Circular No. 49/2014/TT-BCT dated December 15, 2014 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the import of material tobacco under the 2015 tariff quotas

CIRCULAR

On the import of material tobacco under
the 2015 tariff quotas[1]

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 95/2012/ND-CP of November 12, 2012, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP of November 20, 2013, detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international goods sale and purchase and goods sale, purchase, processing and transit agency activities with foreign countries;

At the proposal of the Director of Import and Export Department,

The Minister of Industry and Trade promulgates the Circular on the import of material tobacco under the 2015 tariff quotas.

Article 1.The 2015 import tariff quotas

The material tobacco (HS Code 2401) to be imported under the 2015 tariff quotas is 46,305 tons.

Article 2.Management principle

1. Principle for allocation of import tariff quotas

The allocation of material tobacco import tariff quotas complies with the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BCT of January 27, 2014, detailing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP of November 20, 2013, detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international goods sale and purchase and goods sale, purchase, processing and transit agency activities with foreign countries.

2. Subjects eligible for allocation of material tobacco import tariff quotas

Material tobacco import tariff quotas shall be allocated to traders licensed for production of cigarettes by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and having the demand to use a certain proportion of imported material tobacco for production of cigarettes as certified by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Article 3.Effect

This Circular takes effect from January 1, through December 31, 2015.-

Minister of Industry and Trade
VU HUY HOANG