Recently, the Ministry of Finance of Vietnam issued Circular 50/2006/TT-BTC guiding the application of import duty and corporate income tax incentives to Dung Quat Oil Refinery Project.
Vietnam: What are the responsibilities of importers for the Dung Quat Oil Refinery Project? (Illustrative Image)
At point 3.1 Section I of Circular 50/2006/TT-BTC, the responsibilities of importers for the Dung Quat Oil Refinery Project are clearly defined as follows:
- Responsibilities of the Investor (or organizations authorized by the Investor): the Investor shall take responsibility before law for certifying the detailed list of quantities, types and values of imported goods (for consumable materials, consumption norms shall be required)
- Responsibilities of bid package contractors
Contractors shall manage and monitor the list of goods temporarily imported for re-export to serve construction and maintenance of the Project. When the term of construction and maintenance of the Project terminates, bid package contractors shall re-export machinery, equipment and special-purpose means of transport mentioned above, including broken ones. When re-exporting, bid package contractors shall not have to pay export tax.
In case the term of temporary import for re-export terminates and the imported goods are allowed by competent state agencies to be sold, bid package contractors shall declare to pay import duty, value-added tax and special consumption tax (if any) according to current regulations.
More details may be found in Circular 50/2006/TT-BTC effective from July 5, 2006.
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