Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Binh Duong (VNA) – The Binh Duong Customs Department has announced that it has defined twokey tasks to collect import and export taxes of 12.9 trillion VND (roughly 562million USD) as assigned by the Ministry of Finance for this year.
Deputy head of thedepartment Le Van Danh said the tasks include intensifying the efficiency ofthe state management over import-export activities and supporting exportingenterprises.
In order to intensifythe efficiency, the department will focus of a number of measures such ascontinuing to maintain the stability of the electronic customs clearance systemand to utilise modern supervision equipment such as container scanners and cameras.Besides, the national one-window system and the online public services willalso be applied, along with the post-clearance checks, electronic tax paymentand business management on the basis of risk management.
As for the support toenterprises, Binh Duong authorities will take heed to ideas of firms so as tountangle the knots for them, thus facilitating their operation. A moderncustoms management will also be applied to reduce the time and costs enterpriseshave to spend in the customs clearance process.
Relevant authorities ofthe province will continue joining hands with associations and branches ofenterprises of Japan, Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China) in holding dialoguesto provide them with updates of legal documents related to import and exportactivities, and to removes obstacles encountered by enterprises.
According to the BinhDuong Customs Department, in the first half of this year, it collected 6.662trillion VND, representing 51.64 percent of its yearly plan and increasing7.96 percent over the amount it collected in the same period last year. Nearly 4,900enterprises cleared their dossiers at the department, 5.84 percent higher year-on-year.
Deputy head of thedepartment Le Van Danh said the tasks include intensifying the efficiency ofthe state management over import-export activities and supporting exportingenterprises.
In order to intensifythe efficiency, the department will focus of a number of measures such ascontinuing to maintain the stability of the electronic customs clearance systemand to utilise modern supervision equipment such as container scanners and cameras.Besides, the national one-window system and the online public services willalso be applied, along with the post-clearance checks, electronic tax paymentand business management on the basis of risk management.
As for the support toenterprises, Binh Duong authorities will take heed to ideas of firms so as tountangle the knots for them, thus facilitating their operation. A moderncustoms management will also be applied to reduce the time and costs enterpriseshave to spend in the customs clearance process.
Relevant authorities ofthe province will continue joining hands with associations and branches ofenterprises of Japan, Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China) in holding dialoguesto provide them with updates of legal documents related to import and exportactivities, and to removes obstacles encountered by enterprises.
According to the BinhDuong Customs Department, in the first half of this year, it collected 6.662trillion VND, representing 51.64 percent of its yearly plan and increasing7.96 percent over the amount it collected in the same period last year. Nearly 4,900enterprises cleared their dossiers at the department, 5.84 percent higher year-on-year.
Also in the period of time under review, the value of the exports and importshandled by the department topped 20 million USD, an increase of 13.10 percent over thefigure recorded in the same period of 2017.-VNA
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