- Procedures for exporting commercial goods

AUTHORITY
Customs Sub-Department
PROCEDURE

Step 1:
The customs declarant declares and presents the customs declaration and presents the actual goods (if any) to the customs authority.
Step 2:
Customs officers receive, inspect and clear goods (if the dossier is valid);
SUBMISSON OF DOSSIER
Done through the Customs Electronic Data Processing System
DOSSIER

Number:
01 dossier
Elements:
1.  Declaration of imported goods
2.  Export license for goods requiring an export license
3.  Notice of exemption from inspection or notice of inspection results from a specialized inspection agency as prescribed by law
DURATION
Time limit for receipt, registration and inspection of customs dossiers: immediately after customs declarants submit and present customs dossiers in accordance with law.
Time limit for completing physical inspection of goods and means of transport:
-   The inspection of the dossier shall be completed within 02 working hours from the time the Customs Office fully receives the customs dossier;
-   No later than 08 working hours for export shipments applying the form of physical inspection of part of goods according to probability;
In case goods are subject to specialized inspection of quality, health, culture, animal and plant quarantine, and food safety according to relevant laws, the time limit for completion of physical inspection shall be calculated from the time of receiving the results of specialized inspection as prescribed.
In case the consignment has a large quantity, variety of categories or the inspection is complicated, the head of the customs office where the customs procedures are done shall decide to extend the time for physical inspection of goods, but no more than 2 days.
SUBJECT
Organization/Individual
RESULT
Decision on customs clearance of goods
LEGAL BASIS
-   Customs Law No. 54/2014/QH13 dated June 23, 2014 of the National Assembly
-   Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 of the Government detailing and implementing a number of articles of the Customs Law on customs procedures, inspection and supervision.
-   Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance on customs procedures; customs inspection and supervision; export tax, import tax and tax administration for imported and exported goods
-   Circular No. 39/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance regulating the customs value of imported and exported goods
-   Circular No. 14/2021/TT-BTC dated February 18, 2021 of the Ministry of Finance promulgating regulations on collection rates, regimes of collection, payment, management and use of customs fees and charges for goods and means of transport.

AUTHORITY		Customs Sub-Department
PROCEDURE
	Step 1:	The customs declarant declares and presents the customs declaration and presents the actual goods (if any) to the customs authority.
	Step 2:	Customs officers receive, inspect and clear goods (if the dossier is valid);
SUBMISSON OF DOSSIER		Done through the Customs Electronic Data Processing System
DOSSIER
	Number:	01 dossier
	Elements:	1. Declaration of imported goods
		2. Export license for goods requiring an export license
		3. Notice of exemption from inspection or notice of inspection results from a specialized inspection agency as prescribed by law
DURATION		Time limit for receipt, registration and inspection of customs dossiers: immediately after customs declarants submit and present customs dossiers in accordance with law.
		Time limit for completing physical inspection of goods and means of transport: - The inspection of the dossier shall be completed within 02 working hours from the time the Customs Office fully receives the customs dossier; - No later than 08 working hours for export shipments applying the form of physical inspection of part of goods according to probability; In case goods are subject to specialized inspection of quality, health, culture, animal and plant quarantine, and food safety according to relevant laws, the time limit for completion of physical inspection shall be calculated from the time of receiving the results of specialized inspection as prescribed. In case the consignment has a large quantity, variety of categories or the inspection is complicated, the head of the customs office where the customs procedures are done shall decide to extend the time for physical inspection of goods, but no more than 2 days.
SUBJECT		Organization/Individual
RESULT		Decision on customs clearance of goods
LEGAL BASIS		- Customs Law No. 54/2014/QH13 dated June 23, 2014 of the National Assembly
		- Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 of the Government detailing and implementing a number of articles of the Customs Law on customs procedures, inspection and supervision.
		- Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance on customs procedures; customs inspection and supervision; export tax, import tax and tax administration for imported and exported goods
		- Circular No. 39/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance regulating the customs value of imported and exported goods
		- Circular No. 14/2021/TT-BTC dated February 18, 2021 of the Ministry of Finance promulgating regulations on collection rates, regimes of collection, payment, management and use of customs fees and charges for goods and means of transport.