Seeking feedback on the draft Circular amending and supplementing regulations on the origin of goods.

The Import-Export Department ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) announced that it will solicit opinions from ministries, sectors, associations, businesses, as well as relevant organizations and individuals regarding the draft Circular amending and supplementing several articles of Circular No. 05/2018/TT-BCT dated April 3, 2018, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade, regulating the origin of goods.

According to the Import-Export Department, the World Customs Organization (WCO) has transitioned the Harmonized System of Coding and Description of Goods (HS) from HS 2017 to HS 2022.

On June 8, 2022, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 31/2022/TT-BTC promulgating the list of Vietnamese export and import goods according to the HS 2022 version.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is converting the HS code from the 2017 version to the 2022 version in Appendix I (List of Specific Rules for Goods) issued with Circular No. 05/2018/TT-BCT dated April 3, 2018, regulating the origin of goods and specifying non-preferential origin criteria, to conform with international practices and domestic regulations.

Furthermore, in order to implement Resolution No. 100/NQ-CP dated October 6, 2017, of the Government on simplifying administrative procedures and citizen documents related to population management within the scope of the Ministry of Industry and Trade's functions, the Ministry of Industry and Trade amends the information related to the population (name, citizen identification number, date of issue) to the personal identification number in Appendix II issued with Circular No. 05/2018/TT-BCT.

In accordance with Government Decree No. 34/2016/ND-CP dated May 14, 2016, detailing certain provisions and measures for the implementation of the Law on the Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents, and Circular No. 08/2021/TT-BCT dated September 30, 2021, of the Ministry of Industry and Trade regulating the drafting and promulgation of legal normative documents of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Import-Export Department is soliciting opinions from ministries, sectors, associations, businesses, as well as relevant organizations and individuals, to study and provide feedback on the draft circular.

Contact point of the Import-Export Department: Goods Origin Department; address: 54 Hai Ba Trung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi; phone: (024) 2220 2468, email: xnk-xxhh@moit.gov.vn.

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Regional Workshop on Rules of Origin and Pre-determination of Origin of Goods

From November 14th to 18th in Ho Chi Minh City, the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and Vietnam Customs, organized a regional workshop on Rules of Origin and Pre-determination of Origin of Goods.

Taking decisive action against fraudulent origin of goods.

Vietnam People's Army Newspaper - Currently, the fraudulent practice of exporting goods with false Vietnamese origin to foreign countries in order to benefit from preferential tariffs or evade trade defense measures is on the rise and becoming increasingly complex. Combating fraudulent origin of goods and evasion of trade defense measures is an urgent requirement to protect the reputation of Vietnamese goods and domestic manufacturing enterprises.

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