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Model number:	6672/TCHQ-TXNK		Type of document:	Official Letter
Issued place:	General Department of Customs		Signed by:	Nguyen Ngoc Hung
Date issued:	23/10/2019		Ngày hiệu lực:	23/10/2019
			Status:	Unknown

The General Department of Customs received the transfer note No. 1450/PC-VPCP on October 7, 2019 of the Government Office transferring Official Letter No. 190923/CV-BIOZYM on September 23, 2019 of Biozym Production and Services Co., Ltd. reflect problems on refund of overpaid tax on imported goods. In this regard, the General Department of Customs has the following opinions:

On September 25, 2019, the Customs Branch of Hai Phong Port Area 3 (Customs Department of Hai Phong City) issued Decision No. 1451/QD-HQKV3 on refunding the overpaid tax on goods. Import at the request of Biozym Production and Service Co., Ltd. with the amount of VND 410,840,118 (of which: import tax of VND 373,491,016, VAT of VND 37,349,102). Proposing Biozym Production and Services Co., Ltd., please contact Hai Phong Port Area 3 Customs Branch (Customs Department of Hai Phong City Customs) for specific instructions.

The General Department of Customs informed to Biozym Production and Services Co., Ltd.

=> See details in Official Letter 6672/TCHQ-TXNK effective from October 23, 2019.

Model number:	6671/TCHQ-TXNK		Type of document:	Official Letter
Issued place:	General Department of Customs		Signed by:	Dao Thu Huong
Date issued:	23/10/2019		Ngày hiệu lực:	23/10/2019
			Status:	Unknown

The General Department of Customs received the Official Letter No. 2926/HQHN-TXNK dated September 11, 2019 of the Customs Department of Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi on the classification of driving microprocessor products. Regarding this, the General Department of Customs has the following opinions:

Pursuant to the Ministry of Finance’s Circular No. 14/2015/TT-BTC of January 30, 2015, guiding commodity classification and analysis to classify goods; analyzing for quality inspection, food safety inspection for export and import goods; Pursuant to the Ministry of Finance’s Circular No. 65/2017/TT-BTC of June 27, 2017, promulgating the List of Vietnam’s exports and imports.

The item according to the analysis results No. 188/KĐ1-NV of April 12, 2019 of KĐHQ 1 Department is determined as: The controller is installed in the car, receiving signals from the steering angle sensors for distribution. integrated, processed and controlled electric power steering motor in the programmed mode, helping the driver control easily.

On the basis of information and photos of the City Customs Department. In Hanoi, the microprocessor microprocessor is a controller composed of a circuit board that has been attached with components, with outer cover, programmed to automatically control the power steering motor. There is no physical button or touch screen to interact with the driver, so it is not suitable as a control panel. Appropriate commodity items of heading 85.37, code 8537.10.99.

General Department of Customs notifies City Customs Department. Hanoi knows and executes.

=> See details in Official Letter 6671/TCHQ-TXNK effective from October 23, 2019.

Model number:	6670/TCHQ-TXNK		Type of document:	Official Letter
Issued place:	General Department of Customs		Signed by:	Dao Thu Huong
Date issued:	23/10/2019		Ngày hiệu lực:	23/10/2019
			Status:	Unknown

 

General Department of Customs received Official Letter No. 300719-Minichip/CGSQLHQ dated July 30, 2019 of ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV Vietnam Beer Co., Ltd on guiding the import of Lignocel HB 500/1000, the General Department of Customs has Comments are as follows:

Refer to the detailed explanation of heading 44.01, Wood chips and waste, cannot be used as wood materials. These materials are used only for making pulp (for making paper) and for making particle board and fiberboard or as fuel. This includes scrap from scrap sawmill; defective products; broken boards; Wooden crates cannot continue to use; bark and shavings (whether or not in blocks, cakes, pellets or similar forms); other wood waste in the process of carpentry; used dyed wood and wood or bark used for tanning. This heading also includes wood scraps and construction waste and broken and cannot be used as wood materials. However, wood articles not separated and suitable for reuse (for example, beams, beams, planks, doors) are to be classified in their respective headings.

– Refer to Note to heading 44.05, Wood pulp is obtained when crushing sawdust, wood chips or wood scraps or sawdust. It is used as a filler in the plastics industry, in the manufacture of particle board or linoleum. Wood pulp can be distinguished from sawdust in heading 44.01 on the basis of smaller and more uniform particle size

Note 1b to chapter 44 prescribes wood, in the form of flakes, chips, shavings, crushed or pulverized, used principally in the manufacture of perfumery, pharmaceuticals, or insecticides, fungicides or other fungi. similar purposes (heading 12.11)

Pursuant to Article 16 of Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP of January 21, 2015 of the Government, the classification of goods is based on customs and dossiers, technical documents and components, physical properties, goods, features and utilities of export and import goods.

=> See details in Official Letter 6670/TCHQ-TXNK effective from October 23, 2019.

Model number:	6694/TCHQ-GSQL		Type of document:	Official Letter
Issued place:	General Department of Customs		Signed by:	Tran Duc Hung
Date issued:	24/10/2019		Ngày hiệu lực:	24/10/2019
			Status:	Unknown

General Department of Customs received Official Letter No. 3507/TCTCHKVN dated August 27, 2019 of Vietnam Airport Corporation on permitting the implementation of customs procedures and customs clearance for goods sold at duty-free shops. Phu Quoc International Airport at Phu Quoc Customs Branch. In this regard, the General Department of Customs has the following opinions:

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 47 of the Customs Law: “Goods sold at duty-free shops shall go through customs procedures at the Customs Sub-Departments managing duty-free shops” and propose the Vietnam Airport Corporation. select the implementation of customs procedures for goods brought into duty-free shops at Phu Quoc International Airport accordingly.

The General Department of Customs will reply and let the Vietnam Airport Corporation know and implement.

=> See details in Official Letter 6694/TCHQ-GSQL effective October 24, 2019.

Model number:	05/2019/TT-BXD		Type of document:	Circular
Issued place:	Ministry of Construction		Signed by:	Nguyen Van Sinh
Date issued:	10/10/2019		Effective date:	01/12/2019
Notice day:	Updating		Publication number:	Updating
			Status:	Not yet in effect

List of minerals used as building materials for export is newly updated

Model number:	31/2019/QĐ-TTg		Type of document:	Decision
Issued place:	Prime Minister		Signed by:	Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Date issued:	09/10/2019		Effective date:	09/10/2019
Notice day:	22/10/2019		Publication number:	From 833 to 834
			Status:	Still Validated

 

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the June 12, 2017 Law on Foreign Trade Management;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP of May 15, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;

At the request of the Minister of Information and Communications;

The Prime Minister issues a decision on the import of goods on the List of used information technology products banned from import for scientific research and carrying out activities of processing and repairing goods on the List. Used information technology products banned from import for foreign traders for consumption abroad.

=> See details in Decision 31/2019/QD-TTG effective from October 9, 2019.

Model number:	4242/TCT-KK		Type of document:	Official Letter
Issued place:	General Department of Taxation		Signed by:	Nguyen Thi Thu Ha
Date issued:	21/10/2019		Ngày hiệu lực:	21/10/2019
			Status:	Unknown

In response to Official Letter No. 1296/CT-TTHT of July 25, 2019 of the Department of Taxation of Binh Dinh Province, the problems of declaring adjustment of export turnover of returned exports of Tien Thuat Production & Service Trading Co., Ltd. (enterprise code 4101167700) , The General Department of Taxation gives the following opinions:

Pursuant to Clause 3 Article 1 of Law No. 106/2016/QH13 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Value-Added Tax (VAT), the Law on Special Consumption Tax and the Law on Tax Administration;

Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 20 and Point 2.8, Appendix 4, issued together with the Finance Ministry’s Circular No. 39/2013/TT-BTC of March 31, 2014, guiding the implementation of Decree No. 51/2010/ND-CP dated May 14, 2010 and the Government’s Decree No. 04/2014/ND-CP of January 17, 2014, on invoices for selling goods and providing services;

Based on the instructions at Points c.5 and c.6, Clause 5, Article 10 of the Ministry of Finance’s Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC of November 6, 2013, guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Tax Administration ; Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Tax Administration and Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP dated July 22, 2013 of the Government.

=> See details in Official Letter 4242/TCT-KK effective from October 21, 2019.

Model number:	3198/QĐ-BCT		Type of document:	Decision
Issued place:	Ministry of Industry and Trade		Signed by:	Tran Tuan Anh
Date issued:	24/10/2019		Effective date:	24/10/2019
Notice day:	Update		Publication number:	Update
			Status:	Still Validated

Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management No. 05/2017/QH14 dated June 12, 2017;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 10/2018/ND-CP of January 15, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding trade remedies;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 98/2017/ND-CP dated August 18, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to the Circular No. 06/2018/TT-BCT dated April 20, 2018 of the Minister of Industry and Trade detailing a number of contents on trade remedies;

Pursuant to the Minister of Industry and Trade’s Decision No. 3752/QD-BCT of October 2, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Department of Trade Defense;

Pursuant to the Minister of Industry and Trade’s Decision No. 3877/QD-BCT of October 15, 2017, on investigation and application of anti-dumping measures on a number of flat-rolled alloy or non-alloy steel products , painted or varnished or covered with plastics or other coating, originating from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea;

=> See details in Decision 3198/QD-BCT effective from October 24, 2019.

Model number:	16/2019/TT-BCT		Type of document:	Circular
Issued place:	Ministry of Industry and Trade		Signed by:	Tran Tuan Anh
Date issued:	19/09/2019		Effective date:	02/11/2019
Notice day:	05/10/2019		Publication number:	From 805 to 806
			Status:	Valid until December 30, 2019

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 98/2017/ND-CP dated August 18, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP of May 15, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 62/2017/ND-CP of May 16, 2017, detailing a number of articles on measures to implement the Law on Property Auction;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 151/2017/ND-CP dated December 26, 2017 detailing a number of articles of the Law on Management and Use of Public Assets;

At the request of Director of Import and Export Department;

The Minister of Industry and Trade issues a circular guiding the auction of sugar import tariff quotas in 2019.

=> See details in Circular 16/2019/TT-BCT effective from November 2, 2019.

Model number:	28/2019/QĐ-TTg		Type of document:	Decision
Issued place:	Prime Minister		Signed by:	Nguyen Xuan Phuc
Date issued:	16/09/2019		Effective date:	01/11/2019
Notice day:	25/09/2019		Publication number:	From 773 to 774
			Status:	Not yet in effect

Amending and supplementing Article 2 of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 45/2017/QD-TTG of November 16, 2017, amending and supplementing Decision No. 36/2016/QD-TTG of September 1, 2016 of The Prime Minister stipulates the normal tax rate applicable to imported goods

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the Law on Export Tax and Import Tax of April 6, 2016;

At the request of the Minister of Finance;

The Prime Minister issues the Decision amending and supplementing Article 2 of the Decision No. 45/2017/QD-TTg dated November 16, 2017 of the Prime Minister amending and supplementing Decision No. 36/2016/QD- TTg of September 1, 2016 of the Prime Minister stipulating the application of ordinary tax rates to imported goods.

=> See details in Decision 28/2019/QD-TTG effective from November 1, 2019.