Le Quoc Co., Ltd received an official letter No. 4939 / TCHQ-GSQL dated July 26, 2017 of the General Department of Customs responding to the recommendations of the company. However, the company found that the official letter is unreasonable, specifically:

1. For opening and announcement of seaports:

According to the Decision No. 480 / QD-BGTVT dated February 22, 2017 of the Ministry of Transport announcing the "List of port terminals that are subject to Vietnamese seaports", The Hung Vuong General Vegetable Port of Le Quoc Co., Ltd is not on the list of ports belonging to Vietnamese seaports.

But in the decision, there are not any sentences stated, "This port is not allowed to receive foreign vessels."

In fact, there are some confusions, or misconceptions have occurred: the ships which carrying Vietnamese nationality (flying the Vietnamese flag) and transporting goods from Vietnam to foreign countries, or vice versa, it is still called as carrying export, import or transit (not only foreign-flagged ships - flying foreign flags to ports)

2. On the implementation of customs procedures for means of exit and entry, export and import goods:

Article 7: Law on Customs 2014 has stipulated: "Areas of land border checkpoints, international railway stations, international civil airports; seaports and inland waterway ports where import, export, exit, entry and transit operations”.

Although the Hung Vuong General Vegetable Port of Le Quoc Co., Ltd is not on the list of ports in Vietnamese seaports, it is still an inland waterway port for export, import, exit and entry operation.... ".

As such, Hung Vuong General Vegetable and Fruit Port of Le Quoc Co., Ltd is still under the operation of Customs.

3. 3. For the Customs Department of Haiphong City forwarded the procedures for the means of exporting and importing goods at Hung Vuong General Vegetable and Fruit Port in the period from May 2017 and earlier:

Please let us know clearly what are qualified conditions? And, what are those condition?

Article 8: Customs modernization

1. The State shall give priority to investment in modem technical equipment and facilities and advanced technologies to ensure the effective customs management; encourage entities to participate in developing advanced technologies and technical equipment..

4. With the Customs Department of Hai Phong Port  Area I informed

At the same time, there is a document that be sent to the port wholesalers which do not comply with the law (including Le Quoc Co., Ltd)

If during past time, Le Quoc Co., Ltd has been done their business not in accordance with the law, the law enforcement agencies in Hai Phong and Vietnam can ignore?