Following the drastic direction from all levels from the central to local levels, the Binh Duong Customs Department continues to focus on removing difficulties and obstacles and stepping up cutting unnecessary expenses for enterprises, promptly support and compensate for damage caused by the Covid-19 epidemic to recover and boost production and business activities.
Cadres and civil servants Department of Customs is always ready to support, create favorable conditions for businesses in the process of customs clearance. Photo: Phi Vu
Know the situation of businesses
According to the statistics of the Department of Customs, up to now, there are about 800 import-export enterprises heavily affected by Covid-19 epidemic. In particular, most businesses have canceled orders, reduced production because of lack of raw materials, difficulties in transportation, reduced consumption markets ... Through grasping the situation from the beginning of the year, the Department of Customs Administration realized that import-export activities are under Influences from the impact of the epidemic, the US Department of Industry and Trade forecast that in the coming time, the import and export activities of some enterprises using raw materials or imported from countries affected by Covid-19 epidemic will still face many difficulties.
In Binh Duong, import and export activities are facing with difficulties for goods by road and air. Some manufacturing enterprises that depend on raw materials imported from infected countries are facing the risk of shortage of production materials in the near future. Some importers from other countries also affected the chain ... The negative impact of the disease on enterprises has affected the overall import and export results of the province. In the first quarter of 2020, import-export turnover continues to grow but is lower than the same period. Specifically, the export turnover was estimated at 5.8 billion US dollars, up 3.6%; import turnover is estimated at 4.2 billion US dollars, up 4.3% (in the 1st quarter of 2019 up 7.9%); maintain a trade surplus of US $ 1.6 billion.
According to the Department of Customs, most of enterprises having import and export activities are affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, leading to a decrease in import-export turnover. Some businesses currently have no signs of influence but in the future it is likely that the chain will be affected. Accordingly, some import and export items will decrease. In particular, the largest reduction is found in electronics, refrigeration, household electronics (mostly imported from China), hot rolled iron and steel, rolled steel, steel sheets and stainless steel (due to difficulties in consumption). ) ... In order to overcome and limit the impacts of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Department of EE has actively implemented many positive solutions to support import and export activities of enterprises.
Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Viet Dung, Director of the Department of EE, said that the Customs Department continues to carry out the monitoring and monitoring of enterprises' operations every week to timely assess the impact of the disease on import-export activities of goods and revenue collection. In particular, the Department of EE is particularly interested in, grasping the situation of regular operations for enterprises with large revenues accounting for 80% of the revenue of each branch to promptly support and promptly remove difficulties and ensure maximum revenue for 2020. Besides, on the basis of the list of enterprises that affect the revenue, the sub-departments have information, continue monitoring the production activities and business of enterprises, grasping the level of influence of each enterprise to have timely solutions to support and handle difficulties for businesses.
Diverse solutions
In 2020, the Department of EE will mobilize all resources to effectively implement the resolutions, directives and directives of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance, the General Department of Customs and Binh Duong Province on the task of collection. State budget (state budget) in 2020, striving to reach and exceed 17,000 billion VND, contributing to socio-economic development of the province.
Given the complicated situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, the provincial Customs Department predicted that the ability to collect budget from import-export activities would face many difficulties. VCA continues to direct units to proactively assess the impact of the disease on the state budget collection situation at the unit; at the same time, be sure of the revenue source, especially the import-export situation with China, Korea, Japan ... closely following the import-export situation of enterprises operating in the management area. The Customs Department has also implemented cargo clearance at two concentrated cargo inspection points equipped with 24/7 container scanner to quickly clear import and export goods for businesses. Mr. Huynh Van Ut, Director of Song Than Customs Sub-Department, said that the unit arranged officials on duty 24/24 to ensure clearance of goods for businesses in the fastest way. From the beginning of 2020 to April 8, the Sub-Department conducted screening of 2,491 containers.
Along with that, the Department of Customs will continue to implement well the collection solutions proposed to exploit new sources of revenue well; actively monitor and evaluate the exact revenue in the coming time, understand the causes of increase / decrease in revenue of each enterprise. Accordingly, the sub-departments must work with each enterprise that has revenue in the area, collect accurate information about the business, production and business situation of the enterprise, thereby correctly determining the cause of increase / decrease to attend. Report the ability to submit the budget in 2020 and the collection solutions of the district.
According to leaders of the Customs Branch of Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park, every week, the departments call in to ask the situation of production and business of enterprises, absorb the recommendations of enterprises to report to the superior leaders for prompt guidance to remove difficulties and obstacles. In the coming time, the Customs Branch of Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park continues to do well in accompanying enterprises, creating maximum conditions for import-export activities, strengthening propaganda and assisting new enterprises to do the procedure in the area to increase revenue, while also promoting the prevention of smuggling and trade fraud, ensuring the management to properly and fully collect the tax payable and against the arising of bad debts.
Reported by Ngoc Thanh – Translated by Vi Bao
