ENTERPRISE NOTIFYING TO RESUME THE OPERATION SHALL NOT BE REVOKED THE CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR DUTY-FREE GOODS TRADING
On June 15, 2020, the Government issues the Decree No. 67/2020/ND-CP on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 68/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 on prescribing conditions on trading of duty-free goods, operation of
warehouses, storing yards, and places for customs clearance, goods gathering and customs inspection and supervision.
Accordingly, to amend provisions on the revocation of a certificate of eligibility for duty-free goods trading if the time limit for suspension of operation is past. To be specific: An enterprise shall be revoked its certificate of eligibility for duty-free goods trading if such enterprise suspends its operation for more than 06 months from the notifying date and does not send a written notice on resuming its business operation. As in the previous regulations, such certificate shall be revoked in all cases of suspending operation for more than 06 months.
In addition, regulations on conditions for issuing the certificate of eligibility for duty-free goods trading also are amended and supplemented. Specifically, the camera system of the duty-free shop must satisfy the requirement of online connection to the managing customs agency’s computer network; observing all positions in the duty-free goods warehouses, duty-free shops and stalls in the isolation area around the clock and storing camera footages for at least 06 months (as in the previous regulations, such storing footages must be 12 months).
Similarly, the storing footages for a bonded warehouse also are reduced from 12 months to 06 months. In the other hands, a dossier for recognition of a bonded warehouse shall exclude 03 types of documents compared to the previous regulations, including: A document describing the bonded warehouse management software; a document proving the right to use the bonded warehouse and the operation regulation.
This Decree takes effect on August 10, 2020.
