VNACCS/VCIS (Vietnam)
VNACCS/VCIS (the Vietnam Automated Cargo Clearance System / Vietnam Customs Intelligence Information System) is Vietnam's electronic customs clearance platform, through which import and export declarations are lodged and processed by Vietnam Customs. Built with Japanese assistance (based on Japan's NACCS), it enabled Vietnam to move to largely paperless, automated clearance with risk-based inspection.
Through VNACCS, traders and customs brokers submit declarations, and the system assesses duties and taxes and assigns a clearance channel (green/yellow/red) by risk, greatly speeding processing for compliant cargo. It connects to the Vietnam National Single Window and to other agencies for permits. For importers, exporters, brokers and software integrating with Vietnamese customs, VNACCS is the system of record and channel through which goods clear, so connecting to and understanding it is central to Vietnamese trade operations. It is the digital backbone of Vietnam's customs clearance and a key enabler of the country's trade growth.
VNACCS is how goods actually clear Vietnamese customs — the automated system for lodging declarations, assessing duty and channelling risk. For traders, brokers and integrators it is the system of record and channel for clearance, so connecting to and understanding it is central to any Vietnam-facing trade operation.
What is VNACCS?
Vietnam's automated customs clearance system (based on Japan's NACCS), used to lodge and process import/export declarations with risk-based channelling.
What are the clearance channels?
Green, yellow and red — risk-based channels determining the level of document and physical inspection.