From January 1, 2018, digital signatures will be applied to the National Single Window Mechanism at seaports.

This is the content of the notice of the General Department of Customs sent to shipping lines, shipping agents, and freight forwarding agents.

Specifically, from January 1, 2018, the National Single Window Portal will officially require shipping lines, shipping agents and freight forwarders to use digital signatures when declaring information to carry out administrative procedures related to ships exiting, entering and transiting through the National Single Window Mechanism.

Import and export activities of goods at Cua Lo Port.

The General Department of Customs requests shipping lines, shipping agents and freight forwarders to prepare conditions to meet the above requirements: Register to be granted digital signatures from public digital signature providers; update digital signatures associated with account information used for declaration on the National Single Window Portal.

The General Department of Customs said that the above preparations must be completed no later than December 15, 2017.

The application of digital signatures when declaring information to perform administrative procedures on the National Single Window Portal aims to ensure the legality of declaration documents and simplify the implementation of administrative procedures related to ships exiting, entering and transiting through the National Single Window, as the Standing Body of the National Steering Committee on the ASEAN Single Window, the National Single Window and Trade Facilitation (Steering Committee 1899).

At the same time, implement the roadmap and plan for implementing the National Single Window Mechanism at seaports in Decision 2185/QD-TTg in 2016 of the Prime Minister on approving the Master Plan for implementing the National Single Window Mechanism and the ASEAN Single Window Mechanism for the period 2016-2020.

According to Customs Newspaper