Ensuring the connection of electronic information between Customs and port enterprises

Import - Export Cargo at Green port Hai Phong. Photo: T.Binh

Accordingly, the liability of transport services providers - “the carrier” (the declarer) has to submit 2 originals of cargo manifest in transit container according to the form of 21/BKTTrC/GSQL issued with Annex 5 of Circular 38/2015/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance for Customs Branch that monitor transit goods.

At the same time, they have to send a soft copy of the list of transit container (excel file including information indicators: The order number, transport numbers, date of entry, bill of lading number, container number, seal number of carriers) to the e-mail address provided by Customs branch where transshipment cargo monitoring.

The information between cargo manifest and soft copy list sent by the declarer must be accurate and consistence.

For Customs branch monitoring transshipment cargo, they are responsible to inform the email address of Customs branch for receiving information on the list of transshipment container to declarants.

Check and compare the information of the bill of lading number and container number in the soft copy to the bill of lading number and container number received on the E-manifest systems and cargo list submitted by declarants.

If the information on declaration is correct and consistent, Customs officers will confirm and update the soft copy list of the transit container that satisfies the conditions to supervision area and record so that the automatic system will send the information to port enterprises.

If the information does not match declaration (such as mistake, incorrect container number, bill of lading number, name of the vehicle, the seal compare to the declared information on E-manifest system), Customs officer will inform the declarant to amend and supplement.

In order to comply with the supervision of transshipment at sea ports under the guidance above, the General Department of Customs is requesting units to inform and guide the declarant at the Customs Branches that have implemented Article 41 of the Law Customs.