Delegates press a button to launch the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport Customs Management (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Finance and theVietnam Customs officially put the Vietnam Automated System for Seaport CustomsManagement (VASSCM) into operation in the northern port city of Hai Phong onDecember 11.
Deputy Finance Minister Vu Thi Mai said that the system isconnected with the National Single Window System and the Vietnam AutomatedCargo and Port Consolidated System and the Vietnam Customs Information System (VNACCS/VCIS).
Therefore, customs agencies can monitor imports and exports atseaports and warehouses and the history of consignments after they arrive inVietnam.
According to head of Hai Phong’s Customs Department NguyenTien Loc, since the pilot implementation from August 15, the system has provedeffective.
With around 1.3 million declarations a year in Hai Phong, thetotal clearance time can cut down by 40,000 hours thanks to the VASSCM.
It has also helped enterprises increase the efficiency of productionand business and raise their competitiveness, Loc said.
The Vietnam Customs said that the VASSCM will be soonapplied across the nation.-VNA
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