Promote increased budget revenue

For many years, Phu Tho Customs Branch has always excellently completed the assigned state budget revenue. In 2024, despite being significantly affected by the economic and political situation in the world and in the country, along with the complicated developments of natural disasters and weather, closely following the direction of the Government and the superior Customs, Phu Tho Customs has determined to turn challenges into opportunities, striving to achieve the highest targets set out in the plan.

The Customs Branch checks and compares the consistency between the actual goods and the customs records.

Trade facilitation

Identifying the import and export activities of enterprises as the most important factor, deciding the results of budget collection, Phu Tho Customs Branch has resolutely implemented many breakthrough solutions to facilitate trade, attract investment, and clear the flow of import and export goods in the area, contributing to promoting the recovery and development of the local economy . Many specific moves to reform administrative procedures have been implemented by Customs such as applying the VNACCS/VCIS system, allowing enterprises to carry out customs procedures, specialized inspections and other procedures at a single point. This helps reduce time and costs for enterprises, increasing transparency. In addition, the Branch has actively deployed the electronic positioning Seal system to serve the supervision of goods subject to customs supervision transported by container.

To facilitate businesses in customs clearance procedures, the Department promotes the implementation of level 4 online public services for all business stages. All customs clearance procedures for businesses are calculated in seconds for green channel documents, yellow channel documents are completed in no more than 1 hour if the documents are valid, and red channel documents will be cleared immediately when the goods are confirmed to have the actual inspection results in accordance with regulations. The Department has reduced the specialized inspection work for import and export goods to less than 15%, reducing and simplifying 50% of the list of goods, products and procedures. To improve the efficiency of post-clearance inspection, the Department has focused on innovating the method of reviewing green channel documents, checking the value of import and export goods, HS codes, C/O, checking declarations of types A12, B11...

Effectively use the remote surveillance camera system for export processing enterprises in the province at Thuy Van ICD Port to simplify customs procedures for supervision, create conditions for enterprises to quickly clear goods, reduce direct contact between customs officers and enterprises. To promptly resolve arising problems, Customs has improved the goods inspection process by applying inspection measures based on risk analysis in the Customs' business process, helping to focus resources on high-risk shipments, thereby reducing delays for other shipments.

The Department has also strengthened cooperation with relevant agencies such as plant quarantine, health , and security to ensure smooth and efficient customs clearance. Significant improvements in reducing procedural "barriers" and enhancing risk control have helped the Department attract many businesses to carry out customs procedures... In 2024, 70 new businesses from other provinces will be attracted to carry out procedures. In addition, the application of information technology in customs procedures has helped optimize the process of document processing and risk management; the efforts in reforming administrative procedures and applying information technology in goods management and supervision of the Department have contributed to reducing time and costs for the business community.

The reform efforts of the Customs authority have brought about positive results, contributing to promoting growth and enhancing the competitiveness of the economy.

Customs officers guide businesses on newly issued policies and laws on customs and taxes on import and export goods.

Promote increased budget revenue

In 2024, Phu Tho Customs Branch was assigned a budget revenue estimate of 480 billion VND. To best complete the set plan targets, from the first days and months of 2024, Customs has developed key programs and plans, and directed specialized departments to resolutely and synchronously implement budget collection solutions.

Accordingly, the Department proactively reviews and evaluates revenue sources, analyzes objective factors affecting the State budget collection results to develop and implement solutions to increase revenue and prevent revenue loss; closely monitors revenue fluctuations, develops monthly and quarterly revenue plans to have solutions to manage revenue, nurture revenue sources, and ensure the completion of the annual budget collection task. Strengthens sharing and accompaniment with businesses, develops partnerships between Customs - Businesses and related parties to create conditions for the business community and related parties to fully and promptly grasp newly issued policies and laws on customs and taxes on import and export goods... contributing to improving the management and law enforcement capacity of each party.

The Department also regularly organizes specialized conferences, deeply evaluates the impacts and influences on the progress and results of the State budget collection task, and identifies them early to focus on exploiting revenue sources in the area. At the same time, closely coordinates with forces in the fight against budget loss through monitoring and checking the implementation of customs procedures, specialized inspections, fighting against smuggling and trade fraud, and improving the efficiency of import and export activities.

In 2024, the total import-export turnover of the province is estimated to reach 30.25 billion USD, an increase of 55.2%. Of which, exports reached 15.450 billion USD, an increase of 39.6%, making Phu Tho continue to be in the top provinces with high contributions to the country's import-export, while showing a strong and sustainable recovery of production and business activities in the province. Typically, the export of electronic components, machinery and electrical equipment products reached 13.7 billion USD (an increase of 45.9%). Import activities also recorded a high increase, reaching 14.8 billion USD, an increase of 75.8% over the same period.

Along with the growth of import-export turnover, a number of enterprises have imported machinery and equipment for approved investment projects and the import-export turnover of taxable goods has increased, leading to an increase in tax revenue through import-export activities, contributing to the total budget revenue of the province. It is estimated that by December 31, 2024, tax revenue through import-export activities will reach 600 billion VND, reaching 125% of the assigned target.

Mr. Nguyen Thai Binh - Head of Phu Tho Customs Branch said: With the motto "professional, transparent, effective", Phu Tho Customs constantly innovates management methods, takes the lead in reforming administrative procedures, modernizing customs, facilitating import and export activities. On the one hand, the unit creates favorable and open conditions for trade development, on the other hand, actively prevents negative phenomena; tightens discipline, order, management, closely monitors the work settlement process, raises awareness, responsibility, public ethics, professional ethics. Along with that, innovates the way of partner cooperation, builds Customs - Enterprise cooperation relationship based on the strengths, capacity, cooperation needs of enterprises and related parties.

In 2025, the forecast of the world and domestic situation continues to fluctuate, the workload is increasing, the Customs sector continues to make efforts to solve challenges, simplify administrative procedures in the customs field, prevent smuggling and trade fraud. From there, aiming at the "dual" goal of both facilitating trade to the maximum extent and ensuring safety, security and preventing revenue loss at the highest level.

Phuong Thao

Source: https://baophutho.vn/thuc-day-tang-thu-ngan-sach-225105.htm