Nghe An dialogue to remove obstacles in customs procedures for FDI enterprises

Mr. Chu Quang Hai - Director of the Customs Department chaired the dialogue. Also attending were representatives of the Department of Industry and Trade, the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board, business associations, representatives of industrial park infrastructure businesses and over 40 FDI enterprises, import-export service enterprises.

Mr. Chu Quang Hai - Director of the Customs Department opened the dialogue, stating his determination and roadmap for digital transformation to accompany and remove difficulties for import-export enterprises. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Opening the dialogue, Mr. Chu Quang Hai - Director of the Customs Department stated the purpose and determination to promotedigital transformation applicationsof the industry to accompany businesses in import-export activities, contribute to removing difficulties, promoting socio-economic development, increasing revenue for the budget. Although there have been many efforts and modernization of processes and procedures, the implementation process still has some problems, so on the basis of meetings and dialogues, the industry will listen to handle them.

As of September 20, there were 406 enterprises in the province carrying out import-export procedures, including 48 FDI enterprises, with an import-export turnover of 2.34 billion USD; the value of goods cleared through provincial customs reached 1.099 billion USD; over 37,000 customs dossiers were declared, of which domestic enterprises accounted for over 25,000 sets.

Representatives of departments, agencies, import-export enterprises and FDI enterprises attended the dialogue. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Next, the representative of the DepartmentNghe An Customsreported some basic features on the implementation of state management of customs for FDI enterprises at Cua Lo Port Customs Branch; the state management of customs for FDI enterprises at Vinh Customs Branch.

In addition, the Customs Department also introduced a number of new tax policies and customs procedures related to import-export activities of foreign-invested enterprises; and conditions for customs inspection and supervision of export processing enterprises.

A representative of Em-Tech Vinh Company at VSIP Nghe An Industrial Park raised a number of proposals and questions related to the list of goods allowed to be liquidated or destroyed. Photo: Nguyen Hai

At the dialogue, with an open spirit, 9 enterprises submitted 24 issues and recommendations related to the process of customs procedures and import and export of goods. Specifically, the procedures for VAT exemption and reduction for processing enterprises in industrial parks, whether input materials produced in industrial parks are exempted or reduced from tax; the list of goods exempted or reduced from tax; new types of goods allowed to be imported or destroyed for liquidation...

Representatives of the Customs Department synthesized comments from businesses and directly answered and explained a number of questions within their authority. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Based on the reception of recommendations and questions from businesses, the representative of the Provincial Customs Department answered the contents within its authority; at the same time, he said that he would continue to receive and coordinate with relevant agencies to handle. Concluding the dialogue, the representative of the Customs Department shared the difficulties of businesses in the past 2 years; at the same time, he said that the regulations on tax management and procedures are increasingly strict, so he hoped that businesses would study carefully to comply, and proactively discuss with the industry to promptly resolve any unclear issues.

Nguyen Hai