Overcoming many difficulties and challenges, closing 2024, Quang Ninh Customs has once again recorded many successful marks. In particular, the work of accompanying businesses has become increasingly practical and effective, making Quang Ninh Customs a locality with impressive growth in import-export revenue in the whole industry.
Side by side with businesses
In 2024, Quang Ninh Customs was assigned a budget revenue estimate of over 13,000 billion VND. Faced with economic difficulties, the above target has posed a difficult problem that Quang Ninh Customs must strive to overcome right from the first days and months of the year. The Government also implemented preferential tax policies to significantly reduce VAT revenue. On the other hand, because logistics services in Quang Ninh have not developed commensurate with its potential and strengths, many businesses do not choose to carry out customs procedures in the province. Moreover, although the infrastructure of border gates and seaports in Quang Ninh has been upgraded, it is generally limited, so Quang Ninh's goods are not completely imported and exported through the province's border gates but must also go through a number of ports and border gates in other localities.
Facing the above challenges and difficulties, right from the beginning of the year, Quang Ninh Customs has built many scenarios for the State budget collection work to achieve the highest target. In particular, focusing on removing and promptly resolving difficulties for businesses, not letting problems linger for a long time... is determined to be the first solution in all activities of the unit.
Following the direction of the Department, the Customs Branches have continuously followed the production and business activities of enterprises to have appropriate solutions in implementing the task of budget collection. For example, at the Customs Branch of Hon Gai Port, in 2024, the Branch was assigned by the Provincial Customs Department to collect 4,399 billion VND (accounting for nearly 40% of the total revenue of the whole Department), mainly from gasoline. In order to change and improve revenue sources, ensure stable and long-term revenue, the Branch has focused on analyzing, finding out the causes and proposing solutions suitable to practical requirements to find revenue sources from goods other than gasoline.
Since the beginning of the year, the Department has proactively organized many working delegations to work directly with enterprises in industrial parks and go to other provinces and cities such as Hung Yen, Hanoi, Ninh Binh... to contact and grasp project information and production and business situation. The Department has directly guided procedures and resolved 48 difficulties for enterprises, especially those affected by storm No. 3. Therefore, by the end of July 2024, the Department has completed the State budget revenue target; by the end of September 2024, it has fully completed 32 targets, of which 18 targets were exceeded. In particular, the State budget revenue of the Department as of mid-December 2024 reached about 7,400 billion VND (168% of the 2024 plan target), attracting 219 new enterprises to complete procedures with a total tax revenue of up to 395 billion VND. In particular, the State budget revenue other than petroleum in 2024 reached over 3,152 billion VND (an increase of 38% compared to 2023, accounting for 43% of the Department's total revenue).
Mr. Phung Ky Luan, Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Tony Vietnam Electronic Engineering Co., Ltd., shared: In 2024, storm No. 3 seriously damaged the factory, equipment, and production materials. After the storm, to ensure orders according to the signed contract, the Company had to urgently import a very large volume of goods. In order for the orders to be cleared quickly, the Customs Branch at Hon Gai Port has increased its staff, continuously processed documents during the holidays, and guided the Company in tax refund procedures. We also highly appreciate the Branch's arrangement of an additional procedure team right at Dong Mai Industrial Park (Quang Yen Town) to minimize the time for goods inspection. Thanks to the above support, in 2024, the Company grew by 180% compared to the set plan.
Along with removing difficulties for businesses, in 2024, the Provincial Customs Department will continue to implement the Program to encourage businesses to voluntarily comply with customs laws to increase the level of compliance for businesses, thereby helping the production process of businesses from the beginning to the end to be guaranteed in accordance with regulations.
Ms. Vu Thi Chuc, Director of MOCHI LLC (Ha Khanh Ward, Ha Long City) shared: The company is very fortunate to be selected by the Hoanh Mo Border Gate Customs Branch (Binh Lieu District) to participate in the Program to support and encourage businesses to voluntarily comply with customs laws. Participating in the program, we are supported, guided, answered questions, provided information, and warned of risks 24/7 by customs officers from the Branch level to the General Department during import-export activities, helping businesses proactively prevent and avoid violations. After 2 years of participation, the Company has been upgraded from level 4 to level 3 in customs law compliance, helping us to increasingly improve our competitiveness and reputation with partners. In particular, in the third quarter of 2024, the Company was selected by many specialized automobile tire factories in China as the exclusive agent in Vietnam. Immediately after understanding the needs of enterprises, the Hoanh Mo Border Gate Customs Branch worked with Binh Lieu District and relevant agencies to help enterprises expand their warehouses. This is truly a very practical and meaningful support from the customs agency in helping enterprises expand and develop production.
Synchronizing solutions for customs reform and modernization
Implementing the strategic goals of Customs development to 2030 according to Decision No. 628/QD-TTg dated May 20, 2022 of the Prime Minister, in 2024, the reform and modernization work will continue to be vigorously implemented by the Provincial Customs Department.
The Department has completed the submission to the General Department of Customs on the draft Project on the digital border gate model to be piloted at Bac Luan 2 Bridge (Mong Cai City); proposed to cut down over 10 groups of imported goods subject to specialized inspection; proposed to deploy 13 groups of goods and documents on the National Single Window System; proposed to cut down and simplify 2 procedures; proposed to announce 1 procedure, abolish 1 administrative procedure; proposed to publicize 34 administrative procedures. The Department has also consulted with Mong Cai City to propose solutions to promote trade activities through pairs of border gates and openings in the city with Dong Hung (China) such as: Reducing the rate and time of inspection and quarantine; adding some agricultural fruit products for export through the Km 3+4 Opening; Pilot implementation of customs clearance time at Bac Luan II border gate from 07:00 - 20:00 Vietnam time, including holidays, Saturdays and Sundays (except Tet).
In particular, the Provincial Customs Department has also actively participated in redesigning the information technology system, aiming for a completely digital customs model. All customs procedures are now carried out entirely in the digital environment, from start to finish, ensuring consistent management of goods and means of transport. With these efforts, many new businesses have participated in import and export activities through the province, and many new items have been cleared for the first time.
Typically, recently, a shipment of fresh coconuts and bird's nests was declared for the first time at the Mong Cai Border Gate Customs Branch for export to the Chinese market via Bac Luan Bridge II. The smooth and quick customs clearance of the above shipments not only opens up great opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises to penetrate deeply into the Chinese market but also contributes to the goal of increasing the import and export turnover of Vietnam's agricultural products through Mong Cai International Border Gate.
From the above solutions, as of December 12, the Provincial Customs Department has officially surpassed the record budget revenue of over 17,000 billion VND, being one of the 10 units with the highest total import-export turnover in 2024 in the whole General Department. The number of enterprises carrying out procedures through the area has increased sharply with 2,046 enterprises carrying out customs procedures (an increase of 30% compared to 2023). The VNACCS/VCIS system has carried out procedures for over 160,000 declarations (an increase of 20% compared to the previous year). 2024 is the third consecutive year and the sixth year that the Provincial Customs Department has led in the DDCI index.
Assessing the results of the Provincial Customs Department, Comrade Trinh Thi Minh Thanh, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council emphasized: In the context of the general difficulties of the world economy and the severe impact of storm No. 3 (Yagi), with the collective efforts, in 2024, Quang Ninh Customs has excellently completed its tasks, in which import-export revenue has increased significantly, making up for some of the province's revenue shortfalls, contributing to promoting import-export activities and trade with international partners, creating momentum for the province's economic development.
Promoting the positive results achieved, entering 2025, the Provincial Customs Department has determined the theme of 2025 "Solidarity - Innovation - Effectiveness - Efficiency" to focus on leading and directing the building of a clean and strong Party Committee and Provincial Customs Department, successfully completing the goals and targets and successfully organizing Party congresses at all levels. At the same time, it will perfect the streamlined organization, operate effectively and efficiently, contributing to the entire political system of the province to make a breakthrough in socio-economic growth and development, and together with Vietnam Customs to successfully implement the goals according to the development strategy.
Mr. Nguyen Van Nghien, Director of the Provincial Customs Department, said: Right from the first days and months of 2025, the entire Department will continue to promote administrative procedure reform, customs modernization, support and accompany businesses, creating favorable conditions for stable and developing import and export activities. The goal is to strive to increase the total import and export turnover of goods by at least 5% compared to 2024, strive to excellently complete the task of collecting the State budget in 2025 to reach the highest level according to the assigned target (over 17,800 billion VND); strengthen the control of smuggling, trade fraud, drug prevention and risk management.
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