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Vietnam Increasing Enforcement Due to 'Many" Customs Brokers Violations

Vietnam is increasing enforcement on customs brokers who commit violations due to the “many” recent violations, according to a July 16 report from Customs News, the country’s customs’ mouthpiece. The announcement came from the director of the Ha Noi Customs…

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Department, who urged the country’s department of customs and Ministry of Finance to “promptly issue decisions to terminate operation for offending Customs brokers” and “improve the legal system to effectively manage these brokers,” the report said. Violations included “not reporting as required and using digital signatures for incorrect purposes,” Director Duong Phu Dong said, according to the report.