Mazars in Vietnam Newsletter - Customs Update - Issue January 2021

1. Customs taxes & valuation

• No capped value for imports being gift/present
• Impose anti-dumping duty on some cold-rolled (cold-pressed) carbon steel in rolls or plates originated from China
• Guidance on the importation of rubber gloves
• Guidance on the declaration of “Quantity” on Customs declaration form and Customs finalization report
• New guidance on the declaration of goods being plant-derived products with name and description stipulated under both the nomenclature of medicinal herbs and nomenclature of plant-derived food

2. Certificate of Origin (C/O)

• Accepting Form D with information about third-country’s invoice on Box No. 7
• Accepting re-issued C/O without reference information of the original C/O
• Some notable guidance on C/O under EVFTA  

3. Customs procedure & tax policy applying to export-manufacturing model, export-processing model and export-processing enterprises (“EPEs”).

• Granting duty exemption for imported material serving export-manufacturing business with certain outsourced process
• Applying VAT on the import of outsourced products from EPE to domestic zone, even if 100% materials are supplied by the domestic contract owner

4. Customs specialized management requirements for import

• Some guidance for the importation of medicine and medicinal ingredients
• No requirement on import license for houseware rubber gloves
• Supervising goods under intellectual property right infringement upon the GDC’s acceptance

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