From March 1, 2025, the organizational model of the Customs Department will be organized and operated at 3 levels: Customs Department, Regional Customs Branch and Border Gate Customs.
Accordingly, the Regional Customs will be reorganized from 35 Provincial and Municipal Customs Departments into 20 Regional Customs Branches. In particular, the Quang Ninh Provincial Customs Department has been converted to the Customs Department of Region VIII.
The conference announced the Decision of the Ministry of Finance on regulations on functions, tasks, powers, organizational structure and announced the Decision of the Customs Department on personnel work of the Customs Sub-Department of Region VIII.
Accordingly, the Customs Branch of Region VIII reduced from 18 units to 13 units, including: Office, Department, Team and Border Gate Customs. Mr. Nguyen Van Nghien - former Director of the Quang Ninh Provincial Customs Department - holds the position of Head of the Customs Branch of Region VIII; Mr. Pham Quoc Hung and Mr. Bui Ngoc Loi - both former Deputy Directors of the Quang Ninh Provincial Customs Department - hold the position of Deputy Head of the Customs Branch of Region VIII.