CIRCULAR

AMENDMENT AND SUPPPLEMENTATION TO THE CIRCULAR NO. 16/2015/TT-BTTTT DATED JUNE 17, 2015 BY MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ELABORATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT’S DECREE No. 187/2013/ND-CP DATED NOVEMBER 20, 2013 ON EXPORT AND IMPORT OF GOODS IN PRINTING AND PUBLICATION INDUSTRIES

Pursuant to the Law on Publishing dated November 20, 2012;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 132/2013/ND-CP dated October 16, 2013 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Information and Communications;

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;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 195/2013/ND-CP dated November 21, 2013 elaborating a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on publishing;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 60/2014/ND-CP dated June 19, 2014 providing for printing activities;

Pursuant to Decision No. 41/2005/QD-TTg dated March 02, 2005 by the Prime Minister introducing the Regulation on grant of import license;

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Minister of Information and Communications promulgates this Circular to provide amendment and supplementation to the Circular No. 16/2015/TT-BTTTT dated June 17, 2015 by Minister of Information and Communications elaborating the implementation of the Government’s Decree No.187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 on export and import of goods in printing and publication industries.

Article 1. Amendment and supplementation to the Circular No. 16/2015/TT-BTTTT dated June 17, 2015 by Minister of Information and Communications elaborating the implementation of the Government’s Decree No.187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 on export and import of goods in printing and publication industries

1. Amendments and supplementation to Article 2:

“Article 2. Commodities in the printing and publication industries classified by the HS code

1. Printing commodities:

Commodities in printing industry, including equipment, apparatus, parts and components, which have been defined by the HS codes and description, and put under the authority of the Ministry of Information and Communications, shall be classified by headings with the following codes:

a) 84.40;

b) 84.41;

c) 84.42;

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2. Publication commodities:

Commodities in publication industry are those whose form is prescribed in Clause 4 Article 4 of the Law on publishing and which have been defined by the HS codes and put under the authority of the Ministry of Information and Communications, including the following heading codes:

a) 49.01;

b) 4903.00.00;

c) 49.05;

d) 4910.00.00;

dd) 49.11.”

2. Amendments and supplementation to Article 5:

“Article 5. Imported printing commodities

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Article 2. Appendixes

Two appendixes are enclosed herewith as substitutes for the Appendix I and the Appendix II enclosed with the Circular No. 16/2015/TT-BTTTT dated June 17, 2015 by Minister of Information and Communications elaborating the implementation of the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 on export and import of goods in printing and publication industries. To be specific:

1. Appendix I: List of printing commodities, and import procedures and requirements attached therewith;

2. Appendix II: List of publication commodities, and import procedures attached therewith.

Article 3. Effect

1. This Circular shall take effect as from March 01, 2017.

2. Chief of the Ministry's Office, Director of the Agency of Publication, Print and Release, heads of the Ministry’s affiliates and relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Circular./.

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APPENDIX I

LIST OF PRINTING COMMODITIES, AND IMPORT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS ATTACHED THEREWITH
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 41/2016/TT-BTTTT dated December 26, 2016 by Minister of Information and Communications)

HS code

Description

Import procedures and requirements attached therewith

Description as per the List of Vietnam's imports and exports

Specialized description in printing industry

For license

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84.40

Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines.

Book-binding machinery (including book-sewing machines (steel binding machines or book stitching machines), book cover making machines, book folding machines, fully automatic book making machines, fully automatic making machines and other types)

8440.10

- Machinery:

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8440.10.10

- - Electrically operated

Import license is required if importing book-binding machinery (including book-sewing machines (steel binding machines or book stitching machines), book cover making machines, book folding machines, fully automatic book making machines, fully automatic making machines), excluding other machinery types

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 25 years

8440.10.20

- - Not electrically operated

Import license is not required

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Not applicable

Not applicable

8440.90

- Parts:

Import license is not required

8440.90.10

- - Of electrically operated machines

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Import license is not required

8440.90.20

- - Of non-electrically operated machines

Import license is not required

84.41

Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds.

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84.41.10

- Cutting machines:

84.41.10.10

- - Electrically operated

Paper or paperboard cutters

Import license

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84.41.10.20

- - Not electrically operated

Import license is not required

Not applicable

84.42

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 84.56 to 84.65) for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished).

Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine-tools of headings 84.56 to 84.65) for preparing or making plates, tubes and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished).

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8442.30

- Machinery, apparatus and equipment:

8442.30.10

- - Electrically operated

The import license is required if importing imagesetters, platesetters and plate making machines which are used in the printing progress, excluding other types

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8442.30.20

- - Not electrically operated

Import license is not required

Not applicable

8442.40

- Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment:

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8442.40.10

- - Of electrically operated machines, apparatus or equipment

Import license is not required

Not applicable

8442.40.20

- - Of non-electrically operated machines, apparatus or equipment

Import license is not required

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- Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)

Import license is not required

84.43

Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof.

Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, printing tubes and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof.

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Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, tubes and other printing components of heading 84.42:

8443.11.00

- - Offset printing machinery, reel-fed

Offset printing machinery, reel-fed

Import license

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 20 years

8443.12.00

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Offset printing machinery, sheet-fed

8443.13.00

- - Other offset printing machinery

8443.14.00

- - Letterpress printing machinery, reel-fed, excluding flexographic printing

Letterpress printing machinery, reel-fed

8443.15.00

- - Letterpress printing machinery, other than reel-fed, excluding flexographic printing

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8443.16.00

- - Flexographic printing machinery

Flexographic printing machinery

8443.17.00

- - Gravure printing machinery

Copper pipe printing machinery

8443.19.00

- - Other

Other, excluding screen printing machinery

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Not applicable

Screen printing machinery

Import license

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 20 years

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

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- - Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:

Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network or in combination with other functions

8443.31.10

- - - Printer-copiers, printing by the ink-jet process

Printer-copiers, printing by the ink-jet process with multi-colors or in combination with other functions

Import license is required if importing multi-color printer-copiers with print speed of more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are more elongated than A3.

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 07 years

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Brand-new; the time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 03 years

8443.31.20

- - - Printer-copiers, printing by the laser process

Printer-copiers, printing by the laser process with multi-colors or in combination with other functions

Import license is required if importing multi-color printer-copiers with print speed of more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 07 years

Import license is required if importing multi-color printer-copiers with print speed of less than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute

Brand-new; the time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 03 years

8443.31.30

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Combination printer—copier – scanning & facsimile machines with multi-colors or in combination with other functions

Import license is required if importing multi-color printer-copiers with print speed of more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 07 years

Import license is required if importing multi-color printer-copiers with print speed of less than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute

Brand-new; the time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 03 years

8443.31.90

- - - Other

Excluding used single-color machines (black and white)

Import license is not required

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8443.32

- - Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network:

8443.32.10

- - - Dot matrix printers

Import license is not required

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8443.32.20

- - - Ink-jet printers

Import license is required if importing ink-jet printers with print speed of more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are more elongated than A3

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 07 years

Import license is required if importing ink-jet printers with print speed of less than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are less elongated than A3

Brand-new; the time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 03 years

8443.32.30

- - - Laser printers

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Import license is required if importing laser printers with print speed of more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are more elongated than A3

The time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 07 years

Import license is required if importing laser printers with print speed of less than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are less elongated than A3

Brand-new; the time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 03 years

8443.32.50

- - - Screen printing machinery for the manufacture of printed circuit boards or printed wiring boards 

Import license is not required

Not applicable

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- - - Plotters

Import license is not required

8443.32.90

- - - Other

Import license is not required

8443.39

- - Other:

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- - - Electrostatic photocopying apparatus operating by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process):

8443.39.11

- - - - Colour

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Import license

Brand-new; the time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 03 years

8443.39.19

- - - - Other

Import license is not required

Not applicable

8443.39.20

- - - Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by reproducing the original image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process)

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Import license is not required

8443.39.30

- - - Other photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system

Import license is not required

8443.39.40

- - - Ink-jet printers

Import license is required if importing ink-jet printers with print speed of more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are more elongated than A3

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Import license is required if importing laser printers with print speed of less than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are less elongated than A3

Brand-new; the time span from the manufacturing year to the import year is not exceeding 03 years

8443.39.90

- - - Other

Import license is not required

Not applicable

- Parts and accessories:

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8443.91.00

- - Parts and accessories of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42

Import license is not required

Not applicable

8443.99

- - Other:

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Import license is not required

Not applicable

8443.99.10

- - - Of screen printing machinery for the manufacture of printed circuit boards or printed wiring boards

Import license is not required

Not applicable

APPENDIX II

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HS code

Description

Import procedures

Description as per the List of Vietnam's imports and exports

Specialized description in publication industry

Publication products imported for business purposes

Publication products imported for non-business purposes

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49.01

Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheets.

Written certification of import registration

Import license

4901.10.00

- In single sheets, whether or not folded

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- Other:

4901.91.00

- - Dictionaries and encyclopaedias, and serial installments thereof

4901.99

- - Other:

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- - - - - - Educational, technical, scientific, historical or cultural books

Political, law, economic, cultural, social, educational, scientific, technological, literary, artistic, geographic, military, religious, historical books (including children’s books and electronic books in storage devices)

4901.99.90

- - - Other

4903.00.00

Children’s picture, drawing or colouring books.

Written certification of import registration

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49.05

Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, printed.

Written certification of import registration

Import license

4905.10.00

- Globes

Globes (with maps printed or enclosed with books, or illustrated to books)

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4905.91.00

- - In book form

In book form

4905.99.00

- - Other

In single sheets, flyers

4910.00.00

Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks.

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Written certification of import registration

Import license

49.11

Other printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs.

Written certification of import registration

Import license

4911.10

- Trade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like:

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4911.10.90

- - Other

- Other:

4911.91.29

- - - - Other

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- - - Other printed pictures and photographs:

4911.91.39

- - - - Other

4911.91.90

- - - Other

4911.99

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4911.99.90

- - - Other

Carved, printed, litho printed matter replacing books or used to illustrate to books (other than those of 9702.00.00) and other

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