CHAPTER 3: SOLUTIONS AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE
3.3. Some recommendations for the State
The company’s efforts are not only enough to improve business but also need the support from government, the ministries, the Association of transport Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and industry of Vietnam to create most favorable conditions for activity of the company.
The State needs to adjust the legal system so that the system can be tight, full and explicit to ensure the legitimate rights and interests for enterprises of Vietnam.
Moreover, the State should have a plan for reforming administrative formalities and for building and executing the program to modernize and reform of customs procedures. The route should be shortened time for conducting customs procedures for export-import goods in order to reduce the time. Customs declaration should be applied by e-customs declaration to save time and help enterprises more advantages in the implementation of import and export contracts, avoid delay in delivery that
53 can cause more expenses as incurred: charge storage, demurrage that affect efficiency of import-export of enterprises. Simplifying customs procedures, improving import-export management procedures in line with international practices, the Convention that will contribute to promote economic exchanges, especially in the field of freight forwarding.
The State needs to have the prediction for market, the price of gasoline in order to support information for enterprises. This support should be conducted regularly, so enterprises can be anticipated to be new opportunities, at the same time be able to prevent these bad happenings may occur.
Vietnam is a developing country, so encouraging foreign investment in the country is also very necessary. Therefore, the State is also required to take advantage of the foreign investment capital to develop the resources economy, development of the country. The State creates a good environment for foreign investment is not only contribute to the economic development of the country but also help Vietnam’s enterprises learn more experiences on science and technology and more experiences on management and administration of an enterprise.
In addition, the State should invest more in infrastructure facilities to the system of seaports, airports, as well as invest strongly for transportation, especially the ship to be able to compete with foreign shipping company in transporting cargo.
Other important sectors such as insurance and banking should also be adequately investing to build real strong national resource helps enterprises be more confidence in negotiating a contract to export with the most beneficial terms.
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CONCLUSION
At this period, foreign trade between Vietnam and other countries in the globe has been increasingly busy and developed, and in the near future, it tends to be rocketing. In the face of increasing enterprises in demands of merchandise import export, the foundation of exchange companies have contributed to overcome difficulties, which enterprises have encountered in their operations, lowering the cost of time and expenses.
Merchandise import export exchange is a complex operation, involving in a variety of works; thus, exchange companies have to master specialized knowledge, employ it rightly, and be flexible in dealing with unexpected circumstances quickly and effectively. Besides individual effort and striving, it requires a rhythmically mutual cooperation and support among staff.
With the efforts and incessant learning of the Board and staff, the merchandise company E.I has taken steady steps and rapidly developed with better and better service quality. The company has grown in greater size, having competitiveness at home and abroad. Moreover, it has provided its customers with good service, and also met their different and complex needs.
However, at the situation that information and communication technology and foreign trade have been operated strongly, the market of merchandise exchange is also in a fiercer competition due to the appearance of many companies in this field. If E.I wants to survive this battle and go further, its service supply has be more and professional to keep long-term clients as well as draw new ones.
Moreover, the company has to gain customers’ trust by making the most of its existing strengths like human resources or relations; at the same time, it should not only straight admit its shortcomings and work out solutions to them, but it needs to notice the matter of cost and time.
Through this paper, I presented the sea freight forwarding activities of E.I.’s, service types, preparation, and goods exchange process, and also recommended solutions to better this process. However, mistakes are unavoidable, so I really want feedback from both teachers and E.I staff.
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