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| Procedure Name | Granting permission on the automatic import of cigarettes and cigars |
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Category
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Procedure for licensing
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Responsible Agency
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Ministry of Industry and Trade
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Legal basis of the Procedure
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Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 of the Government, detailing the Commercial Law regarding international goods purchase and sale and goods purchase and sale agency, processing and transit activities with foreign partners;
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Decree No. 67/2013/ND-CP elaborating some articles and measures for implementation the law on tobacco harm prevention applicable to tobacco trading
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Circular No. 37/2013/TT-BCT Providing the import of cigarettes and cigars
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Processing time
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Within 5 (five) working days after receiving the complete and valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department shall certify the trader’s written registration for automatic import of cigarettes and cigars. In case the dossier is neither complete nor valid or if refusing to certify the written registration, the Import-Export Administration Department shall issue a reply to require the trader to supplement the dossier or notify the trader of relevant reasons.
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Fee
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Required documents
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No
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Type of documents
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1
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A written registration for automatic import of cigarettes and cigars 2 (two) copies made according to the form provided in Appendix II of Circular No. 37/2013/TT-BCT
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2
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The import contract: 1 (one) copy (affixed with the trader’s true-copy stamp)
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3
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The commercial invoice: 1 (one) copy (affixed with the trader’s true-copy stamp)
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4
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The bill of lading and transport documents of the goods lot: 1 (one) copy (affixed with the trader’s true-copy stamp)
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Process Steps
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Step 1
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Trader shall send 1 (one) set of dossier of applying for permit, via post, to the Export and Import Department - the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
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Step 2
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall check the validity and completion of the dossier. Within five (05) working days after receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall grant the Permit of automatic import.
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Step 3
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If the dossier is not complete or valid, or in case of refusing to grant the permit, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall notify in writing or via postal service of contents to be fixed or added to complete the dossier or state relevant reasons for refusal.
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Step 4
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The written certification for granting the permit shall be sent to the trader via postal system.
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Step 5
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Reporting regime:
Within the first 15 (fifteen) days of the coming quarter, the trader importing cigarettes and cigars shall submit to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department a report on the import of cigarettes and cigars in the previous quarter, clearly specifying: categories, quantity, value of imported goods, selling price and projected import plan in the future (made according to the form provided in Appendix III of Circular No. 37/2013/TT-BCT)
Annually, before October 15, the trader importing cigarettes and cigars shall submit to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department a report on the import of cigarettes and cigars in 3 (three) quarters (in replacement of the report for the 3rd quarter) and the import plan for the subsequent year.
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Workflow process:
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| Category | Procedure |
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
| Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
| Import of cigarettes and cigars under the automatic licensing regime | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Industry and Trade | When carrying out import procedures, in addition to the import dossier required by the customs office, the trader shall produce to the customs office 1 (one) origin of the written registration for automatic import of cigarettes and cigars, certified by the the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Administration Department | Before carrying out import procedures, the trader shall send by post 1 (one) dossier of registration for cigarette and cigar import under the automatic licensing regime to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Administration Department | Circular 37/2013/TT-BCT Providing the import of cigarettes and cigars | 31-12-9999 | Good |
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