CIRCULAR

PROMULGATING VIETNAM’S SPECIAL PREFERENTIAL IMPORT TARIFF FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND FREE TRADE AREA AGREEMENT IN THE 2012-2014 PERIOD

Pursuant to the Law No. 45/2005/QH11 on Import and Export Duties of June 14, 2005;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 87/2010/ND-CP, of August 13, 2010 detailing the implementation of Law on Import and Export Duties No. 45/2005/QH11 of June 14, 2005;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 118/2008/ND-CP of November 27, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

In furtherance of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand free trade area Agreement was concluded on February 27, 2009, in Thailand between the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia and New Zealand and approved by the Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in official dispatch No. 1042/TTg-QHQT of June 24, 2009;

The Ministry of Finance promulgates Circular on Vietnam’s special preferential import tariff for implementation of The Asean-Australia-New Zealand FreeTrade area Agreement as follows:

Article 1. To promulgate together with this Circular the Vietnam’s special preferential import tariff for implementation of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade area Agreement in the 2012-2014 period (applicable duty rates are abbreviated as AANZFTA duty rates).

...

...

...

In which:

+ Column “Goods code” and column “Goods description” are formulated on the basis of the 2012 AHTN and classified at the 8-digit level;

+ Column “AANZFTA duty rates (%)”, The duty rates will be applicable for each year, from January 01 to December 31 of year. Particularly in 2012, be applicable from the effective day of this Circular to December 31, 2012.

Article 2: To be eligible for AANZFTA duty rates, imported goods must meet all the following conditions:

1) Being included in the special preferential import tariff promulgated together with this Circular.

2) Being imported into Vietnam from nations being members of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Agreement, including:

- Brunei Darussalam;

- Kingdom of Cambodia;

- Indonesia;

...

...

...

- Malaysia;

- Myanmar;

- Philippines;

- Singapore;

- Kingdom of Thailand;

- Australia;

- New Zealand;

- The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Commodities from non-tariff zones imported into domestic market).

3) Being transported directly from exporting countries, specified in clause 2 this Article to Vietnam according to regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

...

...

...

Article 3. This Circular takes effect after 45 days from the day of signing and replaces the Circular No.217/2009/TT-BTC, of November 17, 2009 of the Minister of Finance on promulgating Vietnam’s special preferential import tariff for implementation of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Agreement in the 2010-2012 period.

FOR THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
VICE MINISTER




Truong Chi Trung

Thông tư 44/2012/TT-BTC về Biểu thuế nhập khẩu ưu đãi đặc biệt của Việt Nam để thực hiện Hiệp định Khu vực Thương mại tự do ASEAN-Úc-Niu Di-lân giai đoạn 2012-2014 do Bộ Tài chính ban hành