Guidelines for general declaration for outgoing, incoming and in-transit waterway vehicles through a national single-window system in Vietnam
What are regulations on general declaration for outgoing, incoming and in-transit waterway vehicles through a national single-window system in Vietnam?
Hello Lawnet. My name is Kim Thanh. I'm living and working in Binh Duong. What are regulations on general declaration for outgoing, incoming and in-transit waterway vehicles through a national single-window system in Vietnam? Which document stipulates this issue? Thank you!
Guidelines for general declaration for outgoing, incoming and in-transit waterway vehicles through a national single-window system in Vietnam - image from internet
Pursuant to Appendix I of the Circular 50/2018/TT-BTC on information indicators and forms of documents for customs declaration of inbound, outbound and in-transit air, road, railway and waterway vehicles under regulations in Decree 59/2018/ND-CP of the Minister of Finance, the guidelines for general declaration for outgoing, incoming and in-transit waterway vehicles through a national single-window system in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:
General declaration
No. |
Information indicator |
Description and note |
Required |
Code list |
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1 |
Name of ship |
Enter name of the ship |
X |
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2 |
Type of ship |
Select one of the following transportation models: (1) Container ship (2) Barrel carrier (the cargo carried is packed, boxed or rolled when being delivered at the port of loading/discharge on quantity or weight basis (if any)) (3) Bulk carrier (the cargo carried is ununpacked, unboxed or unrolled when being delivered at the port of loading/discharge upon their weights (if any)) (4) Tanker (the cargo carried is pumped directly into tanks or means of storage from the incoming vehicle and vice versa at the port of loading/discharge) (5) Passenger ship (a ship whose primary function is to carry pessengers) (6) Others (general cargo ship) |
X |
X |
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3 |
Name of master |
Enter name of the ship maser |
X |
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4 |
Maritime zone |
Enter name of the maritime zone in which the customs procedure is carried out |
X |
X |
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5 |
Type of document |
Select one of the following type: (1) Incoming ship (2) Outgoing ship (3) In-transit ship (4) In-transit ship – ship changes destination (5) Ship entering through offshore oil ports (6) Ship leaving from offshore oil ports (7) Ship entering through inland ports (8) Ship leaving from inland ports (9) Others |
X |
X |
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6 |
Arrival/Departure |
Specify either ship arrival or ship departure
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X |
X |
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7 |
IMO number |
Enter IMO number of the ship |
X |
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8 |
Call sign |
Enter call sign of the ship |
X |
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9 |
Voyage number |
Enter the voyage number |
X |
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10 |
Flag State of ship |
Enter the flage state of the ship |
X |
X |
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11 |
Port of arrival/departure |
Enter the name and code of the port of arrival/departure |
X |
X |
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12 |
Last port of call/next port of call |
Enter name and code of the last port of call for incoming or in-transit ships or the next port of call for outgoing ships |
X |
X |
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13 |
Date-time of arrival/departure |
Enter particular date-time of arrival/departure in the form of DD/MM/YYY HH:mm, including: (1) The time expected to arrive in place of pilot embarkation or disembarkation (2) The time expected to arrive at the port (anchor position at the port of loading/discharge arranged by the port authority) |
X |
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14 |
Position of the ship in the port – berth or station |
Enter particular number, sign or name of the port or wharf or expected anchor position at the port |
X |
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15 |
Registration certificate (Number, issuance date and issuer) |
Enter the certificate number and issuance date and issuer |
X |
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16 |
Gross tonnage |
Enter the gross tonnage of the ship |
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17 |
Gross tonnage unit |
Enter the unit code according to the UN/ECE code list Note: Make reference to the list of measurement unit codes on the website www.customs.gov.vn of the customs authority |
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X |
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18 |
Net tonnage |
Enter the net tonnage of the ship |
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19 |
Net tonnage unit |
Enter the unit code according to the UN/ECE code list Note: Make reference to the list of measurement unit codes on the website www.customs.gov.vn of the customs authority |
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X |
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20 |
Number of crew – inl.master |
Enter the number of ship crew including the ship master |
X |
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21 |
Number of passenger |
Enter the number of passengers (for ships carrying passengers) |
X |
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22 |
Tax code |
Enter the tax code of the shipping agent (in case of declaration via the shipping agent) |
X |
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23 |
Name |
Enter name of the shipping agent (in case of declaration via the shipping agent) |
X |
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24 |
Address |
Enter the address registered in the business certificate of the shipping agent Note: The declarant is permitted to update/adjust the information delcared. |
X |
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25 |
Phone |
Enter the phone number of the shipping agent Note: The declarant is permitted to update/adjust the information delcared. |
X |
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26 |
Fax number |
Enter the phone number of the shipping agent Note: The declarant is permitted to update/adjust the information delcared. |
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27 |
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Enter the email address of the shipping agent Note: The declarant is permitted to update/adjust the information delcared. |
X |
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28 |
Brief particulars of voyage |
Enter the port code (if any) and name of the port in case of: (1) Previous ports of call (2) Subsequent ports of call (3) Ports where remaining cargo will be discharged Note: - For previous ports of call: declare at the maximum 10 ports and date of arrival/departure from each port in the form of DD/MM/YYYY - For subsequent ports of call and ports of discharge: declare at least 1 port and 3 ports at the maximum |
X |
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29 |
Description of the cargo |
- Enter name of the cargo (if there is more than one commodity, enter name of the commodity whose value accounts for the largest proportion of total cargo value) - Enter information about cargo type ( Hàng nhập - Import cargo, Hàng xuất - Export cargo, Hàng quá cảnh xếp dỡ tại cảng - The quantity of cargo in transit loading, discharging at port, Hàng quá cảnh không xếp dỡ - The quantity of cargo in transit, Hàng trung chuyển - Transshipment cargo...), quantity and unit equivalent to each type of cargo, including: (1) Container Full: Cont 20: …… (= ..... TEU), Cont 40: …… (=…….TEU); Cont 45: ……. (= ……..TEU); (2) Container Empty: Cont 20: ……. (= …… TEU), Cont 40: …… (= …… TEU), Cont 45: ……. (= …….. TEU); (3) Barrel: ………. (=........TNE/KGM), total barrel number ......... (units: unit, piece...) (4) Bulk: …….. (=………TNE/KGM). (5) Liquid, gas = : ……….(=……… TNE/KGM). (6) Others (if any); Enter particular types of other cargoes, quantity, weight and unit of measurement thereof |
X |
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30 |
The ship’s requirements in terms of waste and residue reception facilities |
Specify whether the ship requirement is available or not (describe in detail if any) |
X |
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31 |
Remarks |
Draft, DWT, LOA, Breadth, Clearance height) and others (If any) |
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32 |
Number of port clearance |
Enter the number of port clearance |
X |
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33 |
Empty container bill number– if any |
Enter the number of bill of lading provided in the transfer document (including numbers, letters and special symbols if any) Note: (1) Special symbols permitted for declaration include:
(2) The empty container number is provided in the section “declaration of container empty) on the national single-window system. |
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34 |
Empty container number |
Enter the container number in a sufficient and accurate manner in the form prescribed or under the data standard such as declare in the capital letter, no space between the prefix and container number, sepcial symbols such as .,-)/\(=!“%&*;<>@&|?:+‘’`~ is not allowed. Note: The empty container number is provided in the section “declaration of empty container” on the national single-window system. |
X |
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35 |
Empty Container Size/Type |
Enter the container type (20, 40, 45, RS...) Note: The empty container type is provided in the section “declaration of empty container” on the national single-window system. |
X |
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Above are guidelines for general declaration for outgoing, incoming and in-transit waterway vehicles through a national single-window system in Vietnam. Please refer to the Circular 50/2018/TT-BTC for more details.
Best regards!









