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Category

Customs clearance

Responsible Agency

Local Customs Department

Phone: 

Email: 

Legal basis of the Procedure                

• Customs Law No. 54/2014/QH13 dated June 23, 2014.

• 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.

• 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 274/2016/TT-BTC on the rate, collection, submission, management and use of the customs fees and the charges on goods and vehicles in transit.

• Circular 69/2016/TT-BTC dated May 6, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance regulating customs procedures for import, export, temporary import for re-export and transit of petrol and oil, chemicals and gases; importation of raw materials for producing and preparing or outward processing of petroleum and gas; import and export of crude oil and other imports, exports for petroleum industry.

Processing time

• Within 02 hours for examination of dossier.

• Within 08 hours for examination of goods.

• Within 02 working days for shipment in large quantities and of various types

Fee

20,000 VND/Declaration form

Type of documents

Note

1

Export customs declaration including information inputs stipulated in the Appendix II enclosed with Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance.

In case of paper-based customs declaration prescribed in Clause 2 Article 25 of Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP, the declarant shall make and submit 02 original copies of the declaration of imported goods using Form No. HQ/2015/NK in Appendix IV enclosed with Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC.

2

Sales contract or other papers with equivalent validity

 01 photocopy

3

Commercial invoices

01 original copy

4

Bill of lading or another transportation documents of equivalent validity:

01 photocopy

5

Sale contract of the petrol and oil, gases (Framework Contract; Principal Contract; or Appendix (if any))

01 photocopy

6

Ministry of Industry and Trade‘s fixture note of the plan for production, preparation, importation of raw materials and consumption of petroleum products.

01 photocopy

7

In case the trader lodges the first customs declaration at the Customs Authority, the following documents are required:

• Petroleum import and export license granted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade
• Certificate of Eligibility for gas importation/exportation or equivalent documents

 01 photocopy

Step 1

The trader shall submit a dossier of application for settlement of customs procedures for importation of raw materials for producing and preparing petrol and oil, and gases.

Step 2

Within 07 working days from the day on which the valid application is received, the Customs Authority shall: Examine the dossier; check the lists and conditions of imports. Approve the list if it is consistent; if the list is not consistent, request the declarant for amendments and supplements using professional written request

Step 3

The trader shall register for customs declaration for imports on the import declaration and specify materials consistent with those approved by the customs authority.

Step 4

The customs authority shall receive and examine the dossier; check the conditions for registration of customs declaration; inspect the goods and decide on customs clearance.