Vietnam: Reducing rates of certain charges and fees by the end of June 30, 2021

No.

Description of fee or charge

Rate

1

Fee for exploitation and use of environmental data

70% of the fee rate specified in the fee schedule issued together with Circular No. 22/2020/TT-BTC

2

Charge for issuance of license for establishment and operation of a bank, charge for issuance of license for establishment and operation of a non-bank credit institution

50% of the charge rates specified at Points a and b, Section 1 of the schedule of charge rates specified in Clause 1, Article 4 of the Circular No. 150/2016/TT-BTC

3

Charge for issuance of certificates of eligibility for construction activities to organizations, charge for issuance of certificates to practice construction activities to individuals

50% of the charge rates specified in Clause 1, Article 4 of Circular No. 172/2016/TT-BTC

4

Fee for appraisal of construction investment projects, fee for appraisal of basic design drawings

50% of the fee rates specified in Circular No. 209/2016/TT-BTC

5

Fee for appraisal of engineering design, fee for appraisal of construction estimates

50% of the fee rates specified in Circular No. 209/2016/TT-BTC

6

Fees for assessment and issuance of an international tour business license, a domestic tour business license and a tour guide card

50% of the fee rates specified in Clauses 1 and 1. 2 Article 4 of the Circular No. 33/2018/TT-BTC

7

Fees for assessment and licensing of exploration, exploitation and use of water resources; discharging wastewater into water sources and practicing underground water drilling performed by central agencies

80% of the fee rates specified in the schedule of fee rates promulgated together with Circular No. 270/2016/TT-BTC

8

Fee for exploitation and use of hydro-meteorological information and data

70% of the fee rates specified in the schedule of fee rates issued together with Circular No. 197/2016/TT-BTC

9

Fees and charges in security sector Particularly for fees for issuance, replacement, renewal and re-issuance of securities practicing certificates to individuals practicing securities at securities companies, securities investment fund management companies and securities investment companies and fee for monitoring securities activities

50% of the fee and charge rates specified in the schedule of fees and charges issued together with Circular No. 272/2016/TT-BTC

100% of the charge rates specified at Point 20, Section I and Point 2, Section II, schedule of fee and charge rates promulgated together with Circular No. 272/2016/TT-BTC

10

Fee for assessment of contents of non-commercial documents for the issuance of publishing licenses, charge for issuance of licenses for import of non-commercial publications and registration charge for importing commercial publications

50% of the fee rates specified in Article 4 of Circular No. 214/2016/TT-BTC

11

Fee for appraisal of goods and services subject to restrictions; goods and services subject to conditions in trade sector and charge for the issuance of a license to establish a mercantile exchange

- In central-affiliated cities and provincial cities or towns

- In other areas

50% of the fee and charge rates specified in Clause 1, Article 4 of the Circular No. 168/2016/TT-BTC

50% of the respective charge and fee rates specified at Point a above.

12

Fee for registration (confirmation) to use foreign barcodes

50% of the fee rates specified in Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular No. 232/2016/TT-BTC

13

Industrial property fee

50% of the fee rates specified in Section A schedule of industrial property fees and charges issued together with Circular No. 263/2016/TT-BTC

14

Fee for concession to operate airports and airfields

90% of the fee rates specified in Article 4 of Circular No. 247/2016/TT-BTC

15

Customs fees and charges for entry into and exit from airports and airfields for foreign flights to Vietnam’s airports

90% of the fee and charge rates specified in Article 4 of Circular No. 194/2016/TT-BTC

16

Fees for assessment and issuance of certificates, licenses, and certificates in civil aviation operations; issuance of a permit to enter and exit restricted areas at airports and airfields

For fee items in 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5.1, 5, 6 of Section VI and ordinal numbers 4 of Section VIII Part A of schedule of fee and charge rates in the aviation sector issued together with Circular No. 193/2016/TT-BTC

80% of the fee rates specified in Section VI and Section VIII, Part A of the schedule of fee and charge rates in the aviation sector, issued together with Circular No. 193/2016/TT-BTC 

100% of the respective fee rates specified in sections VI and VIII, Part A of schedule of charge and fee rates in the aviation sector issued together with Circular No. 193/2016/TT-BTC

17

- Fee for registration of secured transactions

- Fee for disclosure of secured transactions with collateral being movable property (except aircraft), seagoing ships

80% of the fee rates specified at Points a, b and d, Clause 1, Article 4 of Circular No. 202/2016/TT-BTC 

80% of the fee rate specified in Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular No. 202/2016/TT-BTC

18

Fee for assessment of business conditions in inspection of occupational safety; training of occupational safety and sanitation

70% of the fee rates specified in Article 1 of the Circular No. 110/2017/TT-BTC

19

Charge for the issuance of an operation license to send workers abroad for a definite term and the fee for verifying papers and documents at the request of a domestic organization or individual

50% of the fee and charge rates as defined in Clauses 1 and 3, Article 4 of Circular No. 259/2016/TT-BTC

20

- Charge for issuance of protection certificates, certificates of registration of industrial property rights transfer contracts, charge for filing applications for registration of IP rights protection, charge for issuance of certificates to practice as industrial property representatives, announcement and registration of industrial property representatives

- Fee for plant variety protection (maintenance of the effectiveness of plant variety protection certificate):

+ The plant variety protection certificate remains valid from year 1 to year 9.

+ The plant variety protection certificate remains valid from the 10th year to the end of the validity period of the protection certificate

50% of the charge rate specified in Section I of schedule of fee and charge rates in the field of cultivation and forest plant varieties issued together with Circular No. 207/2016/TT-BTC

80% of the fee rates specified at Point 3, Section III of schedule of fee and charge rates in the field of cultivation and forest plant varieties promulgated together with Circular No. 207/2016/TT-BTC

21

Charge for issuance of passports, entry and exit permits, exit permits, AB stamps

80% of the charge rates specified in Part I of the schedule of fees and charges promulgated together with Circular No. 219/2016/TT- BTC

22

Charge for issuance of licenses to manage firecrackers, charge for issuance of licenses to manage weapons, explosives and combat gears

80% of the charge rates specified in Part III and Part IV, Article 1 of Circular No. 23/2019/TT-BTC 

23

Fee for settlement of independent claims of persons with related interests and obligations and fee for appraisal of applications for exemption in the settlement of competition cases

50% of the fee rate specified in Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular No. 58/2020/TT-BTC

24

Fee for inspection of fire safety equipment

50% of the fee rates specified in Section I, Section II, Point 2, Section VI, Section VII, Section VIII, Section IX, Part A and Part B Fire safety issued together with the Circular No. 227/2016/TT-BTC

25

Fee for appraisal and approval of fire safety designs

50% of the fee rate specified in Article 5 of Circular No. 258/2016/TT-BTC 

26

Fee for issuance of citizens identity card

50% of the charge rates specified in Clause 2, Article 4 of Circular No. 232/2016/TT-BTC

27

Fee in the health sector

70% of the fee rates specified in Article 1 of Circular No. 11/2020/TT-BTC

28

Road user fees collected from vehicles used for transport services by transport enterprises, transport cooperatives, and transport household businesses

- Motor vehicles used for passenger transportation (passenger cars, public buses)

- Trucks, special-use cars and tractors

70% of the fee rates specified at Points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Section 1 of schedule of road user fees issued together with Circular No. 293/2016/TT-BTC

90% of the fee rates specified at Points 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Section 1 of the schedule of road user fees issued together with Circular No. 293/2016/TT-BTC

29

Fee in food safety and hygiene

90% of the fee rates specified in the Tariff for food safety and hygiene issued together with Circular 75/2020/TT-BTC