Department of Transport proposes keonhacai hom nay reduce 50% of seaport infrastructure fees for goods transported by waterway; the same level of revenue for enterprises in the city and localities.
The proposal is mentioned in the dispatch of the Department of Transport keonhacai hom nay the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, keonhacai hom nay submit keonhacai hom nay the City Council keonhacai hom nay adjust some seaport infrastructure fees in the area, after two months of implementation. The move comes after Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai worked with the city and relevant ministries.
The 50% reduction in fees for import and export goods carried by waterway is aimed at encouraging businesses keonhacai hom nay reduce road use, contributing keonhacai hom nay limiting congestion and accidents. Currently, the transportation of goods by waterway is assessed as low cost, each time carrying a lot, but the market share is only about 20%, the rest is mainly via road keonhacai hom nay the ports.
In addition, the Department of Transport proposed the city consider reducing the amount of revenue for businesses in the provinces equal keonhacai hom nay organizations and individuals in the city. This is also keonhacai hom nay support businesses keonhacai hom nay recover production and business after the epidemic.
Previously, due keonhacai hom nay the volume of goods passing through Ho Chi Minh City's seaport, 60% came from other localities, so the city charged a higher fee for imported and exported goods keonhacai hom nay open declarations from other provinces. The purpose is keonhacai hom nay regulate goods through other seaports in Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Long An... However, after more than two months of collecting fees, other provincial enterprises still choose seaports in Ho Chi Minh City keonhacai hom nay import and export cargoes.
Ho Chi Minh City collected port infrastructure fees from the beginning of April, after two delays of the plan. The fee collection process is implemented electronically, not using cash. However, after the implementation period, many businesses and associations reacted because they thought that there was discrimination, this fee added a burden keonhacai hom nay them, especially after the pandemic.
Currently, the lowest fee is 15,000 VND for each ton of goods not packed in containers (import and export goods are declared in Ho Chi Minh City); the highest is 4.4 million VND per 40-foot container (temporary import for re-export, bonded warehouse, border-gate transfer). Free cases include imported goods serving security, national defense, social security, overcoming natural disasters, disasters and epidemics.
By 2025, the port infrastructure fee is expected keonhacai hom nay reach 16,000 billion VND. After deducting a part keonhacai hom nay the toll collector, the entire revenue will be invested in works around the port. This is part of a plan keonhacai hom nay supplement investment in routes connecting ports that have been delayed for many years due keonhacai hom nay lack of resources.
