The Dialogue Conference between Enterprises and the City Government was held on 31 March 2023, with the participation of numerous experts in the field of Tax, Customs, and Import-Export Goods Management. The conference was highly successful, during which experts shared new regulations related to Tax, Customs, and Import-Export Goods Management. The Amendment and Supplement include:
1. Decree 07/2023/ND-CP dated 3 March 2023, amends and supplements various issues:
Decree 07 amends and supplements provisions regarding the management of medical equipment, specifically:
- Resolving issues related to import permits and registration of circulating medical equipment.
- Streamlining the process of issuing registration certificates for circulating medical equipment, addressing difficulties in recalling circulating equipment, and
- Amending regulations on import and temporary importation, re-export of medical equipment.
- Modifying provisions on addressing discrepancies and shortcomings arising from pricing declarations.
2. Decision 28/2022/QD-TTg dated 20 December 2022, amends and supplements various issues:
Decision 28 amends and supplements provisions related to the import of used machinery, equipment, and technology lines. Specifically:
- Determines that the validity period of technology line certification is 03 months. Enterprises selecting to import used technology lines are eligible for simplified import procedures.
- Supplements the responsibility of inspecting enterprises importing used technology lines using simplified import procedures.
- Adds responsibilities for monitoring imports and handling re-export cases in case of customs clearance refusal.
- Amends HS codes in Appendix I of Decision 18/2019/QD-TTg.
3. Decision 2711/QD-BKHCN dated 30 December 2022:
Decision 2711 announces products and goods in Group 2, Appendix I attached to this Decision. These products fall under the management of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
4. Circular 03/2023/TT-BCT dated 14 February 2023, amends and supplements various issues:
Circular 03 amends and supplements certain provisions on the implementation of rules of origin for goods in the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement. Specifically:
- Replaces Appendix II of Circular 22/2016/TT-BCT with Appendix I of Circular 03.
- Replaces Appendix III of Circular 22/2016/TT-BCT with Appendix II of Circular 03.
- Finally, replaces Appendix IV of Circular 22/2016/TT-BCT with Appendix III of Circular 03.
As such:
- Appendix I of Circular 03 specifies specific rules for various items.
- Appendix II of Circular 03 establishes basic conversion criteria for textile products.
- Appendix III of Circular 03 outlines the list of information technology products.
5. Official Dispatch 1163/TCHQ-GSQL 15 dated March 2023:
Official Dispatch 1163 from the General Department of Customs provides guidance on the Form D Certificate of Origin (C/O). Accordingly, member countries accept certificates of origin using HS code 2017 until 31 March 2023. Starting from 1 April 2023, HS code 2022 should be declared on the certificate of origin.
For cases where the ‘Issued Retroactively’ box in box 13 of the C/O is not checked, Customs authorities will verify the validity of the C/O, cross-referencing it with the customs declaration and shipment records. When there are no doubts about the origin of the goods, the C/O will be accepted. In the case of paper C/O, a report will be sent to the General Department of Customs for verification.
6. Official Dispatch 824/TCHQ-CSQL dated 27 February 2023:
Official Dispatch 824 provides guidance on complications related to the re-export declaration due to changes in HS codes. According to the Customs Department, declarants should submit a paper declaration if the HS code on the temporary import or re-export declaration is no longer valid.
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