Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch has taken strict measures to control the spread of the infection and ensure safety for its officials and those who visit the office amid the complex development of the Covid-19 pandemic, the branch’s Deputy Manager Tran Hoai Nam said.

Customs officials at Noi Bai Airport perform duty. Photo: Noi Bai Customs

The branch asks all those who visit the branch’s office to make health declarations at http://tokhaiyte.vn.

Individuals must show travel permits during the social distancing period.

Entering prohibited areas is not allowed. All individuals must comply with requirement on keeping a minimum distance of 2m from each other.

Noi Bai International Airport Customs Branch requires enterprises and customs brokers’ staff to show negative Covid-19 test results by the PCR method (valid for three days). The time for implementing the requirement is until the end of social distancing period.

The Deputy Manager Tran Hoai Nam also recommends enterprises and customs brokers take the initiative in ensuring strict control and safety for their staff when carrying out customs procedures.

The branch proposed competent authorities to provide quick test kits to apply to individuals who do not regularly carry out procedures at the office, Nam said.

Individuals and enterprises must comply with regulations on disease prevention and control to protect themselves and customs officials.

The branch still arranges officials to ensure the fastest goods clearance, especially shipments for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic. For example, on August 10, it conducted customs clearance procedures quickly for a shipment of nearly 495,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to Vietnam through the COVAX mechanism at Noi Bai International Airport.