Decision No. 224/2003/QD-BTC of the Minister of Finance on amending the import tax rate for certain items under Group 2710 in the Preferential Import Tariff Schedule

DECISION OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

On Amending the Import Tariff Rates for Certain Items in Group 2710 of the Preferential Import Tariff Schedule  

goods falling under heading 2710 in the List of Preferential Import Tariffs

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THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to Decree No. 86/2002/NĐ-CP dated November 5, 2002 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of Ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

BASED ON Decree No. 77/2003/NĐ-CP dated July 1, 2003 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;

Pursuant to the tariff rate framework stipulated in the Import Tariff Schedule according to the List of Taxable Commodity Groups issued together with Resolution No. 63/NQ-UBTVQH10 dated October 10, 1998 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, which has been amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 399/2003/NQ-UBTVQH11 dated June 19, 2003 of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly;

Pursuant to Article 1 of Decree No. 94/1998/ND-CP dated November 17, 1998 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law Amending and Supplementing Certain Provisions of the Export Tax, Import Tax Law No. 04/1998/QH10 dated May 20, 1998;

Pursuant to the guidance of the Prime Minister in Circular No. 6305/VPCP-KTTH dated December 19, 2003 on implementing Decision No. 187 regarding the management of gasoline and diesel oil business;

At the request of the Director of the Tax Policy Department; 

DECISION:

Article 1: Amend the preferential import tariff rates for certain items in Group 2710 specified in Decision No. 198/2003/QD-BTC dated December 5, 2003 of the Minister of Finance to new preferential import tariff rates as follows:

Article 2: This Decision takes effect and applies to import declarations submitted to customs authorities from December 26, 2003. Any previous provisions contrary to this Decision are hereby abolished.

Place of Receipt:                                                                                         KT/BỘ TRƯỞNG BỘ TÀI CHÍNH

- Central Party Office                                                                                      Vice Minister

- National Assembly Office, President's Office Truong Chi Trung

- Supreme People's Procuracy, Supreme People's CourtSupreme People's Court

- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, and agencies under the Governmentunder the Government

- Provincial People's Committees, Departments of Finance, Taxation Bureaus in provinces and centrally governed cities centrally governed city                                                             

- Directorates, Bureaus, Departments, Institutes directly under the Ministry of Financeunder the Ministry of Finance                                                                      

 - General Departments of the Ministry of Finance in southern provinces                           

- To be filed: Office (2 copies), CST (3 copies)