07 cases of shutdown of operation of customs brokerage agent in Vietnam

15:22, 21/04/2019

This content is specified in Circular No. 22/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam on amendments to Circular No. 12/2015/TT-BTC on guidelines for procedures for issuance of certificate of training in customs declaration; issuance and revocation of customs broker number; procedures for recognition and operation of customs brokerage agents.

According to Vietnam’s new regulations, the operation of a customs brokerage agent shall be shut down in any of the following cases:

- The customs brokerage agent’s smuggling; illicit cross border transport of goods and money; production and trading of banned commodities; and tax evasion is so serious that it is liable to criminal prosecution;

- The customs brokerage agent submits fraudulent application for recognition of customs brokerage agent or application for customs broker number to the customs authority;

- The customs brokerage agent uses the documents not provided by the goods owner to carry out customs procedures for exported/imported goods;

- Over 06 months from the date of suspension, if the customs brokerage agent fails to correct objectionable conditions and fail to submit any application for resumption of operation to the General Department of Customs;

- Over 06 months from the date of suspension but customs brokerage agent has not submitted any application for resumption of operation;

- The customs brokerage agent dissolves or goes bankrupt as prescribed in Law on Enterprises and the Law on Bankruptcy of Vietnam;

- The customs brokerage agent submits an application for shutdown.

View more details at Circular No. 22/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, effective from July 01, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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