CIRCULAR

PROMULGATING A LIST OF USED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLIANCES BANNED FROM IMPORT

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Information Technology;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 12/2006/ND-CP of January 23, 2006, detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international purchase and sale of goods and goods purchase and sale agency, processing and transit with foreign parties;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 71/2007/ND-CP of May 3, 2007, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Information Technology regarding information technology industry;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 187/2007/ND-CP of December 25, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of
Information and Communications;
At the proposal of the director of the Information Technology Department,

STIPULATES:

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application

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2. This Circular applies to Vietnamese traders, other organizations and individuals conducting commerce-related activities and importing used information technology appliances.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Service of warranty, maintenance, regular repair, renewal or remanufacture of information technology appliances means the replacement, assembly, repair, restoration or functional upgrading of used information technology machinery and equipment of all kinds;

2. Renewed, embellished or remanufactured information technology appliance means an appliance which has been repaired, had its parts replaced or its functions and appearance restored equivalent to brand-new appliances of the same type, bearing on it and its package a sign or label clearly indicating that it is a renewed, embellished or remanufactured appliance;

3. Special-use information technology appliance means an information technology appliance used as a tool for production, control, operation, exploitation or inspection of operation of part or the whole of a system or production chain in a specific sector.

Chapter II

LIST OF USED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLIANCES BANNED FROM IMPORT

Article 3. List of used information technology appliances banned from import

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2. This list may be supplemented and modified to suit the practical development of information technology.

Article 4. Principles for application of the list

1. The list bans from import only commodities under 10-digit subheadings. The 4-, 6- and 8-digit headings and subheadings in the list are only intended to clarify information on categories of commodities under 10-digit subheadings banned from import.

2. Used parts, spare parts, part assemblies and accessories of products on the list are also banned from import.

3. Used information technology appliances may be imported not subject to the list in the following cases:

a/ Those imported for provision of warranty, maintenance, repair, renewal and remanufacture services or for re-export;

b/ Those imported in the form of purchase, hire, hire-purchase or borrowing for use as direct production tools or specimens in designing, research and development (R&D) activities;

c/ Those re-imported after being brought abroad for warranty, maintenance, repair or renewal;

d/ Those imported in the form of movement of production tools within the same agency or organization;

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f/ Import of renewed, embellished or remanufactured information technology appliances for production under specific projects, provided the implementation of these projects can bring about socio-economic benefits or serve security or national defense.

Chapter III

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 5. Effect

1. This Circular takes effect on February 15, 2010.

2. This Circular replaces Decision No. 20/2006/QD-BBCVT of June 30, 2006, of the Minister of Post and Telematics (now the Ministry of Information and Communications), promulgating a list of used information technology appliances banned from import, and Decision No. 11/2007/QD-BBCVT of May 24, 2007, amending and supplementing Decision No. 20/2006/QD-BBCVT of June 30, 2006.

Article 6. Implementation guidance

1. Heads of agencies and units of the Ministry of Information and Communications, and organizations and individuals defined in Article 1 shall implement this Circular.

2. Any problems arising in the implementation of this Circular should be reported in writing by concerned agencies, organizations and individuals to the Ministry of Information and Communications for handling.

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MINISTER OF
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS




Le Doan Hop

LIST

 OF USED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY APPLIANCES BANNED FROM IMPORT (*)
(Promulgated together with the Information and Communications Ministry's Circular No. 43/2009/QD-BTTTT of December 30, 2009)

Heading/sub heading

Description of goods

8443

Printing machinery using such parts as plates, cylinders and printing parts of heading No. 8442; other printing machines, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined together; parts and spare parts thereof

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- Other printing machines, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined together:

8443.31

-- Combined printing-copying-facsimile machines, capable of connecting with automatic data processing machines or logging onto networks:

8443.31.30.00

--- Combined printing-copying-facsimile machines

8443.32

- Other, capable of connecting with automatic data processing machines or logging onto networks:

8443.32.10.00

--- Dot matrix printers

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--- Ink-jet printers

8443.32.30.00

--- Laser printers

8443.32.40.00

--- Facsimile machines

8443.32.90.00

--- Other

8443.39

-- Other:

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--- Ink-jet printers

- Parts and spare parts:

8443.99

-- Other:

8443.99.20.00

--- Filled cartridges

8469

Typewriters other than printers of heading No. 8443; word-processing machines

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- Word-processing machines

8469.00.90.00

- Other

8470

Calculating machines and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions, accounting machines; postage-franking machines, ticket-issuing machines and similar machines, incorporating a calculating device; cash registers

8470.10.00.00

- Electronic calculators capable of operation without an external source of electric power and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions

- Other electronic calculating machines:

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-- Incorporating a printing device

8470.30.00.00

- Other calculating machines

8471

Automatic data processing machines and functional units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded forms and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included

8471.30

- Portable automatic data processing machines, weighing not more than 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display:

8471.30.10.00

-- Palmtop computers, including mini computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs)

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--- Laptop computers, including also notebooks and subnotebooks

8471.30.90

-- Other:

8471.30.90.10

--- Automatic data processing machines of analogue or hybrid type

- Other automatic data processing machines:

8471.41

--- Comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit, and an input and output unit, whether or not combined together:

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--- Personal computers other than laptop computers of subheading No. 8471.30

8471.41.90

--- Other:

8471.41.90.10

--- Automatic data processing machines of analogue or hybrid type

8471.49

-- Others, presented in the form of system:

8471.49.10.00

--- Personal computers other than laptop computers of subheading No. 8471.30

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--- Other:

8471.49.90.10

---- Automatic data processing machines of analogue or hybrid type

8471.50

- Processing units, except those of subheading No. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing storage, input and/or output unit:

8471.50.10.00

-- Processing units for personal computers (other than laptop computers)

8471.50.90

-- Others:

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-- Automatic data processing machines of analogue or hybrid type

8471.60

- Input or output units, whether or not containing in the same housing storage units:

8471.60.30.00

-- Computer keyboards

8471.60.40.00

-- X-Y coordinate input devices, including mouse, light pen, joystick, trackball and touch sensitive screens

8471.70

- Storage units:

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-- Floppy disk drives

8471.70.20.00

-- Hard disk drives

8471.70.30.00

-- Cassette drives

8471.70.40.00

-- Optical disk drives, including CD-ROM drives, DVD drives and CD-R drives

8471.80

- Other units of automatic data processing machines:

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--- Control units and adapter units

8471.80.70.00

--- Sound cards and video cards

8471.90

- Others:

8471.90.20.00

-- Optical character readers, document or image scanners

8517

Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or telephones for other wireless networks; other apparatuses for transmission and reception of sounds, images or other data, including telecommunications apparatus connected to line or wireless networks (local-area or wide-area networks), except transmitting and receiving apparatuses of heading No. 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528

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- Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or telephones for other wireless networks:

8517.11.00.00

-- Line telephone sets with cordless handsets

8517.12.00.00

-- Telephones for cellular networks or telephones for other wireless networks

- Other apparatuses for transmission and reception of sounds, images or other data, including line or wireless communications apparatus (like those used in local-area or wide-area networks):

8517.61.00.00

-- Original transmission and reception stations

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-- Machines for reception, inversion and transmission or reproduction of sounds, images or other data, including switching apparatus and line-fixing apparatus:

--- Parts of automatic data processing machines, except for those of heading No. 8471:

8517.62.21.00

--- Controllers and adapters, including terminals, connectors and line-fixing apparatuses

8517.62.30.00

--- Telephonic or telegraphic switching apparatus

--- Apparatus for carrier-current line systems or for digital line systems:

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---- Combined modulators-demodulators (modem), including those using cable connectors and insert cards

8517.62.42.00

---- Concentrators, multiplexes

--- Other combined transmission-reception apparatuses:

8517.62.51.00

---- Wireless local-area network apparatus

8517.62.53.00

---- Other transmission apparatus for radio-telegraphy or radio-telephony

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--- Other transmission apparatuses:

8517.62.61.00

---- Used for telegraphy or telephony

8517.69

-- Other:

8517.69.10.00

- Portable reception apparatus for calling, signaling or messaging and message-warning apparatus, including pagers

8517.69.20.00

--- Used for radio-telegraphy or radio-telephony

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Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating a reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras; digital cameras and still image video cameras

8525.50.00.00

- Transmission apparatus

8525.60.00.00

- Transmission apparatus incorporating a reception apparatus

8525.80

- Television cameras, digital cameras and still image video cameras:

8525.80.10.00

- Webcam

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-- Digital cameras and video cameras incorporating a recording apparatus

8528

Video monitors and projectors, not incorporating a reception apparatus for use in television; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating a radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus

- Video monitors using cathode ray tube:

8528.41

-- Used only or mainly for data processing systems of heading No. 8471:

8528.41.10.00

--- Color

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--- Black and white or other monochrome

8528.49

-- Other:

8528.49.10.00

--- Color

8528.49.20.00

--- Black and white or other monochrome

- Other video monitors:

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-- Used only or mainly for data processing systems of heading No. 8471:

8528.51.20.00

--- Other, color

8528.51.30.00

--- Other, black and white or other monochrome

8528.59

-- Other:

8528.59.10.00

--- Color

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--- Black and white or other monochrome

- Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating a radio-broadcast receiver or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus:

8528.71

-- Designed not to incorporate a video display apparatus or screen:

8528.71.10.00

--- Set-top boxes which have a communications function

8528.71.90

--- Other:

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---- Color

8528.71.90.90

---- Other

8528.72

-- Other, color:

8528.72.10.00

--- Receivers, cell-powered

8528.72.90.00

--- Other

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-- Other, black and white or monochrome:

8528.73.10.00

--- Receivers, electricity- or cell-powered

8528.73.90.00

--- Other

8544

Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including co­axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors. Optical-fiber cables made of separately insulated fibers, whether or not fitted with electric conductors or connectors

- Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V:

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-- Fitted with connectors:

--- For telecommunications and a voltage not exceeding 80 V:

8544.42.11.00

--- Undersea telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

8544.42.19

---- Other:

8544.42.19.20

----- Telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

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--- For telecommunications and a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 1.000 V:

8544.42.20.10

---- Undersea telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

8544.42.20.20

---- Telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables, other than undersea cables

8544.49

-- Other:

--- For telecommunications and a voltage not exceeding 80 V:

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---- Undersea telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

8544.49.19

---- Other:

8544.49.19.10

----- Telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

--- For telecommunications and a voltage exceeding 80 V but not exceeding 1,000 V:

8544.49.31.00

---- Undersea telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

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---- Other:

8544.49.39.10

----- Telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

8544.70

- Optical-fiber cables:

8544.70.10.00

--- Undersea telephone, telegraph, radio relay cables

* Notes:

- This List is drawn up on the basis of the List of goods and their HS codes in the Export and Import Tariffs.

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- Laptop computers and their monitors. IP television receivers, of LED/OLED type, are not on this list if the period from the date of manufacture to the date of customs declaration opening is less than 3 years.-

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