The General Department of Vietnam Customs and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on April 9 signed a deal for a technical assistance worth $6.6 million to develop electronic customs clearance procedure (e-customs) in Vietnam. The deal will be added to the non-refundable aid project worth $33 million to help Vietnam build an e-customs system and implement a one-stop customs system which was signed earlier on Mar 22, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan newspaper reported. The deal will facilitate the implementation the Vietnam Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System and Vietnam Customs Information System (VNACCS/VCIS) which is based on Japan’s Nippon Automated Customs Clearance (NACCS). It also helps to draw up mechanisms and policies to ensure the security of information as well as procedures to operate and manage the VNACCS/VCIS system and the necessary human resources. The project will be implemented within three year. (www.qdnd.vn [1] Apr 9, www.news.gov.vn [2] Apr 9, Lao dong – Labor Apr 10 p7)
