IMPORTS CONGESTED AT SEAPORTS MAY BE TRANSPORTED TO OTHER SEAPORTS FOR STORAGE
The Circular No. 82/2021/TT-BTC providing regulations on customs supervision of imports transported from border gates to border gates in case imports are congested or at risk of congestion at seaports where are currently placed under social distancing measures under the
Prime Minister's Directive No. 16/CT-TTg dated March 31, 2020, on implementing urgent measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic is issued on September 30, 2021, by the Ministry of Finance.
Accordingly, imports shall be considered being congested or at risk of congestion at seaports in the following cases: The port operation is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is beyond the port's ability to overcome; Imports backlogged in storing yards reach over 90% of the seaport's planned import loading capacity; Obtaining maritime authority’s certification of the congestion or risk of congestion due to the impact of the above-mentioned factors; Seaport operation enterprises send a written notice of the congestion or risk of congestion of imports to the Customs Branch managing seaports where imports are stored, enclosed with the maritime authority’s certification.
Besides, imports currently stored at the seaport which are transported to another seaport, inland container depot, or inland clearance depot must fully satisfy the following requirements: Imports with the name declared on the E-manifest system must not be in the list of imports subject to customs procedures at the border gate of importation; Full container load (not transporting bulk cargoes); Goods for which the import customs declaration has not yet been registered; Goods are not in the list of monitoring, inspection, and handling according to the functional agencies' requirements.
This Circular takes effect on the signing date.
