Are agrimotors in Vietnam eligible for exemption from ferry service price?

Are agrimotors in Vietnam eligible for exemption from ferry service price?

Pursuant to Article 4 of the Circular 31/2020/TT-BGTVT stipulating entities exempted from ferry service price in Vietnam as follows:

1. Ambulance, including other vehicles transporting injured individuals to medical care locations;

2. Fire engines;

3. Agricultural and forestry machinery, including: plough, harrow, cultivator, weeder, and thresher;

4. Vehicle for dike protection and vehicle on emergency natural disaster-related tasks;

5. Specialized vehicle serving national defense and security, including: tank, armored vehicle, artillery tractor, transport of marching armed forces;

6. Funeral convoy and vehicle;

7. Convoy with escort vehicle and guide vehicle;

8. Vehicle for transporting medicine, machinery, equipment, materials and/or goods to areas suffering from disasters or epidemic;

9. War invalid, student, children under 10 years of age (including bicycle). Individuals mentioned above upon using ferry must present necessary document (master registers or certified true copies) namely: war invalid IDs or certificates for war invalid; student ID or student certificate issued by schools.

As regulations above, agricultural and forestry machinery, including: plough, harrow, cultivator, weeder, and thresher are eligible for exemption from ferry service price.

How many types of terry tickets at ferry stations in Vietnam are there?

Pursuant to Article 5 of the Circular 31/2020/TT-BGTVT stipulating ferry ticket in Vietnam as follows:

1. Printing, issuance, management and use of ferry ticket shall conform to applicable laws on management of sale invoices.

2. Ferry tickets at ferry stations consist of 2 categories: single ticket and monthly ticket.

a) Single ticket: a ticket for a single ferry ride for an entity paying for ferry service.

b) Monthly ticket: a ticket for multiple ferry rides within 30 days from the sale date to the final date specified on the ticket. Monthly ticket only applies to entities prescribed under Annex attached to this Circular.

For pedestrians, tickets must include full name and ID (or Citizen Identity Card number) number. For vehicles without license plate, tickets must specify type of vehicles and full name; ID (or Citizen Identity Card) number of vehicle operators. For vehicles required to have license plate, tickets must specify type of vehicles and license plate number.

3. Ferry ticket which is purchased at a ferry station for a beneficiary shall only be used for that beneficiary at the ferry station where the ticket is purchased.

As regulations above, there are 2 types of ferry ticket in Vietnam including single ticket and monthly ticket. Ferry ticket which is purchased at a ferry station for a beneficiary shall only be used for that beneficiary at the ferry station where the ticket is purchased.

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