CIRCULAR

GUIDING EXPORT DUTY RATES APPLICABLE TO A NUMBER OF LINES OF GOODS ON THE EXPORT TARIFF LIST

Pursuant to the Law on Export and Import Duties dated 14 June 2005;
Pursuant to Resolution 295/2007/NQ-UBTVQH12 of the National Assembly Standing Committee dated 28 September 2007 promulgating both the Export Tariff List and the Preferential Export Tariff List for groups of taxable goods and the tax rate frames applicable to each group in each List, as amended by Resolution 710/2008/NQ-UBTVQH12 of the National Assembly Standing Committee dated 22 November 2008;
Pursuant to Decree 149-2005-ND-CP of the Government dated 15 December 2005 on implementation of the Law on Export and Import Duties;
Pursuant to Decree 118/2008/ND-CP of the Government dated 27 November 2008 on the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Finance;
The Minister of Finance provides the following guidelines on export duty rates applicable to Group 2701, 2702, 2703 and 2704 goods on the export tariff list:

Article 1. To amend the export duty rates applicable to Groups 2701, 2702, 2703 and 2704 [see List next page] stipulated in Decision 35/2008/QD-BTC of the Minister of Finance dated 6 June 20081 to the new export duty rate of ten per cent (10%).

Article 2. This Decision shall be of full force and effect as from the date of signing and shall apply to all export goods' customs declarations registered with the customs office as from 15 February 2009.

FOR THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
DEPUTY MINISTER




Do Hoang Anh Tuan

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No.

Goods' Description

Group, subgroup

New Export Duty Rate

(%)

1

Coal; Briquette, ovoid coals and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal

2701

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10

2

Lignite, whether or not agglomerated, excluding jet

2702

10

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Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated

2703

10

4

Coke coal and semi coke of coal, of lignite or of peat whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon

2704

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10