Industry associations, including Vietnam Pepper Association, Vietnam Rubber Association, Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association, Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association, Vietnam Cashew Association, Vietnam Cotton Association , Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts and Woodworking Association has just sent an official dispatch to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, Ministers of related ministries, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and Director of Department of Industry and Trade. Ho Chi Minh City, on the proposal to issue travel permits for association members to perform urgent tasks during the time of social distancing. According to the above dispatch, summarizing reflections and recommendations from member enterprises of the associations, shows that many export enterprises are facing the risk of not being able to complete import-export procedures and ensure progress. delivery due to having to make paper documents but having difficulty in applying for a travel permit. Specifically, according to Official Letter 2796/UBND-VX and Official Letter 2800/UBND-VX dated August 21, 2021 of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on strengthening control over groups of subjects allowed to circulate, including the target group. granted a circulation permit as an employee who works in the import and export of goods with a unit code of 3D, they will operate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. according to the number and scope of activities, assigned the Department of Industry and Trade. Trade decides on a case-by-case basis. On August 22, 2021, the Department of Industry and Trade issued a process to guide enterprises to carry out procedures for importing and exporting goods (providing logistics services) to register for travel permits during the period of implementation of the distance from the 23rd. August 8, 2021 to September 5, 2021. Accordingly, import-export enterprises (enterprises producing export goods) and logistics service providers quickly submitted registration documents. However, up to now, no enterprises of industry associations have received a response from the Department of Industry and Trade. On August 24, 2021, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade issued Official Letter No. 3996/SCT-QLCN on the assignment of issuing road permits for manufacturing enterprises from August 23, 2021 to September 6, 2021 on Ho Chi Minh City area. Accordingly, the Department of Industry and Trade only issues travel permits to employees of enterprises specializing in providing import and export services (businesses providing professional logistics services); People's Committees of Thu Duc City and districts will issue travel permits to manufacturing enterprises that both supply domestic goods and directly import and export. This has been causing great difficulties for exporters, causing the production and export activities of enterprises to stall, and at the same time have to face huge losses such as warehousing costs, goods for a long time will be reduced in quality, the liability for compensation due to breach of contract on delivery schedule for international customers is unpredictable. Meanwhile, most exporters now have to carry out their own set of export documents in paper (no online procedures) and related operations, not all of them use the service through online agencies. logistics service company. Up to this point, businesses do not know where to apply for a travel permit because it is not clear who is in charge and who is in charge. In addition, the provinces of Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc and Long An have many factories of manufacturing and exporting enterprises such as rice, timber, seafood, rubber, vegetables, fruits, etc. cashew, coffee, pepper... In case businesses are not approved to issue travel permits to carry out procedures for exporting goods, it will cause great damage to businesses in particular and the country's economy in general when the export turnover of the region. accounting for nearly half of the country, manufactured goods cannot be exported, costly to store goods, factories have to suspend production, workers lose their jobs, businesses lose credibility with importers. export. ️ Many businesses are facing the risk of not being able to complete import-export procedures and ensure the delivery schedule because they have to make paper documents but have difficulty in applying for a travel permit. Illustration. Therefore, industry associations agree and propose to the Prime Minister and other ministries and branches related to the following issues: There are specific and unified guidelines on the contact point for issuing travel papers for manufacturing and exporting enterprises. At the same time, increasing the number of officers in charge of handling documents for businesses. Issuing travel permits in soft copy and sending via email to businesses as a basis to pass through convenient checkpoints to the head office of the Department of Industry and Trade for stamp. The industry association will be the focal point and responsible for making a list of businesses that are members of the association that need to apply for a travel permit and send it directly to the Department of Industry and Trade of the city and province in order to reduce the load on the agencies. officials, and at the same time enhance the role and responsibilities of the association in the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic. The heads of the member enterprises are responsible for the registration list and commit to strictly manage the list of employees who are granted travel permits. For businesses that are not members of the association, they will apply for a travel permit at the Department of Industry and Trade and the locality.