ANNOUNCEMENT

DECLARATION AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM AK AND CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN FORM VK

For the purposes of the Government’s Resolution No. 76/NQ-CP dated July 15, 2021 introducing the master program on state administrative reform in 2021 - 2030 period, and the Government’s Resolution No. 131/NQ-CP dated October 06, 2022 promoting administrative reform and modernization of direction and management methods to serve people and enterprises;

For the purposes of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and the General Department of Vietnam Customs, and the Korea Customs Service on Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES) signed in succession in Hanoi on October 21, 2022 and in Daejeon, Korea on October 31, 2022;

In order to prepare for the official transmission and receipt of e-C/O Form AK and e-C/O Form VK data between Vietnam and Korea under the abovementioned MoU which will facilitate and minimize expenses incurred by enterprises as well as promote export, the Agency of Foreign Trade affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam hereby notifies that:

1. Pursuant to Clause 1 and Clause 2 Article 16 of the Government’s Decree No. 31/2018/ND-CP dated March 08, 2018 elaborating the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding origin of goods, from July 01, 2023, all applications for C/O Form AK and C/O Form VK shall be submitted through the Electronic Certificates of Origin System (eCoSys) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam at the address https://ecosys.gov.vn.

2. Regarding applications for C/O for goods exported to Korea under the framework of the AKFTA and VKFTA Agreements:

- After applications for C/O have been approved on the eCoSys, e-C/O Form AK and e-C/O Form VK data shall be sent to the National Single Window Portal (of the General Department of Vietnam Customs) for being transmitted to the customs authority of Korea. Such e-C/O Form AK and e-C/O Form VK data shall be used for considering grant of AKFTA and VKFTA preferential tariff treatment under specific agreements between Vietnam and Korea in the abovementioned MoU on the EODES.

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3. Regarding applications for C/O for goods exported to ASEAN member states under the framework of the AKFTA Agreement, the paper C/O Form AK shall be sent to the relevant importer of the importing country for claiming AKFTA preferential tariff treatment in accordance with regulations in force.

4. Procedures for issuance, cancellation and correction of e-C/O Form AK and e-C/O Form VK (hereinafter referred to as “e-C/O”) on the eCoSys:

4.1. Issuance of e-C/O:

- Fill in the e-C/O form and attach all relevant documents on the eCoSys.

- Click on the "Ký và Gửi duyệt” (“Sign and Submit”) button.

- Wait for the C/O form to be processed and changed to the “Đã được cấp phép” (“C/O form approved”) status if the application is complete and valid.

- Print the approved C/O form and its Overleaf Notes from the eCoSys on both sides of white paper of ISO standard A4 size (if required).

- Send the Original paper C/O to the importer of the importing country (if required).

4.2. Cancellation of an issued e-C/O:

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- Click on the “Yêu cầu hủy” (“Request for cancellation”) button and indicate the reasons for such request.

- Wait for the request to be processed and changed into the “Đã duyệt yêu cầu hủy” (“Request for cancellation approved”) status.

4.3. Correction of an issued e-C/O:

- Follow the steps for “Hủy C/O điện tử đã cấp” (“Cancellation of an issued e-C/O”) specified in the above Section 4.2 on the eCoSys.

- Click on the “Yêu cầu chỉnh sửa” (“Request for correction") button.

- Correct information and re-submit the C/O form by clicking on the "Ký và Gửi duyệt” (“Sign and Submit”) button.

- Wait for the C/O form to be processed and approved and issued with a new reference number and issuing date if the reasons for C/O correction are considered valid.

- Print the new C/O form (approved after correction) and its Overleaf Notes from the eCoSys on both sides of white paper of ISO standard A4 size (if required).

- Send the Original paper of this new C/O form to the importer of the importing country (if required).

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Applicants for C/O Form AK or C/O Form VK, C/O issuing bodies and relevant entities are requested to comply with the guidelines herein./.

PP. DIRECTOR GENERAL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL




Do Thi Thu Huong

Thông báo 500/TB-XNK năm 2023 về khai báo, nộp hồ sơ đề nghị cấp Giấy chứng nhận xuất xứ hàng hóa mẫu AK và Giấy chứng nhận xuất xứ hàng hóa mẫu VK điện tử do Cục Xuất nhập khẩu ban hành