Over 40,000 businesses use digital signature by November 1st

The Ministry of Finance has issued a decision on nationwide enterprises’ use of public digital signature registered at the customs authorities for implementing electronic customs procedures since November 1st. FPT IS is the first company in Vietnam to introduce the e-service package to provide customers.

04/10/2013

Under current regulations, the digital signature must be the public one, whose compatibility with the e-customs data processing system confirmed by customs authorities such as electronic signatures provided by FPT - CA and Bkav - CA etc.

40,000 businesses will have to use digital signatures for their electronic clearance since November 1st.

According to the statistics issued by General Department of Vietnam Customs, there are only about 1,530 new digital certificates registered. That the 40,000 businesses are required to use digital signatures for customs transaction will create favorable conditions for companies trading this service, including FPT IS.

FPT IS is the first company in Vietnam to introduce the e-service package to provide customers with full functionalities of certificate authority, electronic tax and customs declaration.

In April, FPT IS integrated electronic customs software into FPT’s e-service package with preferential price and consultancy support service by operator. The total number of customers using FPT’s electronic services reaches more than 80,000 businesses across the country.