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News from 2024

Customs, tax, freight-rate and trade updates for importers and exporters, compiled by the Ken team since 2023.

December 20242 articles

  • Trade

    3 min readVI

    Maersk dự báo những thách thức lớn cho thị trường vận tải châu Âu năm 2025

    Maersk vừa công bố bản cập nhật thị trường châu Âu tháng 12, dự báo các thách thức lớn trong năm 2025 với những yếu tố đáng chú ý như tranh chấp lao động, tắc nghẽn cảng và cải tổ mạng lưới vận…

  • Alerts & disruption

    2 min readVI

    Rủi ro đình công tại các cảng Ấn Độ

    Các nghiệp đoàn cảng tại Ấn Độ có khả năng sẽ tiến hành đình công vô thời hạn từ ngày 17 tháng 12 sắp tới do chính phủ đã không thực hiện các cam kết trước đó với họ. Trong cuộc họp của Ủy Ban Điều…

November 20243 articles

October 20244 articles

September 20246 articles

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June 20244 articles

  • Ocean freight

    2 min read

    Ocean freight rates tend to increase rapidly and continuously

    Statistics from Vietnam Maritime Administration show that recently global container shipping fees have increased by 12%, while costs on routes from Asia to Europe have risen by 14%. Also, there are…

  • Ocean freight

    1 min read

    HICT, adjust the receiving time of container for export

    HaiPhong International Terminal (TC-HICT) pronounced the adjustment of timeframe for receiving export containers to ensure smooth operations and service quality within the port. Containers destined…

  • Customs & tax

    1 min read

    Resolution passage on the extension of VAT reduction period

    On June 8, 2024, Vietnamese Government officially issued Resolution No. 83/NQ-CP on the National Assembly's Resolution project on value added tax (VAT) reduction as proposed by the Ministry of…

  • Customs & tax

    2 min read

    Overview of foreign contractor tax in Vietnam

    Vietnam’s foreign contractor tax (FCT) is a tax that is applied to transactions conducted in Vietnam between a foreign company or sub-contractor and a Vietnamese company. It is made up of two kinds…

May 20244 articles

April 20244 articles

  • Customs & tax

    1 min read

    Customs working schedule during holidays

    Today we are so pleased to provide you with the news about customs working schedule during Reunification Day and International Workers' Day from April 27 (Sat) to May 1 (Wed). Bac Giang, Vinh Phuc…

  • Ocean freight

    1 min read

    Upcoming holidays of CFS at Haiphong port

    Today we are so pleased to provide you with the news about THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS OF CFS AT HAIPHONG PORT. Hung Kings Commemoration Day 1 day off: Thursday 18th April, 2024. Reunification Day and…

  • Customs & tax

    2 min read

    Importance of the correct HS code and utilizing pre-determination of code

    HS CODE stands for Harmonized System Code, a unique number assigned to classify all traded goods internationally. Determining the HS CODE of traded goods based on legal provisions and product…

  • Customs & tax

    2 min read

    Some amendments regarding origin of goods in the AKFTA agreement

    The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just issued Circular No. 04/2024/TT-BCT, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular No. 20/2014/TT-BCT. Circular No. 04/2024/TT-BCT takes…

March 20244 articles

February 20243 articles

January 20245 articles

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