First day of Customs deploying new apparatus: Received more than 20 thousand declarations, no problems arose

ANTD.VN - March 15, 2025 was the first day of implementation under the new organizational model. The Customs authority received over 20,300 declarations and has not received any comments or arising problems.

According to Decision No. 382/QD-BTC of the Ministry of Finance regulating the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Customs Department, the Customs Department will include 12 units under the General Department, 20 regional Customs Sub-Departments (reducing 485/902 focal points, equivalent to 53.77%); organized and operated at 03 levels: Customs Department, Regional Customs Sub-Department, Border Gate/Outside Border Gate Customs.

Pursuant to the Transitional Provisions in Article 4 of Decree No. 29/2025/ND-CP dated February 24, 2025 of the Government and Article 5 of Decision No. 382/QD-BTC of the Ministry of Finance, within a maximum period of 03 months from the effective date of Decree 29/2025/ND-CP and Decision 382/QD-BTC, the Customs Department will operate under the new model.

However, within just 15 days from the effective date of Decree 29/2025/ND-CP and Decision 382/QD-BTC, on March 15, 2025, the Customs Department officially deployed the new organizational model throughout the Customs system and reconfigured the information technology system according to the new customs organization model.

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There have been no problems arising when implementing Customs under the new organizational model.

To prepare for the deployment of the IT system according to the new customs organizational structure, the Customs Department has notified the business community on the Customs Electronic Information Portal about the temporary suspension of receiving declaration information on the system from 11:00 p.m. on March 14, 2025 to 5:00 a.m. on March 15, 2025; Notifying the Customs code corresponding to the new name; Notifying changes in email addresses according to the new organizational structure.

Customs units arrange officers and civil servants to be on duty and coordinate with the IT Department during the system conversion process from 11:00 p.m. on March 14, 2025 to March 16, 2025. Arrange all officers and civil servants in the unit to work normally on Saturday and Sunday (March 15-16, 2025). Arrange officers and civil servants to support, guide and answer difficulties and problems of customs officers and civil servants and businesses related to the use of the system.

As a result, the Customs Department said that on March 15 (updated to 5:00 p.m.), import-export turnover reached 1.05 billion USD, with over 20,300 declarations.

During the process of deploying the IT system according to the new customs organization model, the Customs Department has ensured that the settlement of customs procedures for exported and imported goods, means of transport entering and exiting the country, and transiting goods is smooth and uninterrupted, ensuring fast customs clearance of goods when deploying the IT system according to the new customs organization model.

On the very first day, the Customs Department directed the border gate/outside border gate Customs to regularly review and assign civil servants to immediately process records on the system. Records must be processed within the day, not to let records expire according to the provisions of the Customs Law, and not to let records remain in the system without processing;

For units merging or ceasing operations: Urgently direct to review and complete customs procedures for remaining declarations that have not been cleared on the system.

“On March 15, 2025, the Customs Department updated the name of the border gate/outside border gate Customs according to the new organization and has not yet received any comments on any problems arising during the implementation of customs procedures” – the Customs Department said.

In addition, the Customs Department said that the unit has actively directed units to focus on reforming administrative procedures, striving to achieve the target of reducing at least 30% of administrative procedure processing time, reducing at least 30% of administrative procedure implementation costs, abolishing at least 30% of unnecessary business conditions; and implementing business-related procedures in the electronic environment, ensuring smoothness, continuity, and efficiency.