(HQ Online) - The leader of Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch (Thanh Hoa Customs Department) said that accompanying businesses and actively supporting procedures not only helps businesses stabilize production but also ensures state management of customs.
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| Professional activities of civil servants of Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch. Photo: N.Linh |
Head of Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch Ngo Van Thanh said that the management area of Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch is spread across industrial zones in the province with more than 200 enterprises engaged in import and export activities, of which nearly 150 enterprises regularly engage in import and export activities, mainly garments, leather shoes, seafood, construction materials... These enterprises not only create jobs for tens of thousands of workers but also make important contributions to the province's economic growth. Therefore, creating conditions for enterprises to promote import and export activities is identified by the Branch as an important and regular task, a criterion for assessing the level of task completion of cadres and civil servants in the unit.
The state budget collection of Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch achieved positive results in the first 3 months of the year. By the end of March, the unit collected 62.1 billion VND, reaching 33.05% of the assigned target (188 billion VND). |
Sharing about the business situation in the area, the leader of Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch informed that in the "post-covid" period, businesses were heavily affected, there were no orders, production was at a standstill due to small exports, especially to the American and European markets. Therefore, from the beginning of the year, the Branch made plans and assigned leaders to businesses to closely monitor the business situation and provide timely support solutions. Through understanding the business situation, businesses basically had stable orders until the end of April.
However, according to Mr. Ngo Van Thanh, although business orders have recovered and become more stable, there are still difficulties arising. “Because in 2023, businesses had no orders, leading to workers quitting their jobs. Now, there are orders, but businesses lack labor; orders are not as long as before, so attracting and retaining workers is also a difficult problem. In that context, the Customs authority always determines to actively support policies and procedures to help businesses stabilize production and business,” Mr. Ngo Van Thanh shared.
From that orientation, the Branch continues to maintain and expand solutions to support businesses. In addition to regular activities such as business dialogue, Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch has arranged and assigned officers and civil servants to suitable job positions, meeting the requirements of state management of customs; correctly and fully implementing customs procedures. Notably, the Branch has established and maintained regular activities of a Working Group to resolve problems for businesses. This Working Group includes officers and civil servants who are proficient in expertise, profession and experience in handling customs procedures, directly grasping and promptly resolving problems for businesses.
In addition, the working groups also regularly monitor the business activities to have a solution orientation. Accompanying the business is not only convenient but also ensures management work. If the business is at risk of ceasing operations, there are measures to manage imported raw materials.
According to the leader of Thanh Hoa Port Customs Branch, the change in personnel in enterprises due to difficulties in production, import and export activities requires the Customs to regularly accompany enterprises. Because in many enterprises, the import and export department has a rotation leading to unstable declarations, prone to errors, therefore, the Customs must be close to reality, guiding enterprises to avoid unnecessary violations such as: wrong declaration of quantity, value, tax rate. For enterprises with difficulties in procedures, timely support and solutions for enterprises. Through dialogues with the Customs, enterprises have been updated with new documents and policies as soon as possible, promptly implemented and cooperated well with the Customs, improving their voluntary compliance with the law.
The companionship and support of the Customs agency for enterprises has been clearly demonstrated by the rate of traffic flow at the Thanh Hoa port Customs Branch. The branch leader said that the rate of Yellow traffic flow only accounts for 10%, Red traffic flow only accounts for 2.6%. This also reflects that enterprises are complying quite well with customs policies and laws.
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