Procedures for issuance of good transit permits in Vietnam under Circular 27/2014/TT-BCT

Procedures for issuance of good transit permits in Vietnam under Circular 27/2014/TT-BCT (Internet image)

Circular 27/2014/TT-BCT stipulates the procedures for issuance of good transit permits in Vietnam as follows:

With regard to goods which are weapons, ammunition, explosives and military equipment serving security and national defense purposes prescribed in Clause 3 of Article 4 of Agreement, each good owner shall send an application for good transit permit (using forms in Appendix 1A issued herewith) to the Department of export and import (the Ministry of Industry and Trade).  Address: 54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

- Within 07 working days, from the date on which the satisfactory application of good owner is received, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall submit such application to the Prime Minister’s for consideration and decision.

- Within 07 working days, from the date on which the response of the Prime Minister is received, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall send the written response to the good owner.

With regard to goods which are mentioned in the List of banned goods in Vietnam but not mentioned in the List of banned goods in Cambodia prescribed in Clause 4 of Article 4 of Agreement, each good owner shall send an application for good transit permit (using forms of Appendix IIA issued herewith) to the Office of export and import management in Ho Chi Minh city (the Department of export and import - Ministry of Industry and Trade). Address: 12 Vo Van Kiet, District 1, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

With regard to goods which are mentioned in the List of banned goods in Cambodia prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 4 of Agreement, each good owner shall send an application for good transit permit to the Department of export and import (Ministry of Industry and Trade). Address: 54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam. An application includes:

- An application form for good transit permit: 01 original (using forms of Appendix IA issued herewith).

- An application for good transit permit issued by the Ministry of Trade of the Kingdom of Cambodia: 01 original.

With regard to goods which are processed good products prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 5 of Agreement, each good owner shall send an application for good transit permit to the Department of export and import (Ministry of Industry and Trade). Address: 54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam. An application includes:

- An application form for good transit permit: 01 original (using forms of Appendix 1A issued herewith).

- An application for good transit permit of the Ministry of Trade of Kingdom of Cambodia: 01 original.

The application form for good transit permit issued by the Ministry of Trade of Kingdom of Cambodia prescribed in Point b of Clause 3, Point b of Clause 4 of this Article shall be made in English or Vietnamese. If such application is made in Khmer, the good owner is required to enclose with its Vietnamese translation which is certified and consularly legalized by the diplomatic mission of Vietnam in Kingdom of Cambodia or the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Vietnam as prescribed.

With regard to goods prescribed in Clause 5 of Article 4 of Agreement and processed good products prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 5 of Agreement, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall grant a good transit permit after receiving satisfactory application sent by the good owner and application for good transit permit issued by the Ministry of Trade of the Kingdom of Cambodia sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam via the Embassy or the Commercial affair of Vietnam in Cambodia or the Embassy or the Commercial affair of Cambodia in Vietnam.

Deadline for application processing prescribed in Clause 2, Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article is 07 working days, from the day on which the satisfactory application is received.

In case the application is not satisfactory, within 03 working days, from the date on which the application is received, the receiving body shall send a request for amendments to application to the good owner.

More details can be found in Circular 27/2014/TT-BCT which comes into force from October 20, 2014.

Ty Na

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