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Procedure NameProcedure for establishment of ALS
Description
Category
Permit/Certificate
Responsible Agency               
General Department of Customs
Address: Block E3 - Duong Dinh Nghe street, Yen Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Phone: (+844) 39440833 (ext: 8623)
Email: webmaster@customs.gov.vn
Legal basis of the Procedure                   
  • Customs Law 54/2014/QH13 dated June 23, 2014.
  • Decree 08/2015/ND-CP of the Government dated January 21, 2015 providing specific provisions and guidance on enforcement of the Customs Law regarding customs procedures, examination, supervision and control procedures.
  • Circular 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance on customs procedures, customs supervision and inspection; export tax, import tax, and tax administration applied to exported and imported goods.
Processing time
  • Within 10 working days from the day on which valid and sufficient documents are received, the local Customs Department shall conduct examination steps and send the dossier to the General Department of Customs
  • Within 10 working days from the day on which the report and application are received, the General Department of Customs must complete appraising, reporting, and requesting the Minister of Finance to issue a decision on establishment of the customs place.
Fee
VND 0
Required documents:
No
Type of documents
Note
1
Application for establishment (Form 03 in Annex IX enclosed with Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC)
01 original copy
2
A written approval for establishment of the ALS granted by the Ministry of Transport
01 original copy
3
A written approval for location where the ALS is built granted by the People’s Committee of the province/city
01 original copy
4
Business Registration Certificate in which warehouse or storage facility operations are defined
01 photocopy
5
Documents proving the legal land use right
01 photocopy
6 ALS diagram 01 original copy
7 Surveilience Camera installation diagram 01 origianal copy
8 Fire protection certificate 01 copy
9 Enterprise's workflow on exploitation 01 original copy
10 Customs monitoring process 01 original copy
 
Conditions for establishment:
1
 ALSs shall be established in:
  • Areas adjacent to civil international airports;
  • Industrial parks, hi-tech zones, export-processing zones
The distance from the said areas to an civial international airport shall not exceed 50 km
2
The minimum area is 2,000 m2 (including depot area and auxiliary works);
3
The ALS owner is a enterprise established under the law which has a system of storage for exported or imported goods in a civil international airport that is not longer than 50 km from the ALS
4
The working conditions of the customs are satisfactory, such as the office building, goods inspection site, equipment serving customs supervision and inspection, exhibit storage
5
The depot area is separated from surrounding areas by study fences; exported goods and imported goods are stored in separate places
6
The owner has a system of accounting records and IT applications to manage the inventory. The warehouse must have a surveillance camera system that meet standards for supervision of goods inventory of the customs authority.
Process Steps
Step 1
Submit the dossier
Submit the dossier of request for establishment to the provincial/city Customs Department of the locality where the facility is located.
Step 2
Receive and conduct required examination steps
After receipt of sufficient valid documents from the enterprise, the provincial/city Customs Department shall proceed to:
- Examine the dossier;
- Conduct physical examination of the depot area; 
- Assess fulfillment of the conditions prescribed in clause 1 Article 98 Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance; send a proposal and report together with the application to the General Department of Customs.
Step 3
The General Department of Customs must complete appraising, reporting, and requesting the Minister of Finance to issue a decision on establishment of the customs place.
If any of the condition is not fulfilled, the General Department of Customs shall notify the Customs Department and the applicant in writing.
 
Process Map:
CategoryProcedure

The following form/s are used in this procedure
TitleDescriptionCreated DateUpdated DateIssued By
Application form for setting up customs custody03-05-201603-05-2016Ministry of FinanceThis is Dowload File
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