THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE _____________ | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness _______________ |
No. 04/2023/TT-BCT | Hanoi, February 20, 2023 |
CIRCULAR
Prescribing the application of import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originating from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in the period of 2023-2027
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Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management (2017);
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 96/2022/ND-CP of November 29, 2022, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP of May 15, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;
In implementation of the Vietnam - Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement, which was ratified by the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
At the proposal of the Director General of the Agency of Foreign Trade;
The Minister of Industry and Trade promulgates the Circular prescribing the application of import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originating from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in the period of 2023-2027.
Article 1. Scope of regulation
To apply import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originating from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in accordance with the Vietnam - Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement in the period of 2023-2027.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular applies to traders importing under the tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originating from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union and other related organizations and individuals.
Article 3. Commodities and import tariff quotas
1. The commodity codes and tariff quotas of commodity items entitled to the tariff quota under Article 1 of this Circular in the period of 2023-2027 must comply with the Appendix to this Circular.
2. Imports from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in accordance with the Vietnam - Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement must have certificates of origin (C/O form EAV) granted according to current regulations.
Article 4. Subjects eligible for allocation of import tariff quotas
1. Import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco shall be allocated to traders that are licensed for cigarette production by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and wish to use imported unmanufactured tobacco for cigarette production.
2. Import tariff quotas for poultry eggs shall be allocated to traders with import demand.
Article 5. Method of allocating import tariff quotas
The allocation of import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs must comply with the Minister of Industry and Trade’s Circular No. 12/2018/TT-BCT dated June 15, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management and the Government’s Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management.
Article 6. Effect
This Circular takes effect from April 10, 2023, through December 31, 2027.
| FOR THE MINISTER THE DEPUTY MINISTER Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan |
APPENDIX
HS CODES AND IMPORT TARIFF QUOTAS OF COMMODITY ITEMS ENTITLED TO TARIFF QUOTAS UNDER THE VIETNAM - EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IN THE PERIOD OF 2023-2027
(To the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Circular No. 04/2023/TT-BCT dated February 20, 2023, prescribing the application of import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originating from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in the period of 2023-2027)
No. | HS Code | Description | 2023 tariff quota quantity | 2024 tariff quota quantity | 2025 tariff quota quantity | 2026 tariff quota quantity | 2027 tariff quota quantity |
I - Poultry eggs (*) | 11,257 dozens | 11,820 dozens | 12,411 dozens | 13,031 dozens | 13,683 dozens |
| 04.07 | Birds’ eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked | | | | | |
| | - Other fresh eggs: | | | | | |
1 | 0407.21.00 | - - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus | | | | | |
| 0407.29 | - - Other: | | | | | |
2 | 0407.29.10 | - - - Of ducks and geese | | | | | |
3 | 0407.29.90 | - - - Other | | | | | |
| 0407.90 | - Other: | | | | | |
4 | 0407.90.10 | - - Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus | | | | | |
5 | 0407.90.20 | - - Of ducks and geese | | | | | |
6 | 0407.90.90 | - - Other | | | | | |
II - Raw tobacco (**) | 500 tons | 500 tons | 500 tons | 500 tons | 500 tons |
| 24.01 | Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse | | | | | |
| 2401.10 | - Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped: | | | | | |
1 | 2401.10.10 | - - Virginia type, flue-cured | | | | | |
2 | 2401.10.20 | - - Virginia type, other than flue-cured | | | | | |
3 | 2401.10.90 | - - Other | | | | | |
| 2401.20 | - Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped: | | | | | |
4 | 2401.20.10 | - - Virginia type, flue-cured | | | | | |
5 | 2401.20.20 | - - Virginia type, other than flue-cured | | | | | |
6 | 2401.20.30 | - - Oriental type | | | | | |
7 | 2401.20.40 | - - Burley type | | | | | |
8 | 2401.20.50 | - - Other, flue-cured | | | | | |
9 | 2401.20.90 | - - Other | | | | | |
| 2401.30 | - Tobacco refuse: | | | | | |
10 | 2401.30.10 | - - Tobacco stems | | | | | |
11 | 2401.30.90 | - - Other | | | | | |
Notes:
(*) Import tariff quotas for poultry eggs originating from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union are separate from the tariff quotas for Vietnam's poultry eggs in WTO commitments.
(**) Import tariff quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse originating from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union are applied in accordance with Vietnam's international commitments, respective domestic laws and regulations for the products entitled to these tariff quotas.