The General Department of Customs has recently issued Official Letter No. 4342/TCHQ regarding the electronic Certificate of Origin (C/O) under the Vietnam – Chile Free Trade Agreement (VCFTA).  According to the General Department of Customs’ guidance on the electronic VC form C/O, the compe...

On August 28, 2024, the General Department of Customs (GDC) revised and supplemented several provisions of the Draft Amendment to Decree 08/2015/ND-CP. Compared to the previous draft submitted to the Government on December 27, 2022, this version includes significant changes, particularly regarding &...

I. Case Information: Case No: AD OI – 13/2024 Date of Issue: August 14, 2024 Investigating Authority: Directorate General of Trade Remedies, India Complainant: Indian Steel Association (“ISA”) on behalf of domestic producers, specifically JSW Steel Limited and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India ...

I. Basic Information Document Number: C/2024/4995 Date of Issuance: August 8, 2024 Investigating Authority: Directorate-General for Trade – European Commission Complainant: The European Steel Association (EUROFER – “the complainant”). The complaint was lodged on behalf of the...

Goods imported for production and/or business for which import tax has been paid but put into the production of export goods, and then these products have been exported abroad or into non-tariff zones shall be eligible for import tax refund.  It should be noted that taxpayers must declare on the ex...

On July 29, 2024, the GDC issued Official Letter No. 1238/GSQL-GQ2 to answer questions about export and import rights of FDI enterprises. The GDC opinions on this issue are as follows:    1. Regarding Import Rights:  In case the FDI enterprise has been licensed to exercise the right to import (ac...

To address this issue, the GDC recently issued Official Letter No. 3701/TCHQ-TXNK on July 31, 2024.  Firstly, the GDC affirms that duty-free imported goods that have cleared customs but later change their purpose of use must have a new customs declaration made.  The procedure is implemented accord...

The Government of Vietnam has just issued Decree No. 81/2024/ND-CP. Attached to this Decree is Vietnam’s Special Preferential Import Tariff, implementing the ASEAN and Korea Trade Agreement (AKFTA) in the period of 2023 – 2027. This tariff is effective from July 4, 2024. The new AKFTA tariff...

From June 20, 2024, refurbished goods businesses can carry out administrative procedures according to the guidance in Decision No.1625/QD-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The procedures include: Issue a Refurbishment Code Renewal of Refurbishment Code Amendment and supplementation of infor...