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Procedure for granting import permits applied to automobiles and motorcycles as personal effects by overseas Vietnamese citizens permitted to repatriate

Description

Category	Permit/Certificate
Responsible Agency	Provincial/city Customs Department Address: Phone: Email:
Legal basis of the Procedure	Customs Law 54/2014/QH13 dated June 23, 2014. Law on Export and Import Duty No. 45/2005/QH11 dated June 14, 2005. Law on Tax Administration No. 78/2006/QH11 dated November 29, 2006; Law No. 21/2012/QH13 dated November 20, 2012 on Amendments to a number of articles of the Law on Tax Administration. Law on Residence No. 81/2006/QH13 dated November 29, 2006. Law on Value Added Tax No. 13/2008/QH12 dated June 3, 2008; Law No. 31/2013/QH13 dated June 19, 2013 on Amendments to a number of articles of the Law on Value Added Tax. Law on Excise Tax No. 27/2008/QH12 dated November 14, 2008. Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP of the Government dated January 21, 2015 providing specific provisions and guidance on enforcement of the Customs Law regarding customs procedures, examination, supervision and control procedures. Decree No. 87/2010/ND-CP dated August 13, 2010, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Export and Import Tax. Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 of the Government on providing specific provisions on implementation of the Commerce Law on international commodity trade, and operations of agents specializing in purchasing, selling, processing and transiting goods with foreign counterparts. Decree No. 209/2013/ND-CP dated December 18, 2013 on guidelines for the Law on Value Added Tax. Decision No. 31/2015/QD-TTg dated August 4, 2015 of the Prime Minister on allowance of baggage, movables, gifts, donations and sample goods that qualifies for tax exemption, tax exemption consideration and non-taxable status. Circular No. 20/2014/TT-BTC dated February 12, 2014 of the Ministry of Finance prescribing the import of automobiles and motorcycles as personal effects of overseas Vietnamese who are permitted to register permanent residence in Vietnam. Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance on customs procedures, customs supervision and inspection; export tax, import tax, and tax administration applied to exported and imported goods. Circular No. 44/2012/TT-BGTVT dated October 23, 2012 of the Ministry of Transport on the inspection of the technical quality, safety, and environment protection of imported motorbikes, and imported engines for motorbike manufacture and assembly.
Processing time	Within 07 working days after receiving the complete and valid dossier When verification is needed, this time limit is 15 working days counting from the date of receipt of the dossier (Department at provincial/city levels) Within 05 working days at the General Department level.
Fee	VND 0

Required documents:

No	Type of documents	Note
1	Application for automobile and motorcycle import	01 original copy of the request for import
2	Valid foreign passport/Vietnamese passport	01 certified Vietnamese translation copy enclosed with the original for comparison
3	Permanent residence register	01 notarized copy
4	Automobile or motorcycle circulation registration paper or circulation deregistration paper
5	Bill of lading	01 original copy 01 photocopy

Requirements and conditions in following administrative procedures

No	Requirements:
1	An overseas Vietnamese citizen permitted to repatriate may import 01 used personal automobile.
2	The used automobile must be the one registered for circulation in the current residence country or the country where the Vietnamese works (not the residence country) before he/she is permitted to register permanent residence in Vietnam.
3	Imported automobiles must have been: registered for circulation for at least 6 months in the country where the overseas Vietnamese citizen works (not the residence country), and have run a distance of at least 10,000 km by the time of arrival at a Vietnamese port.
4	Motorcycles must be registered for circulation in the country where the overseas Vietnamese citizen resides or works before he/she is permitted to register permanent residence in Vietnam, with the time of permission to register permanent residence in Vietnam determined based on the permanent residence book granted by the police.
5	Motorcycles must be of types permitted for registration and circulation in Vietnam.
6	Imported motorcycles must be: within 3 years from the date of manufacture to the date of arrival at a Vietnamese port.
7	Imported automobiles must satisfy the requirements set in the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP of November 20, 2013, detailing the Commercial Law regarding international goods purchase and sale and goods purchase and sale agency, processing and transit with foreign countries, and in the Ministry of Transport’s Circular No. 31/2011/TT- BGTVT of April 15, 2011, prescribing the inspection of quality, technical safety and environmental protection of imported motor vehicles.
8	Imported motorcycles must satisfy the requirements set in the Ministry of Transport’s Circular No. 44/2012/TT-BGTVT of October 23, 2012, prescribing the inspection of quality, technical safety and environmental protection of imported motorcycles and mopeds and motors for the manufacture and assembly of motorcycles and mopeds.

Process Steps

Step 1 Submit the application for grant of import permit	The applying individual shall submit the dossier of application for import permit of used automobiles as personal effects to the provincial/city Customs Department at the locality where the permanent residence book of the individual is registered.
Step 2 Receive, verify and submit the dossier to the General Department of Customs	Within 07 working days after receiving the complete and valid dossier (when verification is needed, this time limit is 15 working days counting from the date of receipt of the dossier - Department at provincial/city levels), the Department shall: - Receive and examine the dossier - Conduct verification measures at the request of the General Department of Customs and make an working report enclosed with the dossier. - Submit the dossier to the General Department of Customs for consideration and decision.
Step 3 The General Department of Customs shall issue the decision	Within a permitted period of 07 working days of receipt of the report enclosed with the dossier from the provincial/city Department, the General Department of Customs shall complete the examination, co-ordinate with the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department if required and request the in-charge leader of the Anti-Smuggling Investigation Department to issue a decision of approval/disapproval or request the provincial/city Customs Department to supplement required papers to the dossier or verify some contents.

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