Procedures for recognition of priority enterprises in the field of customs

Procedure name Procedures for recognition of priority enterprises in the field of customs
Decision issued Decision No. 350/QD-BTC dated March 8, 2019
How to perform Enterprises send paper documents to the General Department of Customs
Resolution deadline The General Department of Customs conducts appraisal and concludes the recognition of priority enterprises within 30 (thirty) days from the date of receipt of complete documents according to regulations; For complicated cases where opinions from relevant Ministries and branches need to be sought, the appraisal time may be extended but not exceeding 30 (thirty) days; In case it is concluded that the enterprise meets the conditions for applying the priority regime, within 10 (ten) working days, the Director General of the General Department of Customs will sign a Decision recognizing the priority enterprise.
Implementation object Enterprises export and import goods. – Customs clearance agent. – Organizations and individuals importing goods to implement key investment projects that are consulted by the Prime Minister before granting investment licenses that are in the basic construction stage.
Implementing agencies – Authority with decision-making authority: General Department of Customs

– Competent agency or person authorized or decentralized to perform (if any): Department of Post-customs Clearance Inspection (stipulated in Decision No. 2659/QD-TCHQ dated September 14, 2015 of the Director General of the General Department of Customs). Customs Department)

– Agency directly implementing administrative procedures: Post-clearance Inspection Department – General Department of Customs.

– Coordinating agency: Tax Department of the province or city where the enterprise is headquartered.

Result Decision to recognize priority enterprises (Form 03/DNUT issued together with Circular 07/2019/TT-BTC dated January 28, 2019).
Fees and charges Not available.
Requires implementation conditions 10.1. Conditions for compliance with customs and tax laws Within 02 (two) consecutive years, most recent to the time the enterprise submits a written request for recognition as a priority enterprise, the enterprise has not committed any violations. regulations of the law on taxes and customs to the extent of being handled for violations of the following acts: - Acts of tax evasion and tax fraud; smuggling and illegal transportation of goods across borders; – Administrative violations in the field of customs have forms and penalties that exceed the authority of the Director of the Customs Branch and equivalent positions; – For Customs clearance agents, the number of Customs declarations in the name of the clearance agent handled for administrative violations in the Customs and Tax fields falls under the handling authority of the Branch Head. Customs and equivalent titles do not exceed the rate of 0.5% calculated on the total number of declarations that have gone through Customs procedures. – No overdue tax debt according to regulations. 10.2. Conditions on export and import turnover a) Enterprises achieving import-export turnover of 100 million USD/year or more. b) Enterprises achieving export turnover of goods made in Vietnam of 40 million USD/year or more. c) Enterprises achieving export turnover of agricultural and aquatic products produced or raised or grown in Vietnam of 30 million USD/year or more. d) Customs clearance agents: the number of customs declarations that have gone through customs procedures under the agent's name during the year reaches 20,000 declarations/year or more. The export and import turnover specified in points a, b, c, d above is the average turnover of 02 (two) consecutive years, most recent up to the date the enterprise has a written request for consideration, not including entrusted export and import turnover. d) Do not apply export and import turnover conditions to enterprises certified by the Ministry of Science and Technology as high-tech enterprises according to the provisions of the High Technology Law. 10.3. Conditions for electronic customs procedures and electronic tax procedures Implementing electronic customs procedures and electronic tax procedures; Have an information technology program to manage export and import activities of enterprises to ensure inspection requirements of customs authorities. 10.4. Conditions for payment for exported and imported goods Make payments for exported and imported goods through banks according to the regulations of the State Bank. Enterprises are responsible for notifying the customs authority of their account numbers and list of transaction banks. 10.5. Conditions for internal control system An enterprise meets the conditions for an internal control system if the enterprise meets the following conditions: - The enterprise implements and maintains management, supervision and control processes practically operate all activities of the enterprise; – Enterprises have internal control measures, means and processes to ensure security and safety of the supply chain of exported and imported goods as follows: + Monitor the process of transporting goods from the enterprise to ports and from ports to businesses; + Check container safety before loading onto means of transport; + Monitoring at important locations: Fence areas, entrance gates, warehouses, production areas, administrative areas; + Decentralize employees to move and work in areas appropriate to their tasks; + Security control of information technology systems; + Personnel security. 10.6. Conditions for good compliance with laws on accounting and auditing - Applying accounting standards according to regulations of the Ministry of Finance; – Annual financial statements must be audited by an auditing company qualified to provide audit services according to the provisions of law on independent auditing. The audit opinion on the financial statements stated in the audit report must be a fully accepted opinion according to Vietnamese auditing standards. 10.7. In case an enterprise is suspended from applying the priority regime, for the next 2 years, the enterprise will not be considered or recognized as a priority enterprise by the General Department of Customs.
Legal grounds Article 42 to Article 45, Clause 1, Article 101 of the Customs Law dated June 23, 2014;

– Clause 2, Article 9 of the Law on Export Tax and Import Tax dated April 6, 2016;

– Article 9 to Article 12 of Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 of the Government detailing and implementing measures of the Customs Law on customs procedures, inspection, supervision and inspection customs control;

– Clause 7, Article 1 of Decree No. 59/2018/ND-CP dated April 20, 2018 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 of The Government regulates details and measures to implement the Customs Law on customs procedures, inspection, supervision and control;

– Circular No. 72/2015/TT-BTC dated May 12, 2015 of the Minister of Finance regulating the application of priority regime in implementing customs procedures, customs inspection and supervision for goods export and import goods of enterprises;

– Circular No. 07/2019/TT-BTC dated January 28, 2019 of the Minister of Finance amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 72/2015/TT-BTC dated May 12, 2015 of the Ministry The Minister of Finance regulates the application of priority regimes in implementing customs procedures, customs inspection and supervision for export and import goods of enterprises.

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