Facilitate import and export activities: Effectively contribute to increasing budget revenue

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Facilitating import and export activities will attract many businesses to clear customs procedures in Hai Phong, contributing to increasing budget revenue.

In the photo: Tan Vu Port (Hai Phong Port Joint Stock Company). Photo: Duy Thinh

(HPDT)- In the first 10 months of 2020, import and export tax revenue in Hai Phong area reached 39.013 billion VND, equal to 68,3% of the yearly estimate. Thus, in the last 2 months of the year, the task is quite heavy, requiring the active participation of not only the Customs sector but also the entire city and related units. Leaders of Hai Phong Customs Department affirmed that facilitating import and export activities is an important factor that effectively contributes to increasing budget revenue.

Many influencing factors

The COVID-19 pandemic seriously affected import and export activities in 2020. According to leaders of Hai Phong Customs Department, there are many other factors affecting import and export turnover, thereby affecting revenue. budget. Specifically, with the signed new generation free trade agreements, the proportion of budget revenue from import and export taxes tends to decrease, due to preferential import tax rates and special incentives on the cutting roadmap. Deep reduction (according to the committed roadmap, many product lines will return to 0%).

Another factor that greatly affects import and export tax revenue in Hai Phong is the impact of Decision No. 23 dated June 27, 6 of the Prime Minister, effective from September 2019, 1, allowing Enterprises can register and carry out customs procedures at Customs Departments of other provinces and cities, instead of just doing it at Hai Phong Port border gate as before. In the North, there are currently 9 ICDs (inland ports), 2019 inland customs clearance points. Among them, there is Long Bien ICD invested by Hateco Logistics Joint Stock Company on a large scale, with a total area of ​​8 m7 with 120.000 m2 of warehouse, customs clearance capacity of up to about 50.000 TEU/year, equipped by the General Department of Customs. Mobile scanner system to perform goods inspection tasks, allowing businesses to directly transport imported goods from Hai Phong seaport area to the above locations to carry out customs procedures. Some localities such as Hanoi, Quang Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Can Tho... are enjoying special financial mechanisms, so they attract many businesses to carry out customs procedures.

Leaders of Hai Phong Customs Department commented that these are the biggest difficulties and challenges in implementing the budget collection tasks in 2020 and the following years of Hai Phong Customs Department. In fact, from the beginning of the year until now, revenue from items with a large import proportion has decreased sharply compared to the same period in 2019. Specifically, complete cars decreased by VND 7438 billion (down 50%, accounting for 53% of sales). reduced taxes); machinery and equipment reduced by 2680 billion VND (accounting for 22% of the reduced tax amount); Petroleum decreased by 477 billion VND (down 28,5%); iron and steel decreased by 416 billion VND (down 8,8%); Automobile components and spare parts decreased by 731 billion VND (equal to 44,2%); Beer and alcohol decreased by 174 billion VND (equal to 40,5%)... Notably, the import-export turnover of tax-free items accounted for a large proportion, reaching 50,575 billion USD, an increase of 9,5% over the same period in 2019. Import-export turnover of taxable items only accounts for 21% of total import-export turnover, reaching 13,287 billion USD, down 13,3% over the same period in 2019. This is the main reason why the output of goods through the port Although import and export turnover did not decrease compared to the same period in 2019, import and export tax revenue decreased.

Attract businesses to carry out procedures in Hai Phong

In that context, strengthening coordination and creating the most favorable conditions to attract import-export businesses to carry out customs procedures at Hai Phong port border gate is a decisive factor contributing to accelerating the speed of cashiering. book. As for Hai Phong Customs Department, according to Deputy Director Truong Binh An, the unit has many solutions to promote the development of customs-business partnerships, considering this an important factor to nurture budget revenue. . To date, Hai Phong Customs Department has signed 17.300 agreements to develop customs-business partnerships; Signed coordination regulations with 21 business associations to promptly resolve difficulties and problems to help businesses. At the same time, affiliated branches increase contact and work with each import-export business to both retain businesses and attract new businesses to do procedures in Hai Phong. In 2019, Hai Phong Customs Department advised the Chairman of the City People's Committee to meet and interact with 6 large automobile corporations and at the end of the year organized a conference to honor businesses with great contributions to the budget and encourage them. , timely encouragement, and worthy rewards. From there, it contributes to attracting many businesses to carry out customs procedures. Information technology measures to support customs declarants and taxpayers; connect and exchange information with ministries and branches when handling administrative procedures; Connecting information on the National Single Window Information Portal with the customs electronic data processing system ensures quick, timely and smooth customs clearance of goods, creating prestige and position of the seaport area. Hai Phong with businesses…

However, according to the Hai Phong Customs Department, in the city, there are currently only about 1829 import-export enterprises, accounting for 9% of the total number of enterprises carrying out import-export procedures at Hai Phong border gate, contributing more than 5192 billion VND, accounting for 11,28% of the total tax revenue of the entire Department. Therefore, in addition to the efforts of Hai Phong Customs Department, there is a need for smooth and synchronous coordination of all levels and branches of the city, creating a synergistic effect to improve competitiveness and differential advantages to attract businesses. On November 12, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Le Khac Nam chaired a meeting with relevant levels, branches and units to implement this policy and agree on solutions, mobilizing overall participation to improve the situation. Strongly improve the business investment environment, creating maximum convenience for import-export businesses through Hai Phong border gate. Many measures were determined, many major problems were explored. Hai Phong City also showed great determination to coordinate closely with Hai Phong Customs Department to best meet the requirements of businesses, reducing costs, procedures, time for specialized inspection and customs clearance, from That creates trust and reputation with businesses, attracting more businesses to carry out customs procedures at Hai Phong port border gate. With the advantage of having the largest deep-water seaport in the North, a synchronous and modern infrastructure system, innovative thinking, dynamism, creativity, drastic action, business-centered, solid Hai Phong will be an attractive destination, strongly attracting businesses to carry out import and export procedures, thereby effectively contributing to increasing budget revenue and successfully implementing goals and targets on budget revenue. every year according to Resolution 11 of the Politburo and the Resolution of the 45th City Party Congress.

 

Source: baohaiphong.com.vn