Title: Circular 28/2009/TT-BCT on the certification of tariff rate quotas for natural honey imported into Japan under the agreement between the Vietnam and Japan for an economic partnership

Type: Circular

Issuing Agency: Ministry of Industry and Trade

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Industry and Trade

Issuing Date: 28-09-2009

 

Agency certifying tariff rate quota certificates

The agency which certifies tariff rate quota certificates at the request of exporters is the Import and Export Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Contents of tariff rate quota certificates

Tariff rate quota certificates shall be printed in English on white A4 paper and contain at least the following details:

- Reference number:

- Name and address of exporter;

- Name and address of importer;

- Description of goods;

- HS classification number;

- Quantity of goods (stating the unit of measurement);

- Validity of the certificate (effective date/ expiry date); and.

- Certification by the Import and Export Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The form of tariff rate quota certificate is provided in Appendix 1 to this Circular (not printed herein).

 

Principles on certification of tariff rate quota certificates

1. Traders who wish to enjoy Japan’s VJEPA preferential tax for Vietnam under the tariff rate quotas for natural honey exported to Japan under the Agreement between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Japan for an Economic Partnership shall submit dossiers to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for certification.

2. Based on the annual tariff rate quotas accorded by Japan for Vietnam prescribed in Appendix 2 to this Circular and the date of receipt of the registration for certification, tariff rate quota certificates of exporters shall be certified on the first come-first served principle. For the quantity of natural honey registered for export under tariff rate quotas in excess of the remaining quotas of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall make certification according to the remaining quota volume.

Dossiers of application for certification

1. A dossier of application for tariff rate quota certification comprises:

a/ A registration, made according to the form provided in Appendix 3 to this Circular (not printed herein);

b/ A copy of the customs declaration already cleared from customs procedures;

c/ A copy of the C/O, form VJ, appended with a certification stamp by a C/O certifying organization.

2. If the applicant for tariff rate quota certification has not yet obtained the exported goods customs declaration already cleared from customs procedures and a copy of C/O, form VJ, he/she may submit these papers later within 15 working days after the date of certification of the tariff rate quota certificate.

3. In case enterprises fail to submit papers specified in Clause 2 of this Article, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall notify and request Japan not to grant tariff rate quota certificates to importers in Japan.

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TARIFF RATE QUOTAS FOR THE EXPORT OF NATURAL HONEY TO JAPAN UNDER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN VIETNAM AND JAPAN FOR AN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
 

Year	Duration of quota application	Quantity (ton)
1st	October 1, 2009 - March 3, 2010	100
2nd	April 1, 2010 - March 3, 2011	105
3rd	April 1,2011 - March 3, 2012	110
4th	April 1,2012-March 3, 2013	115
5th	April 1, 2013 - March 3, 2015	120
6th	April 1,2014-March 3, 2015	120
7th	April 1,2015-March 3, 2016	125
8th	April 1,2016-March 3, 2017	130
9th	April 1,2017-March 3, 2018	140
10th	April 1, 2018 - March 3, 2019	145
From the 11th year on	April 1, 2019-March 3, 2020	150

 

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