Procedures for granting customs declaration professional certificates to customs officers who have changed jobs, retired or retired

- Send documents by post.

a) Authority with decision-making authority: General Department of Customs

b) Authority or competent person authorized or decentralized to implement (if any): No

c) Agency directly implementing administrative procedures: General Department of Customs.

d) Coordinating agency (if any): No

– Customs Law No. 54/2014/QH13 dated June 23, 2014;

– Circular No. 12/2015/TT-BTC dated January 31, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance detailing procedures for granting customs declaration professional certificates; issuance and revocation of customs clearance agent employee codes; order, recognition procedures and operations of customs clearance agents.

– Circular No. 22/2019/TT-BTC dated April 16, 2019 of the Minister of Finance amending and supplementing a number of articles in Circular No. 12/2015/TT-BTC dated January 31, 2015 of the Ministry Finance Detailed regulations on procedures for granting customs clearance certificates; issuance and revocation of customs clearance agent employee codes; order, recognition procedures and operations of customs clearance agents.

– Circular No. 79/2022/TT-BTC dated December 30, 2022 of the Minister of Finance amending and supplementing a number of legal documents issued by the Ministry of Finance.

After transferring jobs, retiring or leaving work, customs officers who need to be granted a Customs Declaration Professional Certificate must prepare a request for a Customs Declaration Professional Certificate and send it to the General Department of Customs.

- Step 2: Issuance of Customs Declaration Certificate:

The General Department of Customs shall receive, examine the dossier and conditions according to regulations and issue a Customs Declaration Certificate or issue a written response stating the reasons in case of ineligibility.

– One (01) 3×4 color photo taken within 06 (six) months from the date of application submission with full name and year of birth clearly written on the back of the photo.