This is an important provision stipulated in Circular 189/2016/TT-BTC on fees and charges, collection, payment, management, and use of collected amounts in maritime operations in Vietnam.
The charges for maritime operations are stipulated in detail in Circular 189/2016/TT-BTC within the following schedule:
No. |
Name of fees and charges |
Units of Calculation |
Rates |
1 |
Charge for Vietnamese sea-going ship registration |
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a) |
Initial registration (permanent registration) |
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- Ship with a gross tonnage of less than 500 GT |
GT-time |
3,000 (a minimum of less than 300,000) |
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- Ship with a gross tonnage from 500 to less than 1,600 GT |
GT-time |
2.500 |
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- Ship with a gross tonnage from 1,600 to less than 3,000 GT |
GT-time |
2.000 |
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Ship with a gross tonnage from 3,000 GT and above |
GT-time |
1.500 |
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b) |
Fixed-term registration, temporary registration |
30% of the Initial registration rate |
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c) |
Registration of Vietnamese sea-going ship under construction |
30% of the Initial registration rate |
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d) |
Reissuance for all types of ship registration documents |
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- Reissuance of the registration certificate (due to loss, torn, damage) |
10% of the Initial registration fee |
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- Registration change (due to change in Vietnamese sea-going ship name; Vietnamese sea-going ship owner’s name, Vietnamese sea-going ship owner’s address; change in Vietnamese sea-going ship structure or technical parameters; change in the registration authority, inspection organization, or other information in the registration certificate) |
5% of the Initial registration fee |
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2 |
Fees for issuance of certificates related to the operation of Vietnamese sea-going ships |
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a) |
Issuance of insurance or financial guarantee certificates under the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage Convention 1992 or Bunker Convention 2001 |
Per issuance |
100.000 |
b) |
Issuance of minimum safe manning certificate |
Per issuance |
100.000 |
3 |
Charges for issuing certificates, seafarer books for crew members, maritime pilots |
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a) |
Issuance and re-issuance of certificates and certificates |
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Full schedule may be found in Circular 189/2016/TT-BTC which took effect from January 1, 2017.
- Thanh Lam -
Address: | 19 Nguyen Gia Thieu, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City |
Phone: | (028) 7302 2286 |
E-mail: | [email protected] |