Circular No. 02/2016/TT-BCT stipulates the principles for managing import tariff quotas for salt and poultry eggs in 2016.

Circular No. 02/2016/TT-BCT stipulates the principles for managing import tariff quotas for salt and poultry eggs in 2016, applicable to traders with import needs. The quotas are allocated based on intended use and business registration certificates.

Document No.02/2016/TT-BCT
Document typeCircular
Issuing authorityMinistry of Industry and Trade
Signed byTrần Tuấn Anh — Thứ trưởng
Updated24/06/2026
SectorIndustry and Trade
FieldImport-ExportDomestic Goods Circulation and ExportImport
Issued date11/03/2016
Effective date11/03/2016
Expiry date31/12/2016
StatusExpired
✦ Smart summary

Circular No. 02/2016/TT-BCT stipulates the principles for managing import tariff quotas for salt and poultry eggs in 2016, applicable to traders with import needs. The quotas are allocated based on intended use and business registration certificates.

Scope of application

Traders directly using salt as raw material for chemical, drug, and medical product production, and traders holding business registration certificates for poultry eggs.

Key points

  • For salt: import tariff quotas are allocated to traders using it as raw material for chemical, drug, and medical product production.
  • For poultry eggs: import tariff quotas are allocated to traders holding business registration certificates.
  • The quota for salt is 102,000 tons, and for chicken eggs, it is 48,620 cartons, while duck, goose, and other types have unspecified quantities.
  • The allocation of import tariff quotas for salt will be carried out according to the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
  • This Circular takes effect from March 11, 2016, until December 31, 2016.

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Helps enterprises plan their raw material imports and reduce risks related to tariff quotas.
  • Negative impact: May cause difficulties for enterprises that do not meet the business conditions to be allocated quotas.

❓ Frequently asked questions

What are the import tariff quotas for salt and poultry eggs in 2016?

The import tariff quota for salt is 102,000 tons, and for chicken eggs, it is 48,620 cartons.

Which traders are allocated import tariff quotas?

For salt: traders using it as raw material for chemical, drug, and medical product production; for poultry eggs: traders holding business registration certificates.

When is the allocation of import tariff quotas for salt carried out?

The allocation of import tariff quotas for salt will be carried out according to the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Until when does this Circular take effect?

This Circular takes effect from March 11, 2016, until December 31, 2016.

If they do not meet the business conditions, can traders import salt and poultry eggs?

No, import tariff quotas are allocated only to traders holding business registration certificates.

Full text

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness

Number: 02/2016/TT-BCT
Hanoi, March 11, 2016

CIRCULAR

Regulations on the principles for managing tariff quotas for importation of salt and poultry eggs in 2016

Pursuant to Decree No. 95/2012/NĐ-CP dated November 12, 2012, of the Government, detailing the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to Decree No. 187/2013/NĐ-CP dated November 20, 2013 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Trade regarding international trade activities and foreign trade agency, purchase, sale, processing, and transit activities;

After consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Finance;

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

The Minister of Industry and Trade hereby issues this Circular stipulating the principles for managing importation under tariff quotas for salt and poultry eggs in 2016.

Article 1. Tariff quota volume for importation in 2016

No. Goods Code Goods Name Unit Quantity Remarks
1 0407.21.00 and 0407.90.10 Chicken eggs metric tons 48.620 Unfertilized table eggs
0407.29.10 and 0407.90.20 Duck, goose eggs
0407.29.90 and 0407.90.90 Other
2 2501 SALT tons 102.000

ARTICLE 2. PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATION

1. Principles of Allocating Import Quota Duties

The allocation of tariff quotas for importing salt and poultry eggs shall be carried out in accordance with Circular No. 04/2014/TT-BCT dated January 27, 2014 of the Minister of Industry and Trade detailing certain provisions of Decree No. 187/2013/NĐ-CP dated November 20, 2013 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Trade regarding international trade activities and foreign trade agency, purchase, sale, processing, and transit activities.

2. Recipients of Import Quota Duties Allocation

SALT: THE QUOTA DUTY IMPORT LICENSE FOR SALT SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO TRADERS WHO DIRECTLY USE IT AS RAW MATERIAL FOR CHEMICAL PRODUCTION AND FOR MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCT PRODUCTION.

Poultry eggs: the tariff quota for importing poultry eggs shall be allocated to traders holding business registration certificates who have importation needs.

3. Time of Allocation of Import Quota Duties for Salt

The timing of the allocation of import tariff quotas for salt shall be carried out according to the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development so as not to affect the domestic consumption of domestically produced salt.

Article 3. Effectiveness

This Circular takes effect from March 11, 2016 until December 31, 2016.

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 of the President of the State,
- Office of the General Secretary;
- 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 Review 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, Vice Ministers, Departments, Bureaus, and subordinate units;
- To be filed: VT, XNK.

DEPUTY MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER



Tran Tuan Anh



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