Hanoi-Vietnam: What are the instructions on calculating road use fees upon purchase of liquidated official duty vehicles?

Regarding this matter, the Vietnam Ministry of Transport responds as follows:

Clause 2, Article 1 of Circular 293/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016, issued by the Ministry of Finance, stipulates:

“2. The automobiles defined in Section 1 of this Article shall not incur the road use fee when:

a) Being damaged by an accident or natural disaster.

b) Being seized or stripped of a certificate of vehicle registration or number plate.

c) Being rendered inoperative by a serious accident and requiring repair for at least 30 days.

d) Being commercial transport vehicles of cooperatives and transport companies, which cease operating in at least 30 consecutive days.

dd) Neither entering the traffic flow nor employing the roadways in the road transport system but operating within the land area under the management of relevant companies or cooperatives; for example, in a station, port, mine, agricultural or forestry zone; and automobiles used by driver training centers for examination.

e) Being registered and inspected in Vietnam but operating abroad in 30 consecutive days or more.

g) Being stolen for a minimum period of 30 days.”

At Point a6, Sub-point a, Clause 1, Article 6 of Circular 293/2016/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2016, of the Ministry of Finance stipulates:

“The road use fee on a seized vehicle sold by a bank or auction organization shall be charged from the date of vehicle inspection for operation. If the fee on the vehicle seized and sold has been paid after the re-inspection for operation, its owner shall pay the fee for a duration that succeeds the paid duration of the previous interval.”

For the case queried by Mr. Tran Manh Tu, who purchased a liquidated official duty vehicle in Vietnam that has not been inspected for 5 years, this is not specifically regulated in Circular 293/2016/TT-BTC mentioned above.

However, based on the actual situation, it can be similarly applied as the case of vehicles that are confiscated and then sold off by banks or asset auction organizations, meaning the vehicle owner will pay road usage fees calculated from the time the vehicle undergoes inspection to resume circulation.

Source: Government e-newspaper

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