Regulations on Providing Import and Export Transaction Information via E-commerce

Regulations on providing information on export-import goods transacted via e-commerce - Illustrative Image

This draft specifically regulates the provision of information on export-import goods transacted via e-commerce as follows:

1. Information Provided

- Information on orders or information on goods sent to bonded warehouses;

- Transportation information (transportation method, transportation vehicle number, transportation route, departure time, estimated arrival time, arrival checkpoint).

2. Entities Providing Information

- Traders, organizations providing e-commerce platform services; owners of e-commerce websites selling goods;

- Enterprises transporting export-import goods, customs procedure agents;

- Owners of goods transacted via e-commerce;

- Owners of goods transacted via e-commerce sent to bonded warehouses; enterprises operating bonded warehouses;

- Enterprises authorized by the owners of goods to perform customs procedures.

3. Principles, Forms of Providing Information

- Information provided as per regulations is to be sent to the System by one of the entities providing information;

- In the event of any change in order information, order cancellation, goods information, transportation information, the updated information on the amended goods, amended orders, canceled orders, transportation information should be sent to the System;

- If more than one entity sends order information, goods information to the System, the System prioritizes using the information sent by the entity that is also responsible for performing customs procedures for the export-import goods;

- If the entity providing information is not present in Vietnam, it must authorize an entity as defined in Clause 2, Article 11 of this Draft to provide information.

4. Timing of Providing Information:

- For traders, organizations providing e-commerce platform services; owners of e-commerce websites selling goods, send goods information, order information before transferring goods to the enterprise transporting export-import goods;

- Enterprises transporting export-import goods, customs procedure agents, enterprises authorized by the owners of goods to perform customs procedures send order information, transportation information as soon as they receive order information from e-commerce platforms, e-commerce websites selling goods;

- Owners of goods transacted via e-commerce send order information after receiving order confirmation;

- Owners of goods transacted via e-commerce sending goods to bonded warehouses:

+ Send information on goods sent to bonded warehouses before goods are loaded onto transportation vehicles to be transported to Vietnam.

+ Send order information as soon as they receive order information from e-commerce platforms, e-commerce websites selling goods.

5. Receiving Information

- The customs authority receives order information, shipment information, transportation information through the System. The System will respond with accepted or not accepted information to the sender and alert on matters of tax policy, specialized management policy, shipments violating intellectual property, counterfeit goods;

- Information sent to the System is used for risk assessment, application of customs operation measures according to customs laws.

For further information on this Draft Decree CLICK HERE.

Nguyen Trinh

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