Customs & Global Trade Updates February & March 2024

This update highlights the following matters:

  • Amending rules of origin under the Vietnam and Eurasian Economic Union Free Trade Agreement (VN-EAEU FTA)
  • Amending rules of origin under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA)
  • Circular amends the regulations on the origin of goods
  • List of exported mineral types and quality standards under management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)
  • Guidance on the exportation and importation of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC)
  • The State inspection of the quality of goods circulating on the domestic market
  • The 3rd draft Law on Value Added Tax (VAT) (amended)
  • Official Letters (OLs) provide guidance on:
    • Documentation for on-the-spot (OTS) exported goods delivered under the designation of a foreign trader
    • Customs procedures to bring goods into an Enterprise Processing Export (EPE) for a construction project
    •  Tax policy for materials imported for export production
    •  Timeline and procedures for inspection after duty refund
    •  Materials imported for export processing without having a processing plant in Vietnam
    • Duty rate for goods imported then re-exported to EPEs
    • Customs procedures and tax policies where domestic enterprise lease goods to an EPE

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