Circular No. 01/2019/TT-BCT stipulates scrap import ports

Circular No. 01/2019/TT-BCT stipulates scrap import ports allowing traders to import scrap materials for production through specified ports, excluding land border gates and railway gates. This circular applies to scrap material importers and relevant authorities and organizations.

Document No.01/2019/TT-BCT
Document typeCircular
Issuing authorityMinistry of Industry and Trade
Signed byTrần Tuấn Anh — Bộ trưởng
Updated23/06/2026
SectorIndustry and Trade
FieldImport-Export
Issued date09/01/2019
Effective date22/02/2019
Expiry date
StatusIn effect
✦ Smart summary

Circular No. 01/2019/TT-BCT stipulates scrap import ports allowing traders to import scrap materials for production through specified ports, excluding land border gates and railway gates. This circular applies to scrap material importers and relevant authorities and organizations.

Scope of application

Scrap material importers for production and relevant authorities and organizations.

Key points

  • Scrap material importers for production shall conduct imports through specified ports, excluding land border gates and railway gates (Article 3).
  • This circular does not apply to temporary import, re-export, transshipment, and transit of scrap materials (Article 1).
  • This circular takes effect from February 22, 2019 (Article 4).
  • This circular applies to scrap material importers for production and relevant authorities and organizations (Article 2).
  • Ports permitted to import scrap materials are those that are not land border gates or railway gates (Article 3).

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Reducing administrative burdens for scrap material importers, facilitating import and export activities.
  • Negative impact: May cause difficulties in managing and controlling the quality of scrap materials if regulations of this circular are not strictly followed.

❓ Frequently asked questions

What must traders do to import scrap materials?

Traders importing scrap materials for production must conduct imports through specified ports, excluding land border gates and railway gates (Article 3).

To which activities does this circular apply?

This circular applies to scrap material importers for production and relevant authorities and organizations (Article 2).

Are there any ports allowed to import scrap materials?

This circular only allows the import of scrap materials through specified ports, excluding land border gates and railway gates (Article 3).

When does this circular take effect?

This circular takes effect from February 22, 2019 (Article 4).

Which activities are not covered by this circular?

This circular does not apply to temporary import, re-export, transshipment, and transit of scrap materials (Article 1).

Full text

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
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NUMBER: 01/2019/TT-BCT

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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HA NOI, January 9, 2019

CIRCULAR

REGULATING WASTE IMPORT PORTS

Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management dated June 12, 2017;

Pursuant to Decree No. 98/2017/NĐ-CP dated August 18, 2017, of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to Decree No. 69/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 15, 2018 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;

Pursuant to Decree No. 112/2014/NĐ-CP dated November 21, 2014 of the Government on management of land border gates;

Considering the proposal of the Director of the Import-Export Department,

The Minister of Industry and Trade issues this Circular regulating waste import ports.

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

Article 1. This Circular regulates waste import ports permitted to import waste from abroad as production materials listed in the Prime Minister's specified Catalogue.

Article 2. This Circular does not apply to temporary import for re-export, transshipment, and transit of waste.

Article 2. Scope of Application

This Circular applies to traders importing waste as production materials and related agencies and organizations.

Article 3. Regulations on borders for importation

Waste imports as production materials shall be carried out through regulated ports, except for land border gates and railway ports.

Article 4. Effective date

This Circular takes effect from February 22, 2019.

Place of Receipt:
- Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers;

- Ministries, agencies equivalent to ministries, and government agencies;
||| - People's Committees of provinces and centrally-administered cities;
- Office: Government, State President, National Assembly;
- General Secretary's Office;
- Central Party Committee Office and Central Economic Commission;
- Supreme People's Procuracy;
- Supreme People's Court;
- Central bodies of mass organizations;
- Ministry of Justice (Legal Documents Inspection Department);
- State Audit Agency;
- Official Gazette;
- Government Website, Ministry of Industry and Trade Website;
- Departments of Industry and Trade;
- Ministry of Industry and Trade: Minister, Deputy Ministers, Departments, Bureaus, General Departments, subordinate units;
- To be filed: VT, XNK.

THE MINISTER

Tran Tuan Anh

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