What are customs procedures for goods placed under the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS) procedure which are transported from a non-member state of ASEAN across the territory of Vietnam to a contracting Party?

What are customs procedures for goods placed under the ACTS procedure which are transported from a non-member state of ASEAN across the territory of Vietnam to a contracting Party?

Pursuant to Article 9 of the Decree 46/2020/ND-CP stipulating customs procedures for goods placed under the ACTS procedure which are transported from a non-member state of ASEAN across the territory of Vietnam to a contracting Party as follows:

1. Customs dossier:

a) The customs transit declaration which contains the information prescribed by the Ministry of Finance;

b) The permit for goods in transit if required by the law of Vietnam: 01 original;

c) The notice of satisfactory quarantine result issued by a competent quarantine authority, or a quarantine document issued by a foreign quarantine authority and accepted according to the law on quarantine if the transited goods have to undergo compulsory quarantine: 01 original;

d) The permit for goods in transit or another equivalent document if it is required to be presented according to the domestic law of a Contracting Party in the course of a transit operation: 01 photocopy;

dd) The letter of guarantee or cash deposit voucher: 01 original.

If a multiple journey guarantee is used, its original must be submitted when carrying out the first registration of the customs transit declaration.

2. Responsibility of the Declarant: Comply with the provisions in Clause 2 Article 8 hereof.

3. Responsibility of the Customs Sub-department at the point of entry (the Customs Sub-department of departure): Comply with the provisions in Clause 3 Article 8 hereof.

4. Responsibility of the Customs Sub-department at the point of exit (the Customs Sub-department of transit): Comply with the provisions in Clause 4 Article 8 hereof.

In Vietnam, what are regulations on additional declaration of customs transit declaration in ACTS?

Pursuant to Article 10 of the Decree 46/2020/ND-CP stipulating additional declaration of customs transit declaration in ACTS as follows:

1. Cases in which the additional declaration of the customs transit declaration is made through the ACTS:

a) Errors are found by the Declarant before the Customs Sub-department of departure notifies the examination of customs dossier or the physical inspection of goods or approves the transit transport of goods under the ACTS procedure;

b) The Customs Sub-department of departure finds out errors through its inspection and request the Declarant to make an additional declaration before the transit transport of goods under the ACTS procedure is approved.

2. Responsibility of the Declarant:

Provide additional information on the customs transit declaration and relevant documents on the ACTS. If the ACTS does not allow the attachment of documents relating to the additional declaration, physical documents shall be submitted to the customs authority.

3. Responsibility of the Customs Sub-department of departure:

Receive the additional declaration; inspect the received additional declaration and notify the Declarant of the inspection result through the ACTS within 02 working hours from receipt of adequate information or documents (if any).

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