Functions of Vietnam National Single Window

Currently, “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.

According to Article 4 of Decree No. 85/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, functions of Vietnam National Single Window are as follows:

- 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”).

View full text at Decree No. 85/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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