THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
 
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom - Happiness
No.: 16/2010/TT-BCT
Hanoi, April 20, 2010
 
CIRCULAR
ON THE GRANT OF MANUFACTURER'S IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS FOR TEXTILES AND GARMENTS EXPORTED TO THE US MARKET
THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
 
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 189/2001VND-CP of December 27, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 12/ 2006/ND-CP of January 23, 2006, detailing the Commercial Law regarding international goods trading and goods agency, purchase, sale, processing and transit with foreign partners;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 19/ 2006/ND-CP of February 20, 2006, detailing the Commercial Law regarding goods origin;
The Ministry of Industry and Trade provides for the grant of manufacturer's identification (MID) numbers for textiles and garments exported to the US market as follows:
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
This Circular provides for the grant of MID numbers to manufacturers of textiles and garments upon their first-time export to the US market.
Article 2. Competence to grant MID numbers
The registration and procedures for the grant of MID numbers shall be made at regional Import-Export Management Bureaus under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (see the list provided in Appendix 1 to this Circular).
Article 3. Dossiers, procedures and time for grant of MID numbers
1. A dossier of request for an MID number comprises:
a/ An application for registration of an MID number for textiles and garments exported to the US market (made according to the form provided in Appendix 2 to this Circular, not printed herein);
b/ One copy of the business registration certificate or investment certificate or the business license;
c/ One copy of the tax identification number registration;
d/A written record of inspection of the textile and garment-manufacturing capacity, made by the provincial-level Industry and Trade Department in coordination with the provincial-level Planning and Investment Department (according to the form provided in Appendix 3 to this Circular, not printed herein).
2. Time for grant of MID numbers
An MID number shall be granted within 3 working hours after an agency competent to grant MID numbers receives a complete and valid dossier. If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, this agency shall return it enclosed with a written notice clearly stating the reason.

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