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Procedure Details

Summary

Procedure Name
Customs procedures applied to transited goods
Responsible agency
General Department of Vietnam Customs
ATR’s procedure categories
Documentary requirements relating to the importation, exportation, transit and transhipment of goods

Detail

Required documents

No

Type of documents

Note

1

A written request for permission for goods transit (form No. 22/CKHH/GSQL in Appendix V enclosed with Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance);

 

2

A bill of lading of the imported goods

 01 photocopy

Process Steps

Step 1

Submit a set of documents to the Customs Division where goods are imported/transited

Step 2

The Customs Division at the checkpoint shall:

  • Receive and examine the documents of import - transit;
  • Certify the import, append the official’s seal and signature on the enterprise’s request;
  • Monitor the transited shipment until it is exported from Vietnam;
  • Certify that goods have passed through the customs controlled area on the written request for permission for goods transit after goods are loaded onto the means of transport;
  • In case transited goods are exported through a checkpoint other than the checkpoint of import but still in the same seaport system under the supervision of Customs Department, the customs official shall certify that goods have passed through the customs controlled area on the request after goods are taken to the customs controlled area at the checkpoint of export; Goods delivered to and dispatched from customs controlled areas at checkpoints shall be supervised in accordance with Article 52 of this Circular;
  • If the transited shipment is suspected of violations, the Director of the Customs Division at the checkpoint shall decide a physical inspection and take appropriate actions as prescribed.

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