Latest procedures for establishing bonded warehousesin Vietnam in 2020

18:00, 09/07/2024

The establishment of bonded warehouses is currently a topic of interest for many logistics businesses, particularly concerning the conditions, procedures, and steps for establishing bonded warehouses in Vietnam. From August 10, 2020, the above regulations have some significant changes as specified in Decree 67/2020/ND-CP as follows:

Form of application for recognition of bonded warehouse

Latest procedures for establishing bonded warehousesin Vietnam in 2020 (Illustrative image)

1. Conditions for establishing bonded warehouses in Vietnam

No.	Criteria	Specific Conditions
1	Area proposed for recognition of bonded warehouses, yards	- Seaport, international civilian airport, domestic export-import goods port, established inland, land border checkpoint, international intermodal railway station; - Industrial zones, high-tech parks, non-tariff zones, and other areas as stipulated by law; - Border gate economic zone; - Areas approved by competent authorities in the plan for the development of logistics center systems.
2	Fence	The bonded warehouse, yard must be separated from the surrounding area by a fence, meeting the inspection and supervision requirements of the customs authority, except for warehouses located in border gate areas, ports that already have separate isolation fences.
3	Area	- Bonded warehouses located in seaports, inland waterways ports, inland ports, international airports, or international intermodal railway stations must have a minimum warehouse area of 1,000 square meters; - Specialized bonded warehouses must have a minimum warehouse area of 1,000 square meters or a minimum volume of 1,000 cubic meters; - Bonded warehouses in industrial zones must have a minimum land area of 4,000 square meters (including warehouse, yard, and auxiliary works), with a minimum warehouse area of 1,000 square meters; - Bonded warehouses not specified in points a, b, c of this clause must have a minimum land area of 5,000 square meters (including warehouse, yard, and auxiliary works), with a minimum warehouse area of 1,000 square meters; - Bonded yards must have a minimum area of 10,000 square meters without warehouse area requirements.
4	Software	The software must meet the requirements for managing storage, exporting online data to customs authorities about goods name, type, quantity, status, time of goods entry, exit, and storage in the bonded warehouse in detail for customs declarations under the Automated Goods Management and Supervision System.
5	Camera	- Equipped with a camera system to meet online connection requirements with the managing customs authority. - Camera coverage should observe every position of the bonded warehouse, yard (including gates, doors, and within the yard, except for warehouses containing refrigerated goods that do not need installation inside) at all times (24/24 hours), with image data stored for at least 06 months.

2. Application for establishing and recognizing bonded warehouses in Vietnam

- Request document for recognition according to Form No. 01 Appendix issued together with this Decree: 01 original copy.(download here)

- Enterprise registration certificate or Investment registration certificate or other documents stipulated in Clause 4 Article 81 of Decree 78/2015/ND-CP on enterprise registration: 01 copy.

- Design plans of the warehouse, yard area, clearly showing the boundary separating the outside area, warehouse positions, positions of the camera system, internal transportation system, security, warehouse office, and the working place of customs authorities: 01 copy.

- Certificate of fire prevention and fighting conditions issued by the police authority: 01 copy.

3. Procedures for establishing and recognizing bonded warehouses in Vietnam

Step 1: Enterprises submit the dossier requesting recognition of bonded warehouses by post, directly or through the electronic information reception system of the customs authority to the General Department of Customs.

Step 2: Within 10 working days from the date of receiving the complete dossier of the enterprise, the General Department of Customs completes the dossier examination and on-site inspection of the warehouse, yard. After the inspection, the customs authority and the enterprise sign a record noting the inspection contents.

Step 3: Within 05 working days from the date of completing the dossier examination and on-site inspection of the warehouse, yard, the General Director of the General Department of Customs issues a decision recognizing the bonded warehouse or sends a written response if the conditions are not met.

Step 4: In case of incomplete dossiers, within 05 working days from the date of receiving the enterprise’s dossier, the General Department of Customs sends a written notice and requests the enterprise to supplement the dossier. Over 30 working days from the date of sending the notification but the enterprise does not have a written response, the General Department of Customs has the right to cancel the dossier.

Thus, compared to previous regulations in Decree 68/2016/ND-CP, from August 10, 2020 (effective date of Decree 67/2020/ND-CP), enterprises no longer need to submit documentation describing the bonded warehouse management software program and operations regulations when establishing bonded warehouses. However, the conditions for establishing and recognizing bonded warehouses are stricter, with reduced eligible areas and higher requirements for warehouse software.

Hai Thanh

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