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Vietnam: Collection of maritime fees and charges for vehicles bearing multiple registration class notations

14:40, 02/01/2020

This is the content newly mentioned in Circular No. 90/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam providing amendments to Circular No. 261/2016/TT-BTC dated November 14, 2016 providing for maritime fees, charges and schedule of collection rates of maritime fees and charges and Circular No. 17/2017/TT-BTC dated February 28, 2017 on collection, payment, management and use of maritime fees and charges.

Specifically, according to Point c Clause 3 Article 1 of Circular No. 90/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam amending Clauses 10, 11, 12 Article 6 of Circular No. 261/2016/TT-BTC, in case of inland waterway vehicles bearing multiple registration class notations, including VR-SB and other class notations of inland waterway vehicles (issued by register authorities), based on general declarations submitted when carrying out procedures, maritime administrations shall collect fees/charges as follows:

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- Vehicles operating on domestic maritime routes and those with unknown routes or next ports, these vehicles shall bear the same fees and charges as those imposed on vessels bearing VR-SB class notation.

- Vehicles operating on inland waterway routes or those operating on both domestic maritime routes and inland waterway routes shall incur fees and charges according to Circular No. 248/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 of the Minister of Finance.

Besides, Circular No. 90/2019/TT-BTC stipulates that craft moving between ports/inland landing stages and wharves/seaports within 01 (one) maritime area under the authority of 01 (one) maritime administration shall only be subject to one-time payment of maritime fees and charges (including entrance and departure fees/charges) when carrying out procedures at the first wharf/port of arrival according to the Schedule of maritime fees and charges specified in Circular No. 261/2016/TT-BTC or in Circular No. 248/2016/TT-BTC dated November 11, 2016 of the Minister of Finance.

With regard to craft operating on the water transport route from a mainland shore to an island as announced by the Ministry of Transport, the in-charge maritime administration shall collect fees and charges imposed on the craft according to Chapter III of Circular No. 261/2016/TT-BTC.

View relevant provisions at Circular No. 90/2019/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam, effective from March 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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