Information from the General Department of Customs indicates that this agency has received a number of recommendations from the competent authority to issue certificates of origin (C / O) and enterprises reflect difficulties in submitting C / O. due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In particular, many businesses importing goods reflect that some countries have applied measures of isolation and social blockade, leading to the inability to have C / O to pay on time.
In order to solve difficulties in businesses during the COVID-19 epidemic phase, businesses request customs offices to extend the deadline for additional C / O to apply special preferential tax rates.
Accordingly, in order to solve these problems, the General Department of Customs has sent a written request to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Associations to propose some solutions as well as collect opinions to participate in with relevant legal documents to report to the authorities to propose solutions in accordance with the regulations.
For the extension of the time limit for additional C / O submission, the General Department of Customs proposes to apply the time of submission of C / O in the epidemic phase of COVID-19 to all C / O samples within the validity period. of C / O. This proposal is also consistent with the provisions of international commitments to which Vietnam is a party.
In addition, the General Department of Customs also comments on contents such as C / O using signatures and electronic seals, accepting C / O copies instead of the original C / O at the same time. point of import and submission of C / O copies for release and clearance of goods subject to C / O import management.
In particular, the General Department of Customs also raised specific views, recommendations as well as opinions and suggestions of some countries for the above contents.
In order to ensure the solutions given in accordance with the relevant legal provisions, the General Department of Customs has also drafted a circular amending and supplementing Circular No. 62/2019 / TT-BTC dated September 5, 2019. regulations on determining the origin of export and import goods (related to Articles 4 and 7 providing for cases of submission, forms and time of submission of certificates of origin of goods).
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