CIRCULAR

PROVIDING FOR RATES, COLLECTION, TRANSFER, EXEMPTION, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF FEES FOR EXPLOITING AND USING NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING DATA

Pursuant to the Law on Fees and Charges dated November 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on State Budget dated June 25, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Tax Administration dated June 13, 2019;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 elaborating some Articles of the Law on Fees and Charges;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 03/2019/ND-CP dated January 04, 2019 on remote sensing activities;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 126/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020 elaborating some Articles of the Law on Tax Administration; the Government’s Decree No. 91/2022/ND-CP dated October 30, 2022 amending some Articles of Decree No. 126/2020/ND-CP;

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At request of the Director General of the Tax Policy Department;

The Minister of Finance hereby promulgates a Circular providing for rates, collection, transfer, exemption, management and use of fees for exploiting and using national remote sensing data.

Article 1. Scope and regulated entities

1. This Circular provides for rates, collection, transfer, exemption, management and use of fees for exploiting and using national remote sensing data.

2. This Circular applies to agencies, organizations and individuals that are relevant to the management, exploitation and use of fees for exploiting and using national remote sensing data.

Article 2. Collecting organizations and fee payers

1. Any authorities, organizations or individuals that submit applications requesting national remote sensing data must pay fees in compliance with regulations herein.

2. Collecting organizations include the Central Ground Segment of Remote Sensing (CGSR) affiliated to the National Remote Sensing Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; authorities assigned to provide national remote sensing data as prescribed by law.

Article 3. Fee rates and fee exemption

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2. The rates of fees for exploiting and using national remote sensing data for national defense and security purposes or in the event of emergency are 60% of the corresponding fee rates specified in clause 1 of this Article.

3. The national remote sensing data shall be provided free of charge as requested by leaders of the Communist Party and of the State.

Article 5. Declaring and paying fees

1. Fee payers shall pay the fees according to the rates mentioned in Article 3 of this Circular to the collecting organizations using the methods specified in Circular No. 74/2022/TT-BTC dated December 22, 2022 of the Minister of Finance on methods, deadlines for collection, transfer and declaration of fees and charges under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance.

2. No later than the 05^th of each month, collecting organizations shall transfer the fees that were collected in the previous month to their accounts designated for amounts pending transfer to state budget opened at State Treasury. Collecting organizations shall declare, collect, transfer and finalize fees in accordance with Circular No. 74/2022/TT-BTC (fees collected by central authorities shall be transferred to the central government budget; fees collected by local authorities shall be transferred to local government budgets).

Article 5. Management and use of fees

1. The collecting organization that is a public service provider may retain 55% of the sum of collected fees to cover its expenditures on service provision and fee collection as prescribed in Article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23 elaborating some Articles of the Law on Fees and Charges and transfer the remaining 45% to the state budget.

2. The collecting organization that is a state agency shall transfer 100% of the collected fees to state budget. The funding for covering expenditures on service provision and fee collection shall be covered by funding from state budget included in that collecting organization’s estimate under policies and levels of state budget expenditures as regulated by law.

In case the collecting organization is a state agency that is permitted to use its revenue to cover its operating costs according to clause 1 Article 4 of the Government’s Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016, it may retain 55% of the collected fees to cover the expenditures specified in Article 5 of Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP and transfer the remaining 45% to the state budget.

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1. This Decree comes into force from August 01, 2023.

2. This Circular replaces Circular No. 187/2016/TT-BTC dated November 08, 2016 of the Minister of Finance on rates, collection, transfer, exemption, management and use of fees for exploiting and using national remote sensing data and Circular No. 108/2017/TT-BTC dated October 16, 2017 of the Minister of Finance amending Article 3 of the Circular No. 187/2016/TT-BTC dated November 08, 2016 of the Minister of Finance on rates, collection, transfer, exemption, management and use of fees for exploiting and using national remote sensing data.

3. Other contents relevant to fee collection, transfer, management, use, receipt vouchers, disclosure of collection regulations that are not mentioned in this Circular shall comply with the following documents: the Law and Fees and Charges, Decree No. 120/2016/ND-CP; the Law on Tax Administration; Decree No. 126/2020/ND-CP; Decree No. 91/2022/ND-CP; Decree No. 11/2020/ND-CP; Decree No. 123/2020/ND-CP; Circular No. 78/2021/TT-BTC.

4. In case any document referred to in this Circular is amended or replaced, the newest document shall apply.

5. Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be reported to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and guidance./.

PP. THE MINISTER
THE DEPUTY MINISTER




Cao Anh Tuan

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(Enclosed with the Circular No. 38/2023/TT-BTC dated June 09, 2023 of Minister of Finance)

1. Fee rates applicable to original satellite images - level 1A processing

Schedule 1:

Unit: VND/km²

No.

Type of image

Rate

1

Spot 2, Spot 4

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a

Panchromatic image (10-m resolution);

Multispectral image (20-m resolution)

2.025

b

Fused image with 10-m resolution

4.050

2

Spot 5

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a

Panchromatic image (5-m resolution);

Multispectral image (10-m resolution)

4.219

b

Panchromatic image with 2.5-m resolution

7.030

c

Fused image with 5-m resolution

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d

Fused image with 2.5-m resolution

8.472

2. Fee rates applicable to satellite images georeferenced, spectrally analyzed and converted into user coordinates

Schedule 2: Spot 2, Spot 4 and Spot 5 images - Level 2A processing

Unit: VND/km2

No.

Mode of image

Rate

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Panchromatic image (10-m resolution);

Multispectral image (20-m resolution)

2.783

2

Panchromatic image (5-m resolution);

Multispectral image (10-m resolution)

4.977

3

Panchromatic image with 2.5-m resolution

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Schedule 3: Spot 2, Spot 4 and Spot 5 images of topographical map - Level 3B processing

Unit: VND/km2

No.

Mode of image

Rate

1

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:10,000

78.914

2

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84.018

3

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5-5m, scale: 1:25,000

47.280

4

Fused image with a resolution of 5m, scale: 1:25,000

50.951

5

Fused image with a resolution of 2,5m, scale: 1:25,000

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6

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:50,000

16.325

7

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2,5-5m, scale: 1:50,000

20.643

8

Multispectral image with a resolution of 20m, scale 1:50,000

14.644

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Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:50,000

17.274

10

Fused image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:50,000

18.383

11

Fused image with a resolution of 5m, scale: 1:50,000

22.299

12

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25.669

13

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:100,000

5.211

14

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m or 20m, scale 1:100,000

5.211

15

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:250,000

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16

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m or 20m, scale 1:250,000

3.391

3. Fee rates applicable to VNREDSat-1 images

Schedule 4:

Unit: VND/km2

No.

Type/mode of image

Rate

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Level 1A VNREDSat-1 images

a

Multispectral image (10-m resolution)

12.689

b

Panchromatic image with 2.5-m resolution

18.282

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a

Multispectral image (10-m resolution)

19.654

b

Panchromatic image with 2.5-m resolution

25.166

c

Fused image with 2.5-m resolution

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3

Level 3A VNREDSat-1 images

a

Multispectral image (10-m resolution)

21.976

b

Panchromatic image with 2.5-m resolution

28.604

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Fused image with 2.5-m resolution

50.521

4

Level 3B VNREDSat-1 images (Digital topographical maps)

a

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:10,000

84.018

b

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54.318

c

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:50,000

17.274

4. Remote-sensing images with equivalent technical characteristics received by ground receiving stations of foreign partners

Schedule 5:

Unit: VND/km2

No.

Type/mode of image

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1

Level 1A remote-sensing images

a

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m

12.689

b

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m

18.282

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Level 2A remote-sensing images

a

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m

19.654

b

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m

25.166

c

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44.620

3

Level 3A remote-sensing images

a

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m

21.976

b

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m

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c

Fused image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m

50.521

4

Level 3B remote-sensing images (Digital topographical maps)

a

Fused image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m, scale: 1:10,000

84.018

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Fused image with a resolution of 2.0-2.5m, scale: 1:25,000

54.318

c

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10-15m, scale 1:50,000

17.274

5. Fee rates applicable to Spot 6 and Spot 7 images

Schedule 6: Spot 6 and Spot 7 original satellite images - Level 1A processing

Unit: VND/km2

No.

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Rate

1

Multispectral image with a resolution of 6m

5.856

2

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 1.5m

8.472

Notes: The minimum area to be provided is 100 km²

Schedule 7: Spot 6 and Spot 7 images of topographical map - Level 3B processing

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No.

Mode of image

Rate

1

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 1.5m, scale: 1:10,000

94.697

2

Fused image with a resolution of 1.5m, scale: 1:10,000

100.822

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Panchromatic image with a resolution of 1.5m, scale: 1:25,000

56.736

4

Fused image with a resolution of 1.5m, scale: 1:25,000

65.182

5

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:50,000

24.772

6

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20.729

7

Fused image with a resolution of 2.5m, scale: 1:50,000

30.802

8

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:100,000

6.253

9

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:100,000

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10

Panchromatic image with a resolution of 10m, scale: 1:250,000

4.069

11

Multispectral image with a resolution of 10m, scale 1:250,000

4.069

Notes:

- “Fused” image referred to in the said schedules includes a pair of Panchromatic and Multispectral image.

- The minimum area to be provided is 46 km² (equivalent to 01 piece 1:10.000)./.

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