On March 20, Hai Phong City People's Committee organized a dialogue conference with the import-export business community in the area with the theme "Cooperation - Development - Efficiency" with the participation of 250 businesses.
The conference aims to remove difficulties and obstacles in terms of institutions, policies, infrastructure and factors affecting production and business activities of import-export enterprises.
In addition, it provides solutions to facilitate, support and promote the common development of the business community as well as propose solutions to promote local competitive advantages in the field of seaport services, logistics and focus on developing high-tech industry and implementing digital transformation.
Hai Phong organized a dialogue with 250 import-export enterprises to remove difficulties and obstacles.
At the conference, representatives of import-export enterprises in Hai Phong City made 78 recommendations and proposals related to the difficulties and problems they are facing, hoping the City will soon resolve them.
Previously, Hai Phong City Customs Department conducted an online survey, assessment, and information collection for nearly 800 import-export enterprises. Thereby, it collected nearly 770 opinions and recommendations from the import-export business community for state management agencies.
Recommendations and proposals at the dialogue conference and through surveys and assessments focused on 8 groups of areas, including: Difficulties with specialized management policies and legal regulations in the field of import and export; Proposing Hai Phong City to consider exempting and reducing fees for infrastructure and seaport services of the city and coordinating between agencies to improve fee collection efficiency.
Representatives of import-export enterprises in Hai Phong City made a request hoping the City would soon resolve the issue.
Hai Phong's business community also reflected on the situation of high sea freight rates, fees and surcharges related to import and export goods set unreasonably high by foreign shipping lines, warehouse, yard and port businesses (such as CIC fees, lifting and lowering fees, container shell betting, container cleaning, etc.), the current congestion at empty container supply/return yards; It is necessary to promote digital transformation of Hai Phong City in general, and departments and branches in particular to create favorable conditions for businesses; Procedures and regulations for granting C/O.
Enterprises also proposed that Hai Phong City upgrade the transport infrastructure connecting with the seaport system to develop logistics services in the area; shorten the time to implement procedures of some related specialized management agencies; meet the needs of social housing and kindergartens in industrial parks.
Speaking at the conference, Mr. Hoang Minh Cuong - Vice Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee, emphasized that Hai Phong always pays special attention to investors, always strives to improve the investment and business environment through promoting administrative procedure reform, creating favorable conditions for businesses and people to reduce travel time and costs.
Leaders of Hai Phong City departments and branches answered opinions and recommendations of the import-export business community in the area.
On behalf of the leaders of Hai Phong City, Mr. Hoang Minh Cuong pledged that the City will always accompany to solve difficulties and problems to help businesses have the best conditions and optimal business environment to operate, joining hands to build Hai Phong to become a bright spot in the socio-economic development of the whole country.
Regarding recommendations and proposals from the import-export business community, the People's Committee of Hai Phong City assigned the City Customs Department, Plant Quarantine Department of Region I, Veterinary Department of Region II, Department of Industry and Trade, VCCI Hai Phong, Department of Transport, Department of Information and Communications, Department of Construction... to respond specifically before, during and after the conference.
Recognizing the contributions to the general socio-economic development of the locality, on this occasion, Mr. Nguyen Van Tung - Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee, awarded certificates of merit to 48 FDI enterprises with outstanding achievements in export in the area .
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