The General Department of Vietnam Customs and the US Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony on January 8 for the former to receive Commodity Identification Training (CIT) equipment worth nearly 40,000 USD from the US Government.
Hanoi (VNA) - The General Department of Vietnam Customs and the US Embassyin Vietnam held a ceremony on January 8 for the former to receive CommodityIdentification Training (CIT) equipment worth nearly 40,000 USD from the US Government.
Deputy Director of the General Department of Vietnam Customs Luu Manh Tuongexpressed his thanks for the support of US experts in the implementation of theExport Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) programme and especially theCIT programme.
The assistance of US agencies for the customs sector has helped ensure securityand stability in Vietnam, the region, and the world, he said.
Thecustoms department will create the best conditions possible for the VietnamCus🐓toms School in terms of the management and utilisation of the equipment./.
President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, had a working session with US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink in Hanoi on May 8.
The General Department of Vietnam Customs has put forward various policies to accelerate public administrative reforms and support domestic exporters and importers since the beginning of this year in response to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The General Department of Vietnam Customs has intensified a drive to crack down on the fraudulent practice of giving foreign goods a fake Vietnam origin in an illegal attempt to take advantage of export tax incentives that the country enjoys under free trade agreements.
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At the ceremony (Photo: doanhnghiepvn.vn 
