INTER-MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 04/2004/TTLT-BTM-BCN
Hanoi, July 28th, 2004
 
INTERMINISTERIAL CIRCULAR
GUIDELINES ON ALLOCATION AND REALIZATION OF QUOTAS FOR TEXTILE AND GARMENT EXPORTS TO THE US MARKET IN YEAR 2005
Based on the Vietnam - US Garment and Apparel Agreement dated July 17th, 2003 and the Memorandum dated July 22nd, 2004;
Based on the Decision No 46/2001/QD-TTg dated April 4th, 2004 by the Prime Minister on management of exports and imports in the phase 2001 - 2005;
Based on situation of textile and garment exports to the US market in year 2004and forecast for the exports in year 2005;
Upon studying of proposals of the Vietnam Textile and Garment Association, The Inter-Ministry of Trade and Industry hereby provides guidelines on allocation and realization of quotas for textile and garment exports to the US market in year 2005 as follows:
I - GENERAL PRINCIPLES:
1. Scope of quota imposition:
 Quotas for textile and garment products to be exported to the US market are imposed on 38 categories including 13 couple categories and 12 single categories as specified in Appendix 1 attached.
2. Subjects to quota allocation and realization
Enterprises which meet the following conditions are qualified for quota allocation and realization:
- Having business license, registration for export - import code or investment license according to the Foreign Investment Law of Vietnam;
- Capable of manufacturing textile and garment products;
- Having no record of violating the Agreement’s regulations of current practice and in year 2004;
Enterprises have the right to obtain quotas to individually export their products or obtain quotas in
II - PRINCIPLES ON QUOTA ALLOCATION
1. Quota allocation
Quotas for textile and garment export to the US market are allocated publicly without any discrimination, as follows:
- 80% of quotas (including growth rate of 2% and 7% depending on each textile and garment category) are allocated to enterprises with export achievements from January 1st, 2004 to December 31st 2004.
- 20% of quotas are supplementary quotas, in which:
+ 3% are allocated to enterprises exporting textile and garment products manufactured of domestic cloth/materials.