What are the procedures for issuance of C/O Form S in Vietnam?

What are the procedures for issuance of C/O Form S in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Article 8 of Circular 04/2010/TT-BCT stipulates the procedures for issuance of C/O Form S in Vietnam as follows:

• A C/O shall be issued within three (3) working days after the C/O applicant files a complete and valid dossier, except for cases specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

• C/O issuers may conduct verification at production establishments if they see that the dossier examination provides insufficient grounds for C/O issuance or when they detect signs of illegal acts in connection to previously issued C/O. Verifiers of C/O issuers shall make minutes of verification results and request C/O applicants and/or exporters to jointly sign these minutes. In case C/O applicants and/or exporters refuse to sign these minutes, verifiers shall write the reasons for such refusal in the minutes and sign them for certification.

• The time limit for issuing or refusing to issue a C/O in this case is five (5) working days after the C/O applicant files a complete dossier.

•  In the course of consideration for C/O issuance, if detecting goods that fail to satisfy requirements of origin or C/O application dossiers which are incomplete or invalid. C/O issuers shall notify such to C/O applicants under Clause 2 or Clause 3, Article 7.

•  The verification must not impede the delivery of goods or payment by exporters, except for cases in which exporters are at fault.

More details can be found in Circular 04/2010/TT-BCT of Vietnam, which comes into force from March 5, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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