Ha Nam Ninh Customs Department dialogues with businesses in 2024

On the morning of April 16, Ha Nam Ninh Customs Department organized a customs - business dialogue conference in 2024 to disseminate a number of policies and laws and answer questions related to customs management in the area.

Attending the event were comrade Nguyen Cao Son, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of Ha Nam and Nam Dinh provinces; a number of relevant departments, branches and sectors and representatives of more than 150 enterprises operating in the field of import and export in 3 provinces: Ninh Binh, Ha Nam and Nam Dinh.

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Cao Son said: In recent times, implementing the policy of "Government accompanying, connecting, sharing" with the business community, Ninh Binh province regularly organizes specialized conferences such as: Dialogue conference with businesses, Meeting conference with foreign invested enterprises (FDI), Conference to remove difficulties and obstacles for businesses in industrial parks and clusters...

At the same time, the leaders of the Provincial People's Committee periodically organize monthly meetings with businesses to discuss, clarify and gradually resolve and remove recommendations and proposals from businesses... He also acknowledged and highly appreciated the important contributions of the Ha Nam Ninh Customs Department to the local socio-economic development.

In the context of many difficulties and challenges, Ha Nam Ninh Customs Department always strives to overcome difficulties, actively mobilizes and attracts the number of enterprises to carry out customs procedures in the management area: in 2023, it increased by 8.9%; the value of imported and exported goods increased by 11.6%; the total number of declarations increased by 10.05% compared to 2022.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Cao Son emphasized: The conference aims to disseminate new customs policies; at the same time, it is also an opportunity for the government and state management agencies to listen to the opinions of businesses, especially difficulties and problems, thereby promptly providing guidance, answers or proposing to competent authorities to perfect appropriate mechanisms and policies. Therefore, he requested and hoped that businesses would boldly and frankly raise their thoughts, wishes, difficulties and problems related to customs work.

Ha Nam Ninh Customs Department answered directly and frankly the difficulties and recommendations of enterprises. At the same time, in the coming time, it will continue to promote administrative reform, strongly apply information technology in handling work, regularly disseminate and propagate laws, and provide specific instructions on regulations, policies, and customs procedures for the business community. Implementing well the partnership between customs and enterprises as well as customs and related departments, branches and sectors will help customs activities of the 3 provinces to develop more and more.

He also requested departments, branches and sectors to coordinate with customs agencies to connect information from businesses to continue attracting FDI enterprises to invest, increase import and export activities, contribute to increasing budget revenue, creating jobs and developing the socio-economy in the area.

He affirmed that the People's Committee of Ninh Binh province is always committed to creating the most favorable conditions for businesses to invest in developing production and business as well as to carry out customs procedures conveniently and safely.

At the conference, Ha Nam Ninh Customs Department recommended businesses some common mistakes when carrying out customs procedures. At the same time, they discussed and answered many issues that businesses are interested in related to choosing to use customs declaration and clearance services; overcoming common risks when declaring the wrong name of the exporter or importer; declaring the wrong type of goods; importing goods that do not meet tax exemption conditions; regulations on notification of reprocessing part of the production and export process, etc.

Through dialogue, the cooperation between customs and the business community has become more and more substantive, not only stopping at training, answering questions and making recommendations, but customs have also consulted and accompanied businesses in the policy-making process. Customs increasingly considers businesses as partners, accompanying them to better complete their tasks, with high consensus, creating voluntary compliance with customs laws in particular and laws in general.

Nguyen Thom - Minh Duong

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