Revealing the “difficult” reason for the mask shipment of overseas Vietnamese to support the occlusion at the port for 6 months?

Accordingly, in November and December 2021, overseas Vietnamese in Hong Kong and businesses in Germany aided 02 shipments of masks to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (Fatherland Front) to supplement anti-inflammatory equipment. Translate. Specifically, the shipment includes 29 packages (over 380kg) of masks from the Fatherland Front to Noi Bai on November 20, 2021.

On December 10, 2021, this agency sent an official dispatch to the General Department of Customs, Hanoi Customs Department on facilitating and coordinating in receiving masks as aid for Covid-19 prevention.

6 days later, Noi Bai Customs Branch replied, guided customs procedures, and requested the Fatherland Front Committee to provide the decision on receiving aid from the competent authority and without the need for a license to import medical equipment from Vietnam. Ministry of Health and must submit 01 original document certifying aid from the Ministry of Finance.

In early March, 2022, the Debt Management Department – Ministry of Finance issued an official document guiding the procedures for certifying the above aid to the Fatherland Front Committee.

Accordingly, according to the provisions of Decree No. 93/2021/ND-CP dated October 27, 2021 of the Government, the above-mentioned shipment is not subject to the procedures for aid certification and concurrent notification. By the time of signing the response CV, the Fatherland Front Committee could not provide the required documents for aid certification procedures.

Up to now, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee has not come to Noi Bai Customs Branch to carry out import procedures for the above shipment.

At Tan Son Nhat Airport Customs Branch, the mask shipment consisted of 599 bales, equivalent to more than 5 quintals, the Sub-department contacted the Fatherland Front Committee and learned that because of problems, procedures could not be completed for the export shipment. The page at Noi Bai International Customs Branch is similar, so as of May 25, 2022, they have not come to carry out procedures for this shipment of masks at Tan Son Nhat Customs Branch.

The General Department of Customs affirmed that, at the time the shipment returned to Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Fatherland Front did not have 02 documents: the decision to receive aid from the competent authority and the declaration confirming that the aid is valid. certified by the Finance Authority.

As of May 2021, the customs declarations have not been completed. At the time the shipment returned to Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Fatherland Front did not have 02 documents: Decision on receiving aid from the competent authority. rights and the Declaration of aid certified by the Finance agency.

After receiving feedback from the National Assembly deputies about the above, the General Department of Customs directed Noi Bai Customs Branch and Tan Son Nhat Customs Branch to contact the Fatherland Front Committee to reduce storage costs for the above two shipments. Accordingly, in the immediate future, the Customs office will agree to let the Commission register the declaration and return the goods for storage, and submit additional missing documents within 30 days.

At Tan Son Nhat CKSB Customs Branch: at 9:30 a.m. on May 26, 2022, the Fatherland Front Committee contacted the Sub-department for customs procedures and is currently declaring a paper customs declaration to bring the goods back for storage because there are no records. customs documents according to regulations.

At CKSB Noi Bai Customs Branch: The Central Committee of the Fatherland Front at 12 noon this afternoon (May 26, 2022) came to carry out procedures to import masks.

The General Department of Customs said that in order to clear goods in accordance with the law, it is requested that the Fatherland Front Committee contact the competent authority (Ministry of Health) to supplement the missing documents according to the provisions of Decree No. 98/2021/ND -CP dated November 8, 2021 of the Government.