Vietnam Announces Launch of Free Customs Declaration Software
Vietnam Customs will provide free customs declaration software to the customs sector, the state-run CustomsNews reported, celebrating the launch of the soon-to-be deployed software. The move comes amid an effort to modernize customs, strengthen administrative reform and reduce customs clearance time in response to the import and export difficulties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the report said.
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The predecessor to the new software was deployed under an automatic customs clearance system, but it required businesses to have eligible devices to use. The new software will be centrally installed at the General Department of Customs, and the administration will deploy the declaration address online, requiring that businesses only have an Internet-connected device to access it. The Vietnamese government is looking to deploy the software on Jan. 1.