THE GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence- Freedom- Happiness
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No. 07/2001/TT-TCHQ
Hanoi, October 08, 2001
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REGISTRATION, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF IMPORT - EXPORT CODES IN CONDUCTING IMPORT - EXPORT ACTIVITIES
1. Pursuant to the Customs Ordinance of February 20, 1990;
2. Pursuant to Decree No. 57/1998/ND-CP of July 31, 1998 detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding import, export, processing, sale and purchase agency activities with foreign countries;
3. Pursuant to Decree No. 44/2001/ND-CP of August 02, 2001 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of Articles in Decree No. 57/1998/ND-CP of July 31, 1998 detailing the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding import, export, processing, sale and purchase agency activities with foreign countries;
4. Pursuant to Decision No. 75/1998/QD-TTg of April 04, 1998 of the Prime Minister stipulating the code numbers of tax payers;
The General Department of Customs providing the detail guidance on registration, management and use of import - export codes as follow:
I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Before conducting export-import activities (except for goods exported and imported at the national borders with neighboring countries, non-commercial goods, hand luggage of passengers on entry or exit Vietnam), traders shall have to register with the Customs offices
2. The registration of export-import codes with customs offices shall be made once and the certificate thereof shall be used for the next customs procedures throughout the country.
3. The structure of the Customs offices’ system of export-import codes is, in principle, in conformity with that of the system of export-import codes as specified in Decision No. 75/1998/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance’s guiding circular No. 79/TT-BTC.
II- PROCEDURES ON REGISTRATION FOR EXPORT-IMPORT CODES
1. Responsibilities of traders:
1.1. To register the export-import codes with the Customs Department of the city or province where they are headquartered.
1.2.To hand in the following documents when registering import- export codes with the customs offices:
The notarized copies:
- The tax code registration certificate issued by the Ministry of Finance.
- The business registration certificate for domestic traders (The investment license for foreign- invested enterprises)
- The code registration declaration forms (Form No.1 attached to this Circular)
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