Conditions for recognition of container freight stations in Vietnam

Conditions for recognition of container freight stations in Vietnam

(1) Container freight station should be situated in the areas as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 62 of the Law on Customs.

(2) Minimum area of a container freight station should be 1,000 m2 excluding yards and auxiliary works and fenced off from surrounding areas.

(3) The container freight station (CFS) must have software that is capable of storing, managing and providing online data to customs authorities, including information relating to names, categories, quantity and status of goods, times of receiving, dispatching and storing goods at the CFS as provided in the bill of lading and/or customs declaration for management under the automatic customs management and control system.

(4) It must be equipped with a camera system which is connected online with its supervisory customs authority. All locations in the CFS must be monitored 24/7; camera images must be kept for at least 06 months.

(5) If the CFS is located within the boundaries of a seaport or inland port:

- If the CFS is operated by the port operation enterprise, it shall not be required to follow CFS recognition procedures as prescribed herein but must follow procedures for issuance of the CFS code which is used for completing procedures for transport of goods to or out of the CFS before the CFS is put into operation.

The port operation enterprise shall send 01 original of the application for issuance of the CFS code, which is made according to Form No. 03 in Appendix enclosed herewith, to the provincial Customs Department. Within 05 working days from receipt of the application, the provincial Customs Department shall complete the physical inspection of the CFS and report the inspection result to the General Department of Customs for issuing the CFS code. Within 05 working days from receipt of the report from the provincial Customs Department, the General Department of Customs shall issue a CFS code, and notify it to the enterprise and the provincial Customs Department.

- If the CFS is not operated by the port operation enterprise, CFS recognition procedures shall be carried out in accordance with Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3, Clause 4 and Clause 5 Article 19 and Article 20 of Decree 68/2016/ND-CP.

Pursuant to: Article 19 of Decree 68/2016/ND-CP; Clause 9 of Article 1 and Clause 2 of Article 2 of Decree 67/2020/ND-CP.

Conditions for recognition of container freight stations in Vietnam (Internet image)

Application for CFS recognition in Vietnam

- The application form made according to Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith: 01 original.

- The enterprise registration certificate or investment certificate or another equivalent document as prescribed in regulations on business registration: 01 photocopy.

- The diagram of the CFS in which boundaries, locations of commodity storage facility, camera system, internal roads, security, warehouse and customs offices must be clearly stated: 01 photocopy.

- The certificate of fulfillment of fire fighting and prevention requirements issued by a police agency: 01 photocopy.

Pursuant to: Article 20 of Decree 68/2016/ND-CP;

Procedures for expansion, contraction, relocation of container freight stations, transfer of ownership, suspension and shutdown of activities of container freight stations in Vietnam

Procedures for expansion, contraction, relocation of container freight stations, transfer of ownership, suspension and shutdown of activities of container freight stations is the same as bonded warehouses as prescribed in 2, Chapter II of Decree 68/2016/ND-CP.

Mai Thanh Loi

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