Procedures for granting a certificate of registration to issue a secondary air waybill for a foreign forwarder in Vietnam

Procedures for granting a certificate of registration to issue a secondary air waybill for a foreign forwarder in Vietnam (Internet image) 

The content of this procedure is guided by Decision 969/QD-BGTVT of 2023, which announces the amended and supplemented administrative procedures in the field of aviation under the management function of the Ministry of Transport.

Procedures for granting a certificate of registration to issue a secondary air waybill for a foreign forwarder in Vietnam

The procedures for granting a certificate of registration for issuing a secondary air waybill to a foreign forwarder in Vietnam are as follows:

1. Order of carrying out procedures for the issuance of secondary air waybill registration certificates to foreign forwarding enterprises:

- Submission of administrative documents:

A Vietnamese enterprise registering to issue a secondary air waybill for a foreign forwarder shall send 01 set of application documents for registration of a secondary air waybill to the Airport Authority in the following forms: by post, in the electronic environment, or in other forms, and must be responsible for the accuracy of the information in the file.

- Handling administrative procedures

Within 03 working days from the date of receiving the complete dossier as prescribed, the Airport Authority is responsible for considering and deciding to issue the Certificate of Registration for issuing secondary air waybills according to the form. In the event of a refusal to issue a secondary air waybill registration certificate, the reason must be clearly stated in writing.

In case the application file for issuance of the Certificate of Registration for issuance of a secondary air waybill is incomplete as prescribed, within 01 working day from the date of receipt of the application, the airport authority shall issue written instructions to the applicant for the issuance of a secondary air waybill registration certificate to complete the application, and the time limit for settlement shall be counted from the date of receipt of a complete dossier as prescribed.

2. Method of carrying out the procedures for granting a certificate of registration of issuing a secondary air waybill to a foreign forwarder:

- Submit application directly; or

- Via the postal system; or

- On the electronic environment; or

- Other suitable form.

3. Composition, number of dossiers, and procedures for granting a certificate of registration for issuing secondary air waybill to a foreign forwarder:

** Profile composition:

- Written request according to the form;

- Secondary air waybill of foreign forwarding enterprises.

**Number of records: 01 set.

4. Time limit for settlement: 03 working days from the date of receipt of complete dossiers as prescribed.

5. Subjects carrying out administrative procedures: Vietnamese enterprises.

6. Agencies carrying out administrative procedures:

- Authority competent to decide: Northern Airport Authority; Central Airport Authority; Southern Airport Authority.

- Authority or person authorized or decentralized to perform: none.

- The agency directly implementing administrative procedures: Northern Airport Authority, the Central Airport Authority; Southern Airport Authority.

- Coordinating agency: None.

7. Results of administrative procedures: Certificate of registration for issuing secondary air waybills for foreign forwarding enterprises.

8. Fees and charges:

Fee: 2,400,000 VND/ Certificate of registration for issuing secondary air waybill.

9. Application form, administrative declaration form: A written request for the issuance of a certificate of registration of issuing secondary air waybill (Applicable to Vietnamese enterprises registering to issue secondary air waybills to foreign forwarders).

Duong Chau Thanh

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