Border gate customs: A complete piece of the import-export system

​The Border Gate Customs Sub-Department will make a big change for the import and export activities in Dong Nai Province

The transformation of the out of Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department into the Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department can be said to be an important piece of the puzzle for the Customs to realize multi-functional management objectives, meet practical requirements, and facilitate more beneficial for import-export activities in the province as well as increasing trade connections between regions.

Ms. Phung Thi Bich Huong, Director of the Department of Customs, said that the Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department will create maximum convenience for import-export activities of businesses in the province. In addition to receiving and handling customs procedures for goods and means of transport as before, the Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department can also carry out customs procedures for all import-export goods through Dong Nai Port.

According to Ms. Phung Thi Bich Huong, from October 15, businesses can declare customs procedures at the Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department for imported goods that must be processed customs procedures at the border gate according to regulations of the Government such as: cigarettes, alcohol, beer, two-wheeled motorcycles, complete three-wheeled motorcycles with piston-type internal combustion engines with a cylinder capacity of over 125cc, air conditioners with a capacity of 90,000 BTU or less, etc. business items temporarily imported for re-export, shortening clearance time, transporting goods, convenient for the delivery and receipt of the entire shipment of enterprises, regardless of the type of goods according to the type of goods needed to checked at the customs station. Enterprises can ask shipping lines to carry import-export goods straight to Dong Nai and Go Dau Ports for customs clearance right at the Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department instead of having to transport the imported goods to other ports in Ho Chi Minh City, or Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province.

“In addition to the advantages bring for businesses in import-export activities, Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department also significantly contributes to increasing the brand value of Dong Nai Port, increasing the flow of import-export goods through the port, contributing to the growth of Dong Nai Port, promoting the socio-economic development of the province, increasing budget revenue from import-export for the locality" - Ms. Phung Thi Bich Huong added.

Mr. Dang Van Diem, Director of Thong Quan Co., Ltd. said that the Border-Gate Customs Sub-Department will make a big change in import-export activities, which is very convenient for businesses located in the province with import-export activities that are required to declare and complete procedures at border-gate customs, helping businesses reduce transportation costs.

In addition, Dong Nai Customs Department has made efforts to improve technology and methods to support enterprises to quickly complete customs procedures. Enterprises also expect the Department to continue to have policies to support businesses, creating the best conditions for businesses when transferring customs clearance locations from one locality to another.

                                                                                                       Phan Anh