Topic: customs laws

Program helping cut costs and lessen customs clearance time.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs cooperated with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to organize a conference on September 16 on implementing a pilot program to support and encourage businesses to voluntarily comply with customs laws. According to Vietnam Customs, of the 190,000 enterprises conducting trade activities, only 10 per cent comply at the medium and high levels, while some 89 per cent are at the low or non-compliant level.