The maximum fee for issuance of international certification of maritime vessel security in Vietnam is VND 12.000.000

08:34, 11/07/2024

The Ministry of Finance has just issued Circular No. 246/2016/TT-BTC stipulating the rates of collection, the collection policies, payment, management, and use of the fees for inspection, evaluation, and issuance of international certification of maritime vessel security in Vietnam.

According to this Circular, fee payers include organizations and individuals when the Vietnam Register conducts inspection, assessment, and issuance of international certificates on maritime security for maritime vessels and mobile platforms. (Unit: VND/occasion)

No.	Type of Assessment	Fee Rate
		Group I maritime vessels	Group II maritime vessels
1	Approval of maritime security plan	5,000,000	5,000,000
2	Approval of maritime security plan with additions and modifications	2,000,000	2,000,000
3	Initial assessment for issuing the international certificate on maritime security	10,000,000	12,000,000
4	Intermediate assessment for validation in the international certificate on maritime security	10,000,000	12,000,000
5	Renewal assessment for issuing a new international certificate on maritime security	10,000,000	12,000,000
6	Preliminary assessment for issuing a provisional international certificate on maritime security	9,000,000	10,500,000
7	Ad-hoc assessment for restoration, extension, and maintenance of the international certificate on maritime security	9,000,000	10,500,000

Fee schedule for inspection, assessment, and issuance of international certificates on maritime security under the ISPS Code

The above rates do not include travel expenses as prescribed for personnel directly conducting the maritime security inspection and assessment.

By the 5th day of each month, the fee-collecting organization must transfer the collected fees of the previous month into the fee account pending submission to the state budget at the State Treasury.

The fee-collecting organization is allowed to retain 75% of the collected fees to cover the costs of providing services and fee collection. The retained amount is managed and used according to the provisions of Article 5 of Decree 120/2016/ND-CP dated August 23, 2016 of the Government of Vietnam detailing and guiding the implementation of certain articles of the Law on Fees and Charges.

The remaining 25% of the fees shall be paid into the state budget according to the Chapter, item, and sub-item of the state budget index.

This Circular takes effect from January 1, 2017, and replaces Circular 165/2013/TT-BTC dated November 15, 2013, of the Minister of Finance. For more details, see Circular 246/2016/TT-BTC.

Source: Vietnam Financial Times Online

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