Chairman of the PPC works visits the Customs Department in the My Tho Port

ABO - On April 12, the delegation of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee PPC led by chairman of the PPC Le Van Huong visited the Customs Department in the My Tho Port.

Chairman of the PPC Le Van Huong presents gifts of the PPC to the representative of the Customs Department in the My Tho Port. Photo: S.N.

At the meeting, the Customs Department in the My Tho Port said that in the first quarter of 2018, the Department had 325 enterprises completed customs procedures (99 enterprises with foreign investment, 226 domestic enterprises); The total number of declarations for customs clearance was 24,763 (13,497 export declarations, 11,266 import declarations).

In 2018, the Customs Department in the My Tho Port is assigned by the Ministry of Finance budget collection target in Tien Giang province is VND370 billion. In addition, the Customs Department also mentioned some difficulties such as: Many foreign-invested enterprises have registered to operate as export processing enterprises in industrial zones to avoid import tax on raw materials, machinery and equipment, thus, the revenue of the sub-department also decreased significantly.

In the meetings, contacts, dialogues with enterprises periodically, the PPC called and mobilized enterprises engaged in import and export activities in the localities to carry out procedures at their branches, the Customs Department petitioned.

Speaking at the meeting, chairman of the PPC Le Van Huong asked the departments and sectors need to coordinate more closely with the Customs Department in the My Tho Port to do good work of each side.
with the Customs Department 's recommendations were also special interest to Tien Giang province s leaders. In the coming time, the PPC will invite all import-export enterprises in the province to meet, exchange to solve difficulties, etc...

By S.N – Translated by HUU CHI