Automatic customs management system applied at Cai Lan Port
The Customs Department of the northern province of Quang Ninh officially debuted its automatic customs monitoring and management system at Cai Lan seaport on August 10.
Quang Ninh (VNA) – TheCustoms Department of the northern province of Quang Ninh officially debuted itsautomatic customs monitoring and management system at Cai Lan seaport on August10.
Having operated a trial run nearly one month,the system has so-far handled customs procedures for more than 5,000 import andexport containers and over 450,000 tonnes of cargo transported via Cai LanPort.
The system is reported to have brought practicaleffects to importers and exporters, the port operators, shipping companies, andthe customs agency.
In particular, it has helped to reduce paperwork,the time needed for customs clearance and goods storage at the port, andexpenses for importers and exporters. It has also improved the efficiency ofcompanies’ operations and the customs agency’s management.
The application of this automatic system is amove towards modernising customs management and facilitating trading activitiesin Quang Ninh.
The provincial Customs Department also pledgedto implement similar systems in the remaining ports and import-export goodsstorage facilities in the province during the third quarter of 2018.
It reported that in 2017, the value of goods importedand exported through local seaports was 5.45 billion USD. The provincial seaportsalso collected 10.3 trillion VND (442.8 million USD) for the State budget.
In the first seven months of the year, seaport tradeturnover in Quang Ninh reached 3.34 billion USD, up 8.2 percent from the sameperiod of 2017. More than 5.8 trillion VND (249.3 million USD) was alsocollected by the seaports for the State budget, accounting for 92 percent ofQuang Ninh’s total budget revenue.–VNA
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Cai Lan port of Quang Ninh province (Photo: VNA) 
