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Source: WCO/General Department of Cust= oms - Vietnam
06.04.2020
Measures to cope with the Covid-19= outbreak by Vietnam Customs
1- As of 1st April 2020, the procedures and public services provided by Vie=
tnam Customs for
activities of importation, exportation and transit of goods have not been s=
uspended amid
the spread of COVID-19. The customs clearance system is in operation 24/7. =
Customs
control has been carried through the CCTVs, cargo management and automation=
systems
including the National Single Window.
2- Customs clearance has been prioritized for goods imported for Covid-19 p=
revention and
treatment.
3- Since the entries and exits of passengers via the land border gates with=
neighboring
countries1 have been suspended, Vietnam Customs has coordinated with releva=
nt
authorities to allow trucks and drivers to pass in special areas that are l=
ocated very near
the border for transshipment of goods and customs clearance. These activiti=
es require
efforts of all parties concerned especially the importer, exporter and tran=
sporter. The time
spent at the borders is longer than expected because of some additional act=
ions and
measures taken to ensure all persons involved to be safe from the disease. =
With the
protective measure, clothes, close surveillance, the drivers are not requir=
ed for quarantine
when returning to Vietnam after staying in the foreign land within an hour.=
This is to
facilitate for movement of goods crossing borders.
4- As required by the government directions, most of Customs officers have =
been working
from home since the 1st April 2020. Vietnam Customs maintains a minimum num=
ber of
officers in separate working shifts at every customs branch and office to e=
nsure efficiency
and effectiveness of the customs clearance and control. The working shifts =
teams are set in
a way that one shift team can be replaced by a new shift team if found that=
an officer in a
shift has been infected by the virus. This is to mitigate situations where =
an officer in a shift
is infected by COVID-19, then all people working in the shift would be stri=
ctly quarantined
and isolated.
5- List of commodities are eligible for import tax exemption serving for th=
e prevention and
control of the Covid-19 epidemic: https://customsnews.vn/video-five-groups-of-importedgoods-ser=
ving-for-the-prevention-and-control-of-covid-19-virus-eligible-for-tax-exem=
ption13629.html
6- Customs guide for export of face marks: https://customsnews.vn/general-department-=
ofcustoms-guides-export-of-masks-14019.html
7- More about the measures in details, please visit: https://customsnews.=
vn/ or
https://customs.gov.vn
Further information: http://www.wcoomd.org/....../natural-disast= er/covid_19/vietnam_en.....
Land borders between Viet Name and Laos PDR/Cambodia are closed. Vietnam= and China have agreed to reopen border crossings to ease restrictions and = normalize trade. https://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-bus= iness-operations-and-the-coronavirus-updates.html/
Passenger rail link between China and Viet Nam have been suspended. Frei= ght continues. https://www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/vietnam-busin= ess-operations-and-the-coronavirus-updates.html/
Remarks from the International Road Tr= ansport Union
Forthcoming