Customs agencies take action to tighten temporary imports for re-export
31-10-2012 23:04:45+07:00
Customs agencies take action to tighten temporary imports for re-export
Temporary imports would be able to go through the registered border gates. Meanwhile, if enterprises want to choose other border gates for re-exports, they must get the approval from the customs agencies.
Customs agencies plan to give electronic sealing on goods containers in an effort to fix the holes in the management over temporary imports for re-export.
Under the Decree No. 12, temporary imports must not be kept intact, but the containers can be re-arranged or divided into smaller lots for easier transportation and storage.
The regulation has been exploited by enterprises, which import goods in big quantities and then put the imports for domestic sale. In many cases, businesses later got bankrupted and dissolved, or escaped from the registered addresses, thus making it impossible for taxation agencies to force them to pay tax.
Customs agencies believe that the electronic sealing on containers would help minimize the frauds, because this would allow customs agencies to keep a close watch over import containers from the day they enter Vietnam to the day they are re-exported.
Since the “itinerary” of the temporary imports would be watched by the customs supervision center, it would give alert once the center discovers that some consignments go on the wrong tracks
The HCM City Customs Agency has stated that it has been taking drastic measures to prevent trade frauds. Especially, the Customs Agency No. 3 said it has requested its officers to supervise goods for 24/24 hours to be sure that the temporary imports cannot be dispersed and hidden for later domestic consumption.
Controlling import, export border gates would help
The General Department of Customs has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to amend the regulations on the management over temporary imports for re-export. Temporary imports would not be allowed to change into the products for domestic consumption, if these are the products bearing high luxury tax rates and having the licenses granted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Temporary imports would be able to go through the registered border gates. Meanwhile, if enterprises want to choose other border gates for re-exports, they must get the approval from the customs agencies.
GDC also thinks that it is necessary to amend the Circular No. 194 and stipulate that the temporary imports that bear luxury tax and have the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s licenses cannot keep the imports in Vietnam for more than 45 days. If the importers want to extend the deadline, the first extension duration must be longer than 15 days.
The temporary imports for re-export must undergo the full supervision by customs agencies. Especially, the goods imported for re-exported later in accordance with the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s licenses must be kept on the border areas, domestic port areas, ICD or bonded warehouses.
The control over temporary imports has been always kept very strictly at the Vinh Long and Cao Bang customs agencies. After receiving the information about the temporary exports, customs agencies would check if the enterprises bring goods to the border gate areas for re-export or not.
In case enterprises do not prepare to re-export products as scheduled, customs agencies would report this to the agencies where importers made customs declarations before.
In general, the temporary imports would bear the strict control by customs agencies until the day they are re-exported from Vietnam.
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