From today, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues non-preferential C/O to export enterprises.

(PLVN) - From today - May 5, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has unified a single point of contact to issue C/O, deploy digital procedures, facilitate businesses, and prevent origin fraud.

The Import-Export Department ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) said: From May 5, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will unify a focal point for issuing C/O, implementing digital procedures, facilitating businesses, and preventing origin fraud.

Specifically, implementing the Law on Government Organization 2025 and the Law on Organization of Local Government 2025, on April 21, 2025, the Minister of Industry and Trade signed and issued Decision No. 1103/QD-BCT.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade revokes the right to issue Certificates of Origin (C/O), issue Certificates of unchanged origin and receive registration of codes for certificates of origin under the general preferential tariff regime of Norway and Switzerland for the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

“From May 5, 2025, the issuance of non-preferential C/O, CNM and REX code registration will be carried out at the C/O issuing agencies of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Thus, enterprises can request preferential C/O under Free Trade Agreements and non-preferential C/O at the same agency or organization issuing C/O of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, unifying a single focal point for state management of goods origin,” the Import-Export Department informed.

For non-preferential C/Os (specifically C/O form B), the Minister of Industry and Trade has directed functional units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade to urgently set up necessary work, immediately digitize on the eCoSys System to reform administrative procedures, create smooth conditions for businesses to proceed with the issuance of electronic C/Os.

This process helps businesses save time when requesting C/O issuance, minimizing travel costs.

Implementation of the electronic C/O issuance process according to Notice No. 619/TB-XNK dated April 28, 2025 of the Import-Export Department.

According to the Import-Export Department, the issuance of C/O under the new regulations aims to create favorable conditions for businesses. At the same time, it is public, transparent, simple, electronic, unified under a single management point of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, contributing to preventing fraud of goods origin, illegal transshipment with the goal of double-digit export growth.

Thanh Ha

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