registration Certificate on October 30, 2000, with the main business line being "Tanning, preliminary processing of leather; production of suitcases, handbags, saddles; preliminary processing and dyeing of fur", managed by the Binh Tan District Tax Branch.