The Prime Minister has approved the implementation of a national pilot one-stop customs mechanism for cross-border trade via Vietnamese territory.
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| The one-stop customs mechanism will become fully operational from late 2014 |
The new mechanism will be applied by the Ministries of Finance, Industry and Trade, Transport, Health, Agriculture and Rural Development, Natural Resources and Environment and state agencies in localities. These agencies are responsible for licensing and administrative procedures related to cross-border transportation of goods and customs clearance.
The mechanism is also applicable to customs department of provinces and centrally-governed cities as well as businesses participating in the e-customs system.
The national one-stop customs mechanism will become fully operational from late 2014.
The pilot one-stop customs mechanism includes a list of procedures and the use of e-payments for taxes and fees through commercial banks will be based on links between state agencies and the banks.
The mechanism also lays the necessary groundwork for the implementation of information exchanges on certificates of origin in line with the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement.
Roadmap for the pilot mechanism:
The new mechanism will be introduced in four phases, with the initial period laying the ground with a legal framework and a rolling out of IT. The mechanism will then run though agencies and units under the Ministries of Industry and Trade, Finance, Transport and localities. Finally in 2014 the pilot project will conclude with a review and official launch of the national one-stop customs mechanism.
