Procedures for export/import goods that are documents and documents with no commercial value sent via international express service

+ Submit documents directly at the customs office.

+ Authority or competent person authorized or decentralized to implement (if any): None.

+ Agency directly implementing administrative procedures: Customs Branch

+ Coordinating agency (if any): None.

+ Declare and send all information on the declaration of documents and vouchers without commercial value to the customs electronic data processing system; Receive feedback from the System. In case the customs electronic data processing system has a problem, declare and submit a paper customs declaration to the customs authority.

+ Make amendments, supplements, and cancellations of declarations (if any).

+ Present documents and goods for inspection by customs authorities according to regulations.

+ Implement decisions of customs authorities according to regulations.

Step 2: Customs authorities carry out customs procedures for imported and exported goods according to the regulations:

+ Check customs documents and additional declaration documents (if any) on the Customs Electronic Data Processing System or presented by the customs declarant. The inspection results are consistent, customs clearance of goods is carried out according to regulations in case the customs declaration is classified as yellow channel. The results of checking the documents are inconsistent or the customs declaration is classified as red, and physical inspection of the goods as prescribed in Point b of this Clause shall be carried out.

+ Physical inspection of goods: In case the goods inspection results are consistent with customs records, customs clearance of goods shall be carried out according to regulations. In case the goods inspection results are not consistent with customs records, handle violations according to regulations and carry out further procedures.

+ Cancel the customs declaration according to the provisions of Article 13 of the Circular 56/2019/TT-BTC dated August 23, 2019 of the Ministry of Finance.

In case of paper customs declaration, customs records are declarations of documents and vouchers without commercial value according to Form No. HQ 01-TKTLCT Appendix I issued with the Circular. 191/2015/TT-BTC .