Improve a favorable environment for import and export businesses

On the morning of November 12, at the City Convention Center, the City People’s Committee held a conference to discuss solutions to create a favorable investment and business environment in the city through import and export activities. Mr. Le Khac Nam, Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee chaired the conference, with the participation of leaders of relevant departments, sectors and units of the city.

According to the report at the conference, the city currently has 1,829 enterprises participating in import and export activities, accounting for 9% of the total of more than 20,000 enterprises doing import and export procedures in Hai Phong, contributing to the city 5,192 billion VND in tax (accounting for 11.28% of the total tax amount of the Customs Department of Hai Phong city).

Vice Chairman of City People’s Committee Le Khac Nam delivered his speech at the Conference.

At the conference, delegates gave various opinions, assessed the current status and proposed solutions to further improve the favorable investment and business environment in the city through import and export activities.

Speaking at the conference, Mr. Le Khac Nam highly appreciated the efforts of sectors, especially the Customs sector and enterprises participating in exporting, for overcoming the difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic, maintaining activities, generating revenue for the State budget.

He stated that the city has been always focusing drastically on mobilizing resources for infrastructure investment, developing seaport service centers, logistics centers to create a favorable investment and business environment for businesses operating in the field of import and export to go through Customs procedures in Hai Phong.

Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee Le Khac Nam asked the City Customs Department, relevant departments and units to continue focusing on promoting administrative reform, especially administrative procedures, reducing time and costs for enterprises.

Also, to strengthen closer coordination to remove difficulties and problems for enterprises, propagandize and encourage enterprises to do customs procedures in Hai Phong, matching with promoting anti-smuggling and trade fraud.