Circular No. 05/1998/TT-BTM guiding the implementation of Decision No. 55/1998/QĐ-TTg dated March 3, 1998 of the Government Chairman on approving the list of export goods requiring a business license for import and export.

CIRCULAR

Guidelines for implementing Decision No. 55/1998/QĐ-TTg dated March 3, 1998 of the Government Chairman on approving the list of export goods requiring business licenses for import and export activities.

__________________________

Pursuant to Decision No. 11/1998/QĐ-TTg dated January 23, 1998 of the Government Chairman on the mechanism for managing import and export activities in 1998;

Pursuant to Decision No. 55/1998/QĐ-TTg dated March 3, 1998 of the Government Chairman on approving the list of import and export goods requiring business licenses for import and export activities;

The Ministry of Trade guides the export of goods that do not require business licenses for import and export activities issued by the Ministry of Trade as follows:

I. APPLICABLE OBJECTS:

The export of goods that do not require business licenses for import and export activities under this Circular applies to all enterprises of all economic sectors and cooperatives established under Vietnamese law, except for foreign-invested enterprises.

II. GOODS THAT CAN BE EXPORTED WITHOUT A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT; PROCEDURES FOR EXPORTING THESE GOODS:

1. All types of goods outside the list recorded in Appendix 01 and Appendix 02 attached to this Circular shall be exported based on the Business Registration Certificate. Export procedures shall be handled at the Customs Office.

2. For the following goods, in addition to the requirement of having a Business Registration Certificate, it is necessary to present additional confirmation for export from the competent specialized management agency or a quota or export target document issued by the authorized state agency:

2.1. Mineral products (confirmation from the Ministry of Industry).

2.2. Plants for seed purposes, wild animals (confirmation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development); rare aquatic species, live aquatic species used for seed purposes (confirmation from the Ministry of Fisheries).

2.3. Cultural publications, state-managed artistic works, film works, video tapes with recorded programs (confirmation from the Ministry of Culture and Information). The specific list of goods mentioned in 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 above shall be implemented according to Decree No. 89/CP dated December 15, 1995 of the Government.

2.4. Textile and garment products exported to the EU, Canada, Norway, Turkey (quota document issued by the Ministry of Trade and in 1998, only enterprises that have invested in building textile and garment factories before 1998 will be considered).

2.5. Handicraft wooden products made from natural forest wood (target document issued by the Ministry, Provincial People's Committee, or Municipal People's Committee directly under the Central Government).

III. PROHIBITED EXPORT GOODS AND EXPORT GOODS REQUIRING A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR IMPORT AND EXPORT:

Prohibited export goods and export goods requiring a business license for import and export issued by the Ministry of Trade with corresponding industry categories, along with certain export procedures, are listed in Appendix 01 and Appendix 02 attached to this Circular.

IV. IMPLEMENTATION CLAUSE:

This Circular takes effect from March 18, 1998. All previous regulations of the Ministry of Trade that conflict with this Circular are hereby abolished.