Vietnam: Application for registration for import of cigarettes and cigars under the automatic licensing regime

According to Circular No. 37/2013/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, 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 (54 Hai Ba Trung street - Hoan Kiem district - Hanoi). A dossier comprises:

- A written registration for automatic import of cigarettes and cigars: 2 (two) copies made according to the form provided in Appendix II to this Circular (not translated);

- The import contract: 1 (one) copy (affixed with the trader’s true-copy stamp);

- The commercial invoice: 1 (one) copy (affixed with the trader’s true-copy stamp);

- The bill of lading and transport documents of the goods lot: 1 (one) copy (affixed with the trader’s true-copy stamp).

Within 5 (five) working days after receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Administration 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 the reason.

Note: The validity duration of a written registration for automatic import certified by the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Administration Department is 30 (thirty) days after it is certified.

View more details at Circular No. 37/2013/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from February 20, 2014.

Thu Ba

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