Continuously complaining about difficulties, businesses still import thousands of cars to Vietnam

Despite the difficulties, import businesses still find ways to bring cars to Vietnam to sell, taking advantage of the 0% tax rate - Photo: CONG TRUNG

Recently, car manufacturers have been petitioning the Government to remove difficulties for imported cars stuck with strict regulations of Decree 116/2017.

Specifically, the decree requires importing enterprises to provide copies of the quality certificates of imported automobile types issued by competent foreign agencies and organizations; and to inspect the quality of each batch, causing importing enterprises to complain that this is difficult to implement.

Despite the difficulties, Honda Vietnam has just surprised everyone by importing a shipment of more than 2,000 cars from Thailand to Hiep Phuoc port (HCMC).

Notably, this is the first imported car shipment from ASEAN countries to enjoy a 0% import tax rate.

However, to be able to own the car, customers still have to wait another 1-2 months because the car when arriving in Vietnam must be inspected before being sold on the market.

Previously, the Ministry of Transport confirmed that the type of automobile type approval certificate that the Thai road traffic authority may issue for the above vehicle model is in accordance with the regulations in Decree 116/2017/ND-CP.

Talk toPV, Honda Vietnam representative said the company has not announced how much the car price will be reduced and when it will be released to the market.

A representative of Ford Vietnam said that the company is working with manufacturers in the US and Thailand to obtain a type quality certificate.

According to this person, Ford Vietnam has presented and received confirmation from the Ministry of Transport that these certificates have met the requirements of Circular 03.

However, due to concerns about the new process, Ford VN plans to bring the car back to test the process before continuing to place orders for official import to Vietnam if the testing process has no problems.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian government is looking to issue vehicle type approval (VTA) certificates in an effort to bring Indonesian cars back to Vietnam in the near future.

To let domestic enterprises create automobile industry for Vietnam

Dr. Dam Hoang Phuc - Institute of Mechanical Dynamics - Hanoi University of Science and Technology said that if Vietnam is open to imported cars, people will be able to buy cars at reasonable prices, but in the long run, it will affect the whole society.

However, do not think that if FDI enterprises sell a lot in Vietnam, the Government will earn a lot of money. Note that Vietnam needs to have an automobile industry that creates many jobs and promotes other industries.

According to Mr. Phuc, in fact, over the past 20 years, Vietnam's policies have changed a lot but still maintain the goal of how to develop the automobile industry in Vietnam to create many common social benefits.

No matter what policy changes or goals there are, interests must be harmonized so that domestic enterprises can rise up and create an automobile industry for Vietnam.