On October 15, 2024, the Government issued Decree No. 131/2024/ND-CP concerning Vietnam’s special preferential import tariff schedule applicable to goods imported from Israel.  The basic information regarding the tariff schedule is summarized as follows:   Scope of application: Applies to g...

The General Department of Customs (GDC) recently issued Official Letter No. 4918/TCHQ-TXNK, providing detailed guidelines on the procedure for verifying the customs value for imported goods.  The GDC has expressed the following views:  During verification, the customs authority must examine the cu...

On October 11, 2024, the General Department of Customs (GDC) issued Official Letter No. 4920/TCHQ-GSQL to guide customs procedures and tax policies in case export processing enterprises (EPEs) lease factories to other EPEs.   The GDC has the following opinions:  According to Clause 6, Article 26 ...

On September 19, 2024, the Minister of Health issued Circular No. 15/2024/TT-BYT regulating “List of food, food additives and food containers, packaging materials in direct contact with food subject to state inspection of imported food safety” (hereinafter referred to as the “List&...

On October 8, 2024, the General Department of Customs (GDC) issued Official Letter No. 4855/TCHQ-TXNK to provide guidance on tax refunds for imported goods intended for production and business but subsequently used in the manufacturing of exported goods.   The GDC has the following opinions:   G...

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has just issued Circular No. 18/2024/TT-BCT stipulating the list of waste temporarily suspended from business activities of temporary import, re-export, and transshipment of goods  Accordingly, the waste products temporarily suspended for temporary import, ...

Case Overview:  The Vietnam Trade Remedies Authority has received information regarding the Department of Foreign Trade of Thailand (the Investigating Authority) publishing an official notice of the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation concerning cold-rolled stainless steel products originat...

Recently, the General Department of Customs issued Official Letter  No. 4610/TCHQ-TXNK providing guidance on the refund of import duties in cases where Export Processing Enterprises (EPEs) import goods and then sell them abroad or export them to other EPEs.  The customs authority will consider ref...

In compliance with the directive from the Prime Minister of Vietnam on focusing efforts to address the aftermath of Storm No. 3 and post-storm flooding, the General Department of Taxation (GDT) issued Official Letter No. 4062/TCT-CS, providing guidance on measures to support enterprises suffering lo...