THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 217/2009/TT-BTC
Hanoi, November 17, 2009
 
CIRCULAR
PROMULGATING VIETNAM'S PARTICULARLY PREFERENTIAL IMPORT TARIFF FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND FREE TRADE AREA DURING 2010-2012
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Pursuant to the Agreement Establishing ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, which was concluded on February 27, 2009, in Thailand between the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia and New Zealand, and approved in Official Letter No. 1042/TTg-QHQT of June 24, 2009, by the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;
Pursuant to June 14, 2005 Law No. 45/2005/QH11 on Import Tax and Export Tax;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 118/2008/ND-CP of November 27, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 149/2005/ND-CP of December 8, 2005, detailing the implementation of the Law on Import Tax and Export Tax;
The Ministry of Finance promulgates the Circular on Vietnam's Particularly Preferential
Import Tariff for implementation of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area as follows:
Article 1. To promulgate together with this Circular Vietnam's Particularly Preferential Import Tariff for implementation of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area during 2010-2012 (the applicable tax rate is referred to as AANZFTA tax rate).
The groups of goods and out-of-quota import tax rates for implementation of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area during 2010-2012 are prescribed in Appendix I to this Circular. In-quota imported goods according to the general quota levels comply with the Industry and Trade Ministry's regulations.
In which:
+ The "code of goods" and "description of goods" columns are based on HS2007, AHTN 2007 and detailed at 10-digit level;
+ The "AANZFTA tax rate" column displays the tax rates applicable for each year, from January 1 to December 31.
Article 2. To be eligible for the AANZFTA tax rates, imported goods must satisfy the following conditions:
a/ They are included in the Particularly Preferential Import Tariff promulgated to this Circular.
b/ They are imported from the following country in which the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area has taken effect, specifically:
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