Customs proposes not to grant import permits for cars as gifts or gifts

At a press conference on the state management of customs for the import of cars in the form of gifts and presents that took place on the afternoon of May 25, the leader of the General Department of Customs affirmed that, if wrongly detected, Violations in granting import permits and carrying out customs procedures for cars imported as gifts will be strictly handled, not covered.

At the same time, the Ministry of Finance has been informed that the Ministry of Finance has met with agencies to evaluate and propose handling measures for vehicles in the form of gifts and gifts. The General Department of Customs proposed to amend Circular 143 in 2015 of the Ministry of Finance in the direction that the customs authority will no longer grant permits to import vehicles as gifts or gifts.

Responding to the press’s recent feedback about an address where many businesses receive cars as gifts or cars after customs clearance have been sold to stores, said Mr. Au Anh Tuan, Director of the Department of Transport. The Customs Management Supervisor (General Department of Customs) replied that the General Department of Customs would like to acknowledge it and will check.

However, the General Department of Customs believes that the customs authority shall issue permits on the basis of valid documents as prescribed in Circular 143/2015 submitted by gift recipients (including a certificate of registration and registration of gifts). business registration).

Accordingly, the fact that an address has many businesses operating is in accordance with the law on business management. If those are “ghost” addresses used to make false declarations, the customs authority will coordinate with the relevant authorities to consider and handle them according to regulations.

Regarding the situation of cars imported as gifts and gifts, Mr. Au Anh Tuan said that from 2016 to 2021, the number of cars imported as gifts and gifts is very low, accounting for 1% of the total number of imported cars.

Regarding tax policy for cars imported as gifts, according to regulations, importers must pay all kinds of import tax, value added tax, excise tax, ie must pay all kinds of taxes. tax but not exempt from any kind of tax.

“Normally, the customs office will not base on the declared value of the declarant, but on the price determined by the customs authority to ensure that there is no loss of tax revenue. The price may be based on the vehicle model. similar imports in the same period. Or based on the actual inspection results of the registry to determine”Mr. Tuan said

Talking more about the tax collected on imported cars as gifts and gifts, Mr. Tran Bang Toan, Deputy Director of the Import and Export Tax Department (General Department of Customs), information from January 1, 2021 to the end of the year. In the first quarter of this year, the total number of imported cars was 1,013 units.

The total amount of tax calculated on the declared price by the enterprise is VND 3,302 billion. However, after the customs authority re-determined the price, the total tax collected was VND 4,745 billion, the difference increased by VND 1,443 billion.

Talking about the taxable price for cars, according to Mr. Toan, the customs authority will base on the declared price of the business and the information of the registry. In case there is a difference in vehicle value, the customs authority will work with the enterprise to collect the full tax amount into the budget.

According to information from the customs authority, a series of supercars such as Toyota Land Cruiser, Land Rover, BMW, Lexus, Maybach, Mercedes Benz AMG G63 worth several billion to tens of billions of dong were imported to Vietnam as gifts. gifts in the past few years.