Circular 01/2017/TT-BCT stipulating the application of tariff quotas on imports of raw tobacco and poultry eggs originating from member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union in 2017, 2018 and 2019 issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade

CIRCULAR

APPLICATION OF IMPORT TARIFF QUOTAS FOR UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO AND POULTRY EGGS ORIGINATED FROM MEMBER STATES OF EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 95/2012/ND-CP dated November 12, 2012 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013, detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international goods trading and goods purchase, sale, processing and transit agency activities with foreign countries;

In implementation of the Free Trade Agreement signed by and between Vietnam and Eurasian Economic Union on May 29, 2015 in the Republic of Kazakhstan and approved by the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at Decision No. 1805/QD-CTN dated August 19, 2015;

At the request of Director of the Import-Export Department,

Minister of Industry and Trade promulgates a Circular to provide for the application of import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of Eurasian Economic Union in 2011, 2018 and 2019.

Article 1. Scope

Import tariff quotas shall be applied to unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of Eurasian Economic Union under the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Circular applies to importers according to permitted tariff quotas of unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of Eurasian Economic Union, and relevant organizations and individuals.

Article 3. Goods and import tariff quota

HS codes and total tariff quotas in 2017, 2018 and 2019 of commodity headings applying the tariff quotas mentioned in Article 1 herein are elaborated in the Annex enclosed herewith.

Article 4. Principles to apply import tariff rates within the tariff quota

Imported goods must be enclosed with certificates of origin issued by competent authorities of member states of Eurasian Economic Union (C/O form EAV for short).

With regard to unmanufactured tobacco, only Vietnamese traders who can present permits to import unmanufactured tobacco according to the tariff quota granted by Ministry of Industry and Trade as referred to in Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BCT dated January 27, 2014 by Ministry of Industry and Trade detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013, detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international goods trading and goods purchase, sale, processing and transit agency activities with foreign countries are allowed to import unmanufactured tobacco (direct import or entrusted import). The quantity of imported goods shall be deducted from the import tariff quota under the permit granted by Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Article 5. Import procedures

Procedures for import of unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs shall be settled at customs checkpoints according to the automatic differential principle until the quality of imports equals to the quantity of tariff quota granted for each commodity heading as referred to in the Annex enclosed herewith.

Article 6. Regulations on import tariff rates

Import tariff rates inside and outside the tariff quotas imposed on unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs imported from member states of Eurasian Economic Union shall be performed in accordance with regulations of the Government.

Article 7. Effect

This Circular is effective from March 14, 2017 to December 31, 2019 inclusively./.

ANNEX

HS CODES AND TOTAL TARIFF QUOTAS FOR IMPORTS FROM MEMBER STATES OF EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION IN 2017, 2018 AND 2019
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 01/2017/TT-BCT dated January 24, 2017 by Ministry of Industry and Trade on the application of import tariff-rate quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of Eurasian Economic Union in 2011, 2018 and 2019)

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