Vietnam: Customs procedures for goods granted exclusion from trade remedies

According to Article 18 of Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, customs procedures and customs inspection of goods granted exclusion from trade remedies are as follows:

- Goods granted exclusion from trade remedies are imported by following customs procedures and must undergo the inspection or supervision by customs authorities as prescribed by the Law on customs. When following customs procedures, in addition to the prescribed customs dossier, the importer must also submit the copy of the exclusion to the customs authority.

- Customs authorities shall manage and monitor the quantity of good imported/exported on the basis of the quantity of good granted exclusion specified in the exclusion decision. Deduction of import/export quantity shall be carried out in accordance with the Law on customs.

Contents of a decision on exclusion from trade remedies are specified in Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT as follows:

- Name of the organization or individual whose good is granted exclusion from trade remedies;

- Specifications of the imported good granted exclusion from trade remedies;

 - The volume and quantity of the imported good granted exclusion from trade remedies;

- Exclusion period, conditions and obligations of the organization or individual whose good is granted exclusion from trade remedies.

Concurrently, this Circular also stipulates that in case the imported good is granted exclusion from trade remedies, the trade remedy duties charged on the shipments for which customs declarations have been submitted within the exclusion period will be refunded.

View relevant provisions at: Circular No. 37/2019/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade takes effect from January 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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