CIRCULAR No. 10/2006/TT-BTM OF JUNE 1, 2006, AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CIRCULAR No. 08/2006/TT-BTM WHICH GUIDES THE IDENTIFICATION OF ORIGIN OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS WHICH ARE NOT WHOLLY OBTAINED GOODS DEFINED IN THE GOVERNMENT’S DECREE No. 19/2006/ND-CP OF FEBRUARY 20, 2006, DETAILING THE COMMERCIAL LAW REGARDING THE ORIGIN OF GOODS

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 29/2004/ND-CP of January 16, 2004, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Trade Ministry;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 19/2006/ND-CP of February 20, 2006, detailing the Commercial Law regarding the origin of goods;

The Trade Ministry hereby amends and supplements a number of provisions of Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BTM of April 17, 2006, guiding the identification of origin of imports and exports which are not wholly obtained goods, as follows:

1. To amend and supplement Clause 4, Part II of Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BTM as follows:

“a/ To promulgate an appendix to amend and supplement the Appendix to Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BTM. Goods not specified in the Appendix to this Circular but specified in the Appendix to Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BTM shall continue to be subject to Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BTM;

b/ For produced goods which are not specified in the Appendix to Circular No. 08/2006/TT-BTM and this Circular, the “change in tariff classification of goods” criterion shall apply. Where a produced goods comes under an HS heading identical to that of a material of unidentifiable origin, such goods shall still be recognized as originating from the country or territory where the last processing operation which substantially transforms it has been carried out, provided that the ratio of the value of the material of unidentifiable origin (the price stated in the import contract) and under the aforesaid identical HS heading to the value of the export goods (FOB price) does not exceed 15% (fifteen per cent).

2. Implementation provisions

This Circular takes effect 15 days after its publication in “CONG BAO.”

For the Trade Minister
Vice Minister
PHAN THE RUE

 

APPENDIX

LIST OF GOODS

(Promulgated together with the Trade Ministry’s Circular No. 10/2006/TT-BTM of June 1, 2006)

HS heading

Description of goods

Criteria for substantial transformation

15..

Chapter 15 – Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

 

1515..

Other fixed vegetable fats and oils (including jojoba oils) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

Transformed from crude vegetable oils or fractions of unrefined oils into refined oils; or neutralized, decolorized or deodorized

39...

Chapter 39 – Plastics and articles thereof

 

3902..

Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or transferred from any other heading

3917...

Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor  (for example, joints, elbows, flanges) of plastics

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or transferred from any other heading

3918...

Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in Note 9 to this Chapter

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or cut, worked or shaped

3919...

Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or cut, worked or shaped

3920…

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or cut, worked or shaped

3921…

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or cut, worked or shaped

3922…

Baths, shower-baths, wash-basins, bidet, lavatory pans, seat and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastics

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or transferred from any other heading

3923…

Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics, stoppers, lids, caps and             other closures, of plastics

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or cut, worked or shaped

3924…

Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles, of plastics

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or fit or connected together with such fitting materials as thread or glue or other materials for assembling semi-finished products into finished products

3925...

Builders ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or fit or connected together with such fitting materials as thread or glue or other materials for assembling semi-finished products into finished products

3926...

Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings No. 3901 to 3914

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or fit or connected together with such fitting materials as thread or glue or other materials for assembling semi-finished products into finished products

61...

Chapter 61 – Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted

 

6101...

Men’s or boys’ overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, other than those of heading No. 6103

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6102...

Women’s or girls’ overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, knitted or crocheted, other than those of heading No. 6104

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6103...

Men’s or boys’ suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

 

6104…

Women’s or girls’ suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear), knitted or crocheted

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6105…

Men’s or boys’ shirts, knitted or crocheted

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6106…

Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt- blouses, knitted or crocheted

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6115…

Panty hose, tights, stockings, socks and other hosiery, including stockings for varicose veins and footwear without applied soles, knitted or crocheted

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

62

Chapter 62 – Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

 

6201...

Men’s or boys’ overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, other than those of heading No. 6203

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6202...

Women’s or girls’ overcoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind- cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles, other than those of heading No. 6204

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6203...

Men’s or boys’ suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear)

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6204…

Women’s or girls’ suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear)

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6205…

Men’s or boys’ shirts

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6206…

Women’s or girls’ blouses, shirts and shirt- blouses

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6209…

Babies’ garments and clothing accessories

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6210...

Garments, made up of fabrics of heading No. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

6211...

Track suits, skis suits and swimwear; other garments

Tailored or fit together with the use of fitting materials in order to make products from accessories and semi-finished products; or transferred from any other heading

73...

Chapter 73 – Articles of iron or steel

 

7325...

Other cast articles of iron or steel

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion

84...

Chapter 84 – Nuclear reactors, boilers,  machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or assembled from parts or semi-finished products in an industrial chain

85...

Chapter 85 – Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion; or assembled from parts or semi-finished products in an industrial chain

90…

Chapter 90 – Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

 

9003…

Frames and mountings for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts thereof

Transferred from any other heading; or satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion

9004…

Spectacles, goggles and the like, corrective, protective or other    

Transferred from any other heading; or satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion

94

Chapter 94 – Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings; not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

 

9403…

Other furniture and parts thereof

Transferred from any other heading; or satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion

96...

Chapter 96 – Miscellaneous manufacturing articles

 

9609...

Pencils (other than pencils of heading No. 9608), crayons, pencil loads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors chalks

Grooved, fit with pencil leads and industrially stuck; or processed into shapes; or satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion

9613...

Cigarette lighters and other lighters, whether or not mechanical or electrical, and parts thereof other than flints and wicks

Having prefabricated cases and assembled with other parts and materials; or satisfying “ad valorem percentage” criterion 

 

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