VCN – This is a request from the General Department of Customs to implement the Action Plan to accelerate administrative reforms and support businesses with the import and export of goods during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
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| Customs officers carry out sample assessment. Photo: N.Linh |
Regarding the administrative procedure reform and reduction of customs clearance time,customs units are equipped with machines and equipment for physical inspection, cargo monitoring (container scanners, luggage scanners, cargo; surveillance camera systems and seal positioning). This is the regular task of the units under and attached to the General Department of Customs.
At the same time, customs units consider abolishing the implementation of administrative procedures on the online public service portal if they have been done on the e-Customs data processing system; abolish the proposal and approval for tax exemption in customs clearance for each customs declaration of the customs regime of export processing and production in the process of tax exemption, tax reduction, tax refund, non-tax collection; guide the delivery of goods under customs supervision if the delivery is carried out at the same customs branch.
In addition, the General Department of Customs’ plan also requires a 30% reduction in the number of samples subject to analysis, classification and assessment. The time for notification of analysis and classification results must be in accordance with Circular No. 14/2015 / TT-BTC dated January 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance; the rate of samples informed of analysis and classification results before the due date and at the due date is 90%.
In particular, the General Department of Customs also set requirements for the channel classification rate of customs declaration, reducing the rate of Yellow and Red channels, while increasing the rate of Green channel. The customs declaration rate subject to Red channel is below 4.5%, Yellow channel below 30%, and Green channel over 65%.
Source: customsnews.vn