By 2025, the port infrastructure fee in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to collect 16,000 billion VND. Photo: Ngo Binh

Simultaneously collected over 26 seaports

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Director of the Port Authority of Ho Chi Minh City (the unit assigned to collect the toll) said that the form of toll collection will not use cash, but businesses (DN) will pay online through the 24 system. /7 of commercial banks.

As of noon on April 1, there were about 1,000 declarations of enterprises through the customs clearance system of Ho Chi Minh City Customs and an electronic portal operated at the Ho Chi Minh City Inland Waterway Authority. On the first day of toll collection, the unit also increased human resources, ensured the smooth operation of the system, promptly answered questions of businesses and customers through the hotline 19001286.

Mr. Tuan said that, during the previous test operation, all system errors have been fixed. Up to this point, the system has been operating smoothly, the unit will continue to fix the errors that arise so that the system works in the best conditions.

“Because the toll collection system is set up completely automatically, the receipts and receipts are calculated automatically, businesses do not take much time, do not incur administrative procedures. In addition, the automatically calculated revenues should be transparent and closely monitored, without any adjustments to the system, "- Mr. Tuan affirmed.

Cat Van Loi Industrial Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Joint Stock Company prepares to export to foreign markets

Mr. Bui Hoa An, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, said that toll collection was carried out at 26 seaports in Ho Chi Minh City, with the lowest fee of 15,000 VND/ton and the highest 4.4 million VND/ton. 40 feet container. Ho Chi Minh City will waive fees for imported goods directly serving national defense and security, imported and exported goods in service of ensuring social security, overcoming consequences of natural disasters, disasters and epidemics. sick.

It is estimated that from now to 2025, the revenue from seaport infrastructure fees in Ho Chi Minh City will reach about VND 16,000 billion. This money will be used to reinvest in port infrastructure works. This is a very necessary supplementary source, helping to speed up the progress of many traffic works around the port, contributing to reducing travel costs for businesses in the future.

“After the time when we collect well and meet the capital of each project well, I think the cost of enterprises will decrease deeply compared to the present time. Toll collection is not to support businesses at the moment but in the coming years, "- Deputy Director of HCMC Department of Transport informed.

“The export market is increasingly difficult, we have to negotiate with customers to accept the new fee. If the partner does not accept it, the enterprise is forced to return to the domestic market. At the same time, enterprises apply digital transformation technology to improve production to reduce costs. However, this cost reduction is not significant and requires a long process.”

Mr. Le Mai Huu Lam, Director of Cat Van Loi Industrial Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Joint Stock Company

Export of sugar

As an enterprise with 15 years of experience participating in the export market, specializing in supplying electromechanical materials to high-class customers in many countries such as Japan, Singapore, and ASEAN countries, but before a series of taxes, fees, and prices. Raw materials increased massively like now, Cat Van Loi Industrial Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Joint Stock Company (Cu Chi district) could not help but struggle.

“Enterprises have just struggled after the epidemic and are gradually recovering, but they face a series of difficulties. That is the price of input materials increased, transportation costs (logistics) increased, now burdened with additional seaport fees. The rush of taxes and fees surrounds businesses, as if they were blocking export sugar," said Mr. Le Mai Huu Lam, General Director of this company.

Every month, Cat Van Loi Industrial Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Joint Stock Company exports about 10 containers to many markets. Previously, the price per container was about 2,000 USD to go to surrounding countries, now the cost has doubled, more than 4,000 USD. Each month, this company bears about $40,000 in shipping costs to the Asian market. If you go to the US or Europe, the price is about 15,000 USD/container.

"Enterprises are in a state of "emergency resuscitation", their health has not yet recovered, so there is a series of price increases in fees and charges like this, I don't know how long businesses will last"- Mr. Lam exclaims.

Tran Lam Son, Deputy General Director of Thien Minh Company, said that after the epidemic, businesses had to face a series of difficulties such as lack of capital, lack of labor, rising input material prices, and increasing logistics costs. -7 times compared to the time before the epidemic and recently, the price of gasoline has increased continuously ... causing the cost of freight to increase sharply.

Specifically, in 2021, the cost of towing an empty container from Cat Lai port to the factory in Binh Duong both to and from Binh Duong is 3.5 million VND/container, now increased by 800,000 VND, plus 500,000 VND/container of seaport fees. Ho Chi Minh City has just applied again, calculated to increase each container by 1.3 million VND.

“The average company exports about 1,500 containers, so businesses have to spend nearly 2 billion VND/year. The price of raw materials has increased by 10-20%, so the competitiveness of enterprises is very low and the risk of loss is high. The paradox is that if exporting from Ho Chi Minh City to Los Angeles (USA) the cost is higher than the cost of transporting from Sanghai (China) to Los Angeles from 8,000 USD/container. Therefore, Vietnamese goods have suffered from increased raw material prices and increased freight costs, so their competitiveness is reduced," said Mr. Son.