Customs and Global Trade Updates November 2022

This update highlights the following matters:
 

• Decision No. 2400/QD-BCT (Decision 2400) review of new exporters for applying anti-dumping measures to certain plastic products issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on 14 November 2022
• Notice No. 257/TB-BCT (Notice 257) allowing Certificate of Origin (C/O) to be printed on A4 paper by MoIT on 10 October 2022
• Decision No. 2065/QD-BTC (Decision 2065) announcing the administrative procedures under the management of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on 6 October 2022
• Circular No. 11/2022/TT-BKHCN (Circular 11) canceling the regulations on the localization rate for automobiles by the Minister of Science and Technology (MoST) issued on 10 August 2022
• The Most-Favored-Nation import duty rate (MFN rate) proposed to be applied on certain imported automotive parts
• Circular No 32/2022/TT-BCT (Circular 32) amending the rules of origin under the RCEP issued on 18 November 2022 by MoIT
• Draft Circular on customs procedures for imported and exported goods traded via an e-commerce platform
• Draft Circular on determination of origin of imported and exported goods
• Various Official Letters (OL) issued by the GDC, regarding:
  • On-the-spot (OTS) import and export customs declaration for goods delivered to Vietnamese enterprises under instruction of a foreign enterprise
  • Importation of goods which were previously exported and delivered to a Bonded Warehouse (BW) in Vietnam
  • Guidance on C/O Form D
  • Goods labeling
  • Value-added Tax (VAT) on imported goods
  • Exportation of imported goods which have not undergone any processing by a Foreign Invested Enterprise (FIE)