C/O must be issued 03 days after exportation
Accordingly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade amends the regulation on duration of issuing C/O in Appendix III of the Circular No. 31/2015/TT-BCT. To be specific, the C/O shall be issued as soon as possible to, but no later than three (03) working days after the date of exportation; in the former regulation, this duration shall be calculate from the date of exportation.
In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also supplements the regulation on interpretation of regulation related to the implementation of the Chapter on Rules of Origin. Those instructions and unanimous interpretations shall be alternative agreed by the member countries or be agreed on the report of the implementation meeting of the Sub-Commission on Rules of origin (RC-ROO), the Commission of the Goods (CTG) and the Federal Joint Commission (FJC) within the framework of the implementation of the Agreement. Those instruction shall be the the basis for C/O issuing agencies and real customs authorities in implementation.
This Circular takes effect from October 01, 2015.