FROM NOVEMBER 01, 2013, PUBLIC DIGITAL SIGNATURE IN E-CUSTOMS PROCEDURES TO BE USED
This is the content regulated under the Decision No. 2341/QD-BTC dated September 18, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance issuing the route to use public digital signatures in e-customs procedures.
Specifically, from November 01, 2013, the customs declarers shall use digital signatures registered with customs agencies when performing e-customs procedures as prescribed under the Law.
Digital signature used in customs declaration with customs agencies of the customs declarers is the public digital signature confirmed by customs agencies in compatible with the electronic data processing system of customs agency. The use of digital signatures and its legality must be in accordance with the Law on e-transactions of digital signatures and the notarizing service of digital signatures.
Before using digital signature to process e-customs procedures, the customs declarers must register the digital signature with customs agency through the customs electronic portal. The content registered include name and tax code of agency, export and import organization or agency processing the customs procedures; name, ID or passport No. , title (if any) of person granted digital signature; identity of digital signature; validity of digital signature…
The Decision takes effect on November 1, 2013.
