TO REDUCE EXPORT DUTY RATE ON SEVERAL COMMODITY ITEMS OF RUBBER
Circular No. 157/2013/TT-BTC of November 11, 2013, amending the export duty rates of the commodity item of rubber under Headings 40.01, 40.02 and 40.05 in the Export Tariff promulgated together with Circular No. 193/2012/TT-BTC of November 15, 2012 with tax reduction from 2% to 4% on several commodity item of rubber.
Concretely, the export duty rate for compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strips; natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized; latex crepes, natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strips will be reduced from 2%-3% to 1%.
Export duty rate for synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strips; mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strips will be reduced from 5% to 1% (Reduced by 4% as compared with existing regulations).
For other rubber types of heading 40.01 and 40.02 alone, the export duty rate still remains at 0%.
This Circular takes effect on December 26, 2013.