Import and export specialized enterprises still facing many difficulties

​(CTT-Dong Nai) - In the first half of 2023, import and export enterprises continued to suffer many impacts from the general global economic situation. As the import-export market shrank, the ability to recover business and production of enterprises is still in hot water.

Business at an import – export enterprise

The difficulties of enterprises have directly affected the state budget revenue in the province. In order to fulfill the target, the Dong Nai Department of Customs has increased communication channels with enterprises to promptly listen to difficulties and problems, find solutions, and implement new regulations for enterprises.

Enterprises facing challenges

According to the Dong Nai Department of Customs, due to the influence of the general macroeconomic situation of the world, the economic growth forecast in 2023 is at a low level. The world continues to be negatively affected by the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict. In addition, many countries continue to tighten monetary policy, increase interest rates, leading to a slowdown in growth, economic stability, inflation control and making the country’s balance is full of hidden risks.

To import-export enterprises, the situation of production and business activities of many domestic enterprises faces a variety of difficulties and challenges. Many enterprises had to suspend production, some could not hold out and had to be dissolved. Difficulties cause state budget revenue to be sharply reduced, especially value-added tax revenue from new investment projects, projects to expand production and import tax-free machinery and equipment to create fixed assets in the province reached rock bottom.

Ms. Tran Thi Minh Hong, Head of Accounting Department of an import-export enterprise in Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park shared, from the beginning of the year until now, the company's orders have been reduced, affecting production and business. To overcome the current difficult period, the company is trying to keep workers with old orders. At the same time, the company is also exploiting more import-export markets to increase export volume.

By the end of June 2023, Dong Nai's state budget revenue reached over VND 8.5 trillion, reaching nearly 40% of the assigned estimate, down 31.5% over the same period.

Supporting Import-Export Enterprises

With efforts to increase interaction and dialogue with businesses, especially, recently, all Customs-related procedures have been carried out in the digital space, both ensuring the prevention of epidemics and creating favorable conditions for enterprises to circulate goods at a faster pace.

According to the leader of the Department of Customs, the time for customs clearance of import and export goods at the Department has been shortened by more than half compared to before. There are procedures for such as export goods only take more than 4 minutes instead of nearly 22 minutes like previously. Those results have reflected the efforts of the Department of Customs in reforming administrative procedures to support businesses. The Department has gradually improved the satisfaction level of enterprises through service quality. With the thought that enterprises as partners and are no longer the subjects of management as before, so the accompanying, sharing and supporting of enterprises from the Department is improved day by day.

Attending the meeting between the Department of Customs and import-export enterprises and businesses, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee Vo Tan Duc said that businesses in the area are becoming more and more attached and have made many important contributions to the development of the province. Thereby, the Vice Chairman also assessed that in the future, although there are still many difficulties, it is expected that there will be many opportunities for the development of enterprises in Dong Nai province. As a result, the Department of Customs needs to put more efforts to help businesses overcome immediate difficulties and seize opportunities in the future. ​