Decree No. 14/2011/ND-CP dated February 16, 2011 of the Government stipulating on conditions for registration and operation of customs procedure agent

CUSTOMS PROCEDURE AGENT MUST GET 4 CONDITIONS

On February 06, 2011, the Government issued the Decree No. 14/2011/ND-CP stipulating on conditions for registration and operation of customs procedure agent (hereafter called custom agent); accordingly, customs procedure agent (hereinafter summary called as customs agency) is a trader who is representative persons have export and import goods (hereinafter general called as goods owner) to implement the obligations of Customs declarers and implement other activities on customs procedures in accordance with negotiations in contract.

Trader who is representative persons must get 4 conditions as: having Business Registration under the provisions of law; having branches of business and service of handover and receipt of export and import goods or the service of making customs declarations on others’ behalf which are written in the Business Registration Certificates; having at least one (01) customs agent employee; satisfying conditions for connecting with computer networks of customs offices in order to execute electronic customs procedures.

Customs agent staff member must be a Vietnamese Citizen; have intermediate or higher diplomas in economics or law; have a customs professional Certificate; have working experiences for the Customs Agent where issued the card are at least 3 (three) months.

Customs agent must take responsibility before the law in cases failing to properly perform authorized jobs, or declaring untruthfully of information and related documents supplied by goods owners.

According to the Decree, the customs office freely assistant to the customs agent in technical assistance in connecting the networks between the customs office and the customs agent; assistance of the customs and tax procedures on the export or import goods; updating new provisions in related to the Customs Law and practicing and fostering in customs law.