What is the Vietnam National Single Window? What are the regulations on e-transactions via Vietnam National Single Window?
What is the Vietnam National Single Window?
Pursuant to Article 3 of Decree 85/2019/ND-CP, it is explained as follows:
Definitions
For the purposes of this Decree, the terms below shall be construed as follows:
1. “handle administrative procedures via the National Single Window” refers to the process where the declarant submits e-documents and information to carry out customs procedures and other administrative procedures related to exports, imports and in-transit goods and outbound, inbound and in-transit vehicles via the VNSW. It also refers to the process where administrative procedures handling authorities decide to permit export, import and transit of goods and exit, entry and transit of vehicles via the VNSW; and customs authorities decide to grant customs clearance and announce handling results via the VNSW.
2. “Vietnam National Single Window” means the integrated information system for handling of customs procedures and other administrative procedures related to exports, imports and in-transit goods; and outbound, inbound and in-transit vehicles.
3. “specialized processing system” means the information system of a ministry managing a sector or an area (“supervisory ministry”) for processing dossiers submitted by declarants and connecting and exchanging information via the VNSW in order to handle administrative procedures via the NSW.
4. “administrative procedures handling authority” (“handling authority”) means a body possessing power to handle administrative procedures according to regulations of laws for export, import and transit of goods; and exit, entry and transit of persons and vehicles.
5. “administrative dossier” means a set of information and documents for each administrative procedure that is declared, submitted or presented by a declarant via the NSW according to regulations of specialized laws.
6. “e-document” means the information electronically created, sent, received and stored to carry out administrative procedures via the VNSW. The e-document is one form of data messages and includes information declared or submitted by declarants, handling results from handling authorities, and notices from handling authorities to declarants via the VNSW.
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Thus, the Vietnam National Single Window means the integrated information system for handling of customs procedures and other administrative procedures related to exports, imports and in-transit goods; and outbound, inbound and in-transit vehicles.
What is the Vietnam National Single Window? What are the regulations on e-transactions via Vietnam National Single Window?
What are the functions of Vietnam National Single Window?
Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 85/2019/ND-CP regulating the functions of Vietnam National Single Window including:
- Receive e-documents, declared information and relevant information, verify digital signatures of declarants and handling authorities.
- Send e-documents, declared information and relevant information of declarants to specialized processing systems and store declarant’s information on the VNSW for reference and statistical purposes.
- Receive handling results and notices from specialized processing systems.
- Inform handling results to declarants and relevant specialized processing systems.
- Record statuses of e-transactions and e-documents made via the VNSW. Time limit for record of such statuses is specified by regulations of laws on e-transactions and regulations on document archiving of specialized laws.
- Provide information, including information on handling of administrative procedure and statistics, upon request from handling authorities and declarants as appropriate to the functions and power of handling authorities and rights and responsibilities of declarants.
- Post regulations of specialized laws on management policies, administrative procedures and persons in charge as prescribed by this Decree.
- Connect with information systems of other countries and territories according to concluded international agreements and international conventions to which Vietnam is a signatory (“adopted international conventions”).
What are the regulations on e-transactions via Vietnam National Single Window?
Pursuant to Article 6 of Decree 85/2019/ND-CP regulating e-transactions via Vietnam National Single Window including:
- Information declaration and receipt, and notification of processing of documents for administrative procedures carried out via the VNSW.
- Receipt and transfer of declared information from the VNSW to specialized processing systems.
- Receipt of handling results from specialized processing systems to the VNSW.
- Exchange of information between specialized processing systems via the VNSW.
- Exchange of information between the VNSW and information systems of other countries and territories according to concluded international agreements and adopted international conventions.
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