Joint Circular No. 84/2013/TTLT-BTC-BCT-BGTVT dated June 25, 2013

THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE-THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE-THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

Joint Circular No. 84/2013/TTLT-BTC-BCT-BGTVT of June 25, 2013, guiding the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 48/2011/QD-TTg of August 31, 2011, on pilot application of the national single-window customs system

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 36/2012/ND-CP of April 18, 2012, defining functions, tasks, powers and organizational structures of ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 118/2008/ND-CP of November 27, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 95/2012/ND-CP of November 12, 2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 107/2012/ND-CP of December 20, 2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2012/ND-CP of October 23, 2012, detailing a number of articles of the Customs Law regarding e-customs procedures for commercial imports and exports;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 21/2012/ND-CP of March 21, 2012, on management of seaports and marine navigable channels;

Pursuant to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 48/2011/QD-TTg of August 31, 2011, on pilot application of the national single-window customs system (below referred to as Decision No. 48/2011/QD-TTg);

The Minister of Finance, the Minister of Industry and Trade and the Minister of Transport promulgate the Joint Circular guiding the implementation of Decision No. 48/2011/QD-TTg (phase 1).

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular guides the implementation of Decision No. 48/2011/QD-TTg on pilot application of the national customs single-window system covering the following:

1. Providing a list of administrative procedures applying the national single-window customs system on a pilot basis (below referred to as single-window administrative procedures) including:

a/ Single-window administrative procedures of the Ministry of Finance;

b/ Single-window administrative procedures of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

c/ Single-window administrative procedures of the Ministry of Transport.

The list of single-window administrative procedures of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Transport is provided in Appendix I to this Circular.

2. Providing the process of e-declaration and e-receipt of information; criteria and formats of e-documents used for carrying out the single-window administrative procedures specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Other matters related to the single-window administrative procedures specified in Clause 1 of this Article comply with current regulations.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. Agencies and units of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Transport having the function to process information and grant licenses according to the single-window administrative procedures specified in Clause 1, Article 1 of this Circular.

2. Enterprises having imports and exports or vehicles on entry or exit or in transit; and organizations and persons involved in import and export activities and vehicles on entry or exit or in transit that choose to carry out single-window administrative procedures through the national single-window portal and meet the conditions on information technology and technical requirements prescribed at Point e, Clause 3, Article 16 of this Circular. 

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Single-window customs administrative documents means information electronically created, sent, received and stored for carrying out single-window administrative procedures on the national single-window portal.

2. Agency processing single-window administrative procedures (below referred to as processing agency) means an agency or a unit of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade or the Ministry of Transport having the function to process information and grant licenses according to the single-window administrative procedures specified in Clause 1, Article 1 of this Circular.

3. Declarant means an organization or individual carrying out single-window the administrative procedures provided in Clause 1, Article 1 of this Circular.

4. System user means an entity or a person specified in Clause 1, Article 10 of this Circular that is allowed to access the national single-window portal.

5. Confidential information means information created and determined by a system user as confidential under the law on protection of state secrets, the Commercial Law and other relevant laws and regulations.

 6. Unit managing the national single-window portal is the General Department of Customs (the Ministry of Finance).