CIRCULAR

ON THE RATE, COLLECTION, PAYMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF THE FEE AND CHARGE FOR THE COUNTRY CODE TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN ".VN" AND INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESSES ALLOCATED TO VIETNAM

Pursuant to the Law of fees and charges dated November 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law of state budget dated June 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law of telecommunications dated November 23, 2009;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 72/2013/ND-CP dated July 15, 2013 on the management, provision and utilization of Internet-based services and online data;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 on details and guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law of fees and charges;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 215/2013/ND-CP dated December 23, 2013 on the functions, missions, authority and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

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Minister of Finance promulgates the Circular on the rate, collection, payment, administration and use of the fee and charge for the country code top-level domain ".vn" and Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam

Article 1. Scope and regulated entities

1. Scope of regulation

This Circular defines the rate, collection, payment, administration and use of the fee and charge for the country code top-level domain ".vn" and Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam.

2. Regulated entities

a) Local and foreign organizations and individuals registered to and using the country code top-level domain “.vn”; and local organizations registered to and using Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam;

b) Competent government authorities granting registration for the use of the country code top-level domain ".vn" and Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam;

c) Other organizations and individuals related to the collection and payment of the fee and charge for the country code top-level domain “.vn” and Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam.

Article 2. Fee payer

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Article 3. Fee collection

Vietnam Internet Network Information Center, as designated by the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications to grant registration for the use of the country code top-level domain “.vn” and assign Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam, shall collect the fee and charge defined in this Circular.

Article 4. Rate of fee

1. Annexed to this Circular is the schedule of the charges and fees for registration, use and renewal of the country code top-level domain “.vn” and for registration, use and renewal of Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam.

2. The charges and fees for registration, use and renewal of the country code top-level domain “.vn” and for registration, use and renewal of Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam shall be paid in Vietnam Dong (VND).

Article 5. Fee declaration and payment

1. On no later than Monday of each week, the fee collection agency shall deposit the fees collected in the previous week into the budgetary contribution account at the State Treasury.

2. The collection agency’s monthly declaration and annual finalization the fees and charges collected are governed by Section 3, Article 19 and its submission of such fees and charges to the state budget is governed by Section 2, Article 26 of the Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013 by the Minister of Finance on guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law of tax administration; the Law on amendments to certain articles of the Law of tax administration and the Government's Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP dated July 22, 2013.

Article 6. Fee administration and use

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2. The fee collection agency shall retain 90% (ninety percent) of the amounts collected for the registration, management and maintenance of technical infrastructure, the development of activities under the country code top-level domain ".vn" and Internet protocol (IP) addresses allocated to Vietnam and the fee collection as per Article 5 of the Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 on details and guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law of fees and charges. Other spending on service provision and fee collection includes:

a) Annual fee for Vietnam’s membership in regional and international organizations managing domains, Internet protocol addresses and system numbers;

b) Self-paid participation in Internet-related meetings, seminars and training sessions by international organizations;

c) Spending on science research and technology innovation for the management, operation, promotion and development of the registration and renewal of the use of the country code top-level domain and Internet protocol addresses allocated to Vietnam.

The remaining 10% (ten percent) of the amount collected shall be contributed to the state budget according to the current state budget index.

Article 7. Implementation

1. This Circular takes effect as of January 01, 2017. It replaces the Circular No. 189/2010/TT-BTC dated November 24, 2010 by the Minister of Finance on the rate, collection, payment, administration and use of the charge for registration and use of the country code top-level domain, the renewal fee for the country code top-level domain and Internet protocol addresses allocated to Vietnam.

2. Other matters related to the collection, payment, administration and use of fees and charges not defined in this Circular shall be governed by the Government's Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 on details and guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law of fees and charges; the Circular No. 156/2013/TT-BTC dated November 06, 2013 by the Minister of Finance on guidelines for the implementation of certain articles of the Law of tax administration; the Law on amendments to certain articles of the Law of tax administration, the Government's Decree No. 83/2013/ND-CP dated July 22, 2013 and the Circular by the Minister of Finance on the printing, issuance, administration and use of receipts for the collection of fees and charges for the state budget and the written amendments or replacements thereof (if available).

3. The payers of such fees and charges and relevant agencies shall be responsible for implementing this Circular. Difficulties that arise during the progress of implementation shall be reported to the Ministry of Finance for revision and guidance./.

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p.p. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Vu Thi Mai

SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR THE COUNTRY CODE TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN ".VN" AND INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESSES ALLOCATED TO VIETNAM

(Enclosed to Circular No. 208/2016/TT-BTC dated November 10, 2016 by Minister of Finance)

I. CHARGE AND FEE FOR REGISTRATION, USE AND RENEWAL OF THE COUNTRY CODE TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN ".VN":

No.

Charge and fee

Unit

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A

Charge for registration and use of the country code top-level domain ".vn"

1

Single-letter second-level domain name

Time

200,000

2

Two-letter second-level domain name

Time

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3

Other second-level domain name

Time

200,000

4

Third-level sub-domain name under the shared second-level domain names

Com.vn, net.vn, biz.vn

Time

200,000

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Time

120,000

Name.vn

Time

30,000

5

Domain name in Vietnamese

Time

0

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Fee for renewal of the country code top-level domain ".vn"

1

Single-letter second-level domain name

Year

40,000,000

2

Two-letter second-level domain name

Year

10,000,000

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Other second-level domain name

Year

350,000

4

Third-level sub-domain name under the shared second-level domain name

Com.vn, net.vn, biz.vn

Year

250,000

Edu.vn, gov.vn, org.vn, ac.vn, info.vn, pro.vn, health.vn, int.vn and administrative division domain names (or geodomain, e.g. hanoi.vn)

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150,000

Name.vn

Year

30,000

5

Domain name in Vietnamese

Year

20,000

II. CHARGE AND FEE FOR REGISTRATION, USE AND RENEWAL OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) ADDRESS ALLOCATED TO VIETNAM:

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IPv4 (x)

IPv6 (x)

Initial registration (VND)

Utilization rate increase (VND)

Annual renewal (VND)

1

x<=/22

/48<=y<=/33

1,000,000

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10,000,000

2

/22<x<=/21

/33<y<=/32

2,000,000

1,000,000

21,000,000

3

/21<x<=/20

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3,000,000

1,000,000

35,000,000

4

/20<x<=/19

/31<y<=/30

5,000,000

2,000,000

51,000,000

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/19<x<=/18

/30<y<=/29

7,000,000

2,000,000

74,000,000

6

/18<x<=/17

/29<y<=/28

10,000,000

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100,000,000

7

/17<x<=/16

/28<y<=/27

13,000,000

3,000,000

115,000,000

8

/16<x<=/15

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18,000,000

5,000,000

230,000,000

9

/15<x<=/14

/26<y<=/25

23,000,000

5,000,000

310,000,000

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/14<x<=/13

/25<y<=/24

30,000,000

7,000,000

368,000,000

11

/13<x<=/12

/24<y<=/23

37,000,000

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662,000,000

12

/12<x<=/11

/23<y<=/22

46,000,000

9,000,000

914,000,000

13

/11<x<=/10

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55,000,000

9,000,000

2,316,000,000

14

/10<x<=/9

/21<y<=/20

66,000,000

11,000,000

3,206,000,000

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x<=/8

/20<y<=/19

77,000,000

11,000,000

4,424,000,000

Thông tư 208/2016/TT-BTC quy định mức thu, chế độ thu, nộp, quản lý và sử dụng phí, lệ phí tên miền quốc gia “.vn” và địa chỉ Internet (IP) của Việt Nam do Bộ trưởng Bộ Tài chính ban hành