Legal Document

Title: Circular 37/2013/TT-BCT Providing the import of cigarettes and cigars

Type: Circular

Issuing Agency: Ministry of Industry and Trade

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Industry and Trade

Issuing Date: 30-12-2013

Article 1. Scope of regulation

1. This Circular provides the import of cigarettes and cigars.

2. This Circular does not regulate:

a/ The import of cigarettes and cigars for sale at duty-free shops;

b/ The import of sample cigarettes and cigars for research or trial production and temporary import for re-export of sample cigarettes and cigars for display at fairs or exhibitions; cigarettes and cigars of persons on entry within the Government-prescribed quotas;

c/ Temporary import for re-export; temporary export for re-import; border-gate transfer and transit via the Vietnamese territory of cigarettes and cigars.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Circular applies to traders importing cigarettes or cigars and organizations and individuals involved in the import of cigarettes and cigars.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

“Cigarettes and cigars” means tobacco products which are produced wholly or partially from tobacco materials and used for smoking.

Article 4. List of imported cigarettes and cigars

The list of imported cigarettes and cigars is provided in Appendix I to this Circular (not translated).

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List Measures/Standards

Name	Description	Status	Measures/Standards	Measure Class
Import of cigarettes and cigars under the automatic licensing regime	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	Active	Measure	Goods
Requirements for imported cigarettes and cigars	Requirements for imported cigarettes and cigars 1. Cigarettes and cigars imported and circulated in the market must be registered for protection of trademark use rights in Vietnam and affixed with imported-cigarette stamps as prescribed by the Ministry of Finance. 2. Cigarettes and cigars imported for sale in the domestic market must comply with current regulations on purchase and sale of tobacco products. 3. Imported cigarettes and cigars must comply with current regulations on standard conformity and regulation conformity announcement or food safety-regulation conformity announcement; and on inspection of quality, hygiene, safety and toxic ingredient content like domestically produced cigarettes and cigars. 4. For a cigarette or cigar brand imported into Vietnam for the first time, before carrying out import procedures, the trader shall send its samples to a testing laboratory designated by a competent state agency for analysis according to current technical regulations, standards or regulations on food safety of Vietnam. 5. Imported cigarettes and cigars must comply with current regulations on goods labeling, labeling of tobacco products for sale in Vietnam and printing of health warnings on packages.	Active	Measure	Goods