Vietnam & United States / Customs Assistance Agreement
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to preside the implementation of the Agreement between Vietnam and United States of America on mutual assistance in the field of customs within the scope of its functions. competence and authority on the basis of coordination with relevant ministries and agencies.
Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1047 / QD-TTg dated July 17, 2020 on approving the Plan for the Implementation of the Agreement between Vietnam and United States of America on mutual assistance in the customs sector. The decision takes effect from the date of signing.
Accordingly, the plan presents the main tasks such as: Unifying with the US side of the priority commodity areas and subjects, which is the key point for exchanging and sharing information (goods at high risk of origin fraud, transmission fraud to evade taxes and other trade remedies, information on customs management regulations, policies, programs, advanced practices and modern technology. are applied in the field of customs …); building a road-map and cooperation plan for each specific period; activities to improve the professional competence of customs officers based on the needs and resources of each Party …
Another task is to unify the way of coordination between the relevant agencies in the implementation of the Agreement, focusing on the implementations of the Agreement requiring the cooperation of the ministries. , relevant sectors such as collaborative investigation and verification of customs violations; monitor, review and periodically evaluate the results of the implementation of the Agreement and related proposals and recommendations.
The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Finance to be responsible for conducting propaganda and strengthening the dissemination of the Agreement to relevant subjects through the media, websites to raise awareness. , knowledge of the content of commitments as well as the work to be carried out to effectively implement the Agreement.
Resources: Economic Magazine
