Customs actively prevents acts of trade fraud and tax evasion

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 5, the General Department of Customs held a national online conference to review the work of the first 6 months and deploy tasks for the last months of 2016.

Overview of the online conference to review the first 6 months of 2016 and deploy tasks for the last months of the year at Nghe An bridge point

At the online conference, the General Department of Customs focused on evaluating the results of activities in the first 6 months of 2016, including: Customs reform and modernization; State budget revenue collection and prevention; Customs control, anti-smuggling and trade fraud; Implementation of the one-stop customs mechanism and ASEAN... In the first 6 months, import-export turnover reached 162.58 billion USD and the State budget revenue was over 270,000 billion VND.

At the conference, delegates focused on discussing appropriate solutions to complete the tasks for the last 6 months of 2016 such as: Striving to complete the projects and key programs on schedule; Promoting the modernization of the customs sector; Implementing the task of collecting state budget; Strengthening customs control, combating smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods; Improving the quality of customs staff...

Nghe An Customs officer inspects import and export goods at Cua Lo Port

In Nghe An, the Customs Department has recently made many innovations in creating favorable conditions for import-export enterprises and meeting and encouraging enterprises with investment projects in Nghe An... Thanks to that, in the first 6 months of 2016, 206 enterprises completed customs procedures with 7,450 declarations, import-export turnover reached 430 million USD and tax paid to the state budget was more than 394 billion VND..

According to forecasts, in the coming time, import and export activities will have many changes due to Vietnam's deep integration into the world economy, trade agreements coming into effect, so budget revenue will decrease significantly, so Nghe An Customs Department continues to implement solutions, determined to carry out the task of collecting state budget, not letting bad debts and overdue debts arise. In particular, strengthening post-clearance inspection and customs control to promptly prevent acts of trade fraud and tax evasion.

Hoang Vinh