What Are Logistics Services?

According to Decree 163, logistics services include the following service activities:

- Container handling services, excluding services provided at airports;- Container yard services under maritime transport support services;- Warehousing services under support services for all modes of transport;- Delivery services;- Freight forwarding agent services;- Customs brokerage services (including customs clearance services);- Other services, including the following activities: Bill of lading inspection, freight brokerage services, cargo inspection, sampling and weight determination services; goods receipt and acceptance services; transport documentation preparation services;- Wholesale and retail support services, including warehouse management, goods collection, consolidation, classification, and delivery;- Freight transport services under maritime transport services;- Freight transport services under inland waterway transport services;- Freight transport services under railway transport services;- Freight transport services under road transport services;- Air freight transport services;- Multimodal transport services;- Technical analysis and inspection services;- Other transportation support services;- Other services as agreed upon between the logistics service provider and the customer in accordance with the basic principles of the Commercial Law.

For details, see Decree 163/2017/ND-CP effective from February 20, 2018.

- Ngoc Duyen -

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