THE MINISTRY OF TRADE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 07/2006/TT-BTM
Hanoi, April 17, 2006
 
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE PROCEDURES FOR, AND MANAGEMENT OF, THE GRANT OF CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE No. 19/2006/ND-CP OF FEBRUARY 20, 2006, DETAILING THE COMMERCIAL LAW REGARDING THE ORIGIN OF GOODS
 
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 29/2004/ ND-CP of January 16, 2004, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Trade Ministry;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 19/2006/ ND-CP of February 20, 2006, detailing the Commercial Law regarding the origin of goods;
The Trade Ministry hereby guides the procedures for, and management of, the grant of certificates of origin as follows:
 
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Scope of regulation
a/ This Circular guides the procedures for, and management of, the grant of certificates of origin (abbreviated to C/Os) for:
- Exported goods ineligible for tariff preferences and non-tariff preferences provided for in the Government's Decree No. 19/2006/ND-CP of February 20, 2006, detailing the Commercial Law regarding the origin of goods;
- Exported goods eligible for the general tariff preferences and other preferential regimes other than those mentioned at Point b, Clause 1, Section I of this Circular.
b/ For goods exported to countries or territories eligible for tariff preferences or non-tariff preferences under treaties to which Vietnam has signed or acceded, the grant of C/Os shall comply with the documents promulgated by the Trade Ministry guiding the implementation of such treaties' sections on rules of origin.
2. C/O forms
a/ Forms of C/O to be granted according to procedures specified in this Circular include:
- Form-A C/Os granted to Vietnamese products exported to countries and territories which sanction the general tariff preferences for Vietnam;
- Textile and garment C/Os granted to Vietnam's textile and garment products exported under international agreements to which Vietnam is a contracting party;
- Handmade textile C/Os granted to Vietnam's handmade textile products exported to the EU according to Protocol D in supplementation to the Textile and Garment Agreement between Vietnam and the EU;
- Coffee C/Os granted to Vietnam's exported coffee products according to regulations of the World Coffee Organization;
- Assorted C/Os set out by countries of importation of Vietnamese products or provided for in other international agreements to which Vietnam is a contracting party;
- Form-B C/Os granted to Vietnam's exported products in cases where exporters do not request the grant of any of the above-said C/O forms.
b/ Each ordinary goods item shall be granted one of the C/O forms enumerated at Point a, Clause 2, Section I of this Circular. Particularly for exported coffee, apart from coffee C/Os granted to Vietnam's exported coffee products according to regulations of the World Coffee Organization, exporters may request the grant of form-A or form-B C/Os. Besides, C/O-granting organizations may grant other C/O forms according to regulations of countries of importation;
c/ C/O forms mentioned in Clause 2, Section I of this Circular shall be issued by C/O-granting organizations.
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