Circular No. 04/2023/TT-BCT on prescribing application of import tariff-rate quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of Eurasian Economic Union in 2023 - 2027 period

Article 1. Scope Import tariff-rate quotas shall be applied to unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of the Eurasian Economic Union under the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union in 2023 - 2027 period.

Article 2. Regulated entities This Circular applies to importers according to permitted tariff-rate quotas of unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of Eurasian Economic Union, and relevant authorities, organizations and individuals.

Article 3. Goods and import tariff-rate quotas 1. HS codes and import tariff-rate quotas in the 2023 - 2027 period of goods imported under the tariff-rate quotas as prescribed in Article 1 of this Circular are elaborated in the Appendix enclosed herewith. 2. Goods imported from the member states of Eurasian Economic Union under the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union must be supported by C/O Form EAV issued in accordance with prevailing regulations.

Article 4. Eligible entities 1. The import tariff-rate quotas for unmanufactured tobacco shall be allocated to traders that hold valid license for manufacturing of cigarettes issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam and wish to import unmanufactured tobacco to serve their manufacturing of cigarettes. 2. The import tariff-rate quotas for poultry eggs shall be allocated to traders that wish to import poultry eggs.

Article 5. Allocation methods Methods for allocation of import tariff-rate quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs shall comply with the provisions of the Circular No. 12/2018/TT-BCT dated June 15, 2018 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam.

Article 6. Effect This Circular comes into force from April 10, 2023 to December 31, 2027 inclusively./. PP. MINISTER DEPUTY MINISTER Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan APPENDIX HS CODES AND IMPORT TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS OF GOODS IMPORTED UNDER THE TARIFF-RATE QUOTAS UNDER THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN VIETNAM AND THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION IN THE 2023 - 2027 PERIOD (Enclosed with the 04/2023/TT-BCT dated February 20, 2023 of the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam prescribing application of import tariff-rate quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and poultry eggs originated from member states of Eurasian Economic Union in 2023 - 2027 period) Import Import Import Import Import tariff- tariff- tariff- tariff- tariff- No. HS Code Description rate rate rate rate rate quota in quota in quota in quota in quota in 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 11.257 11.820 12.411 13.031 13.683 I – Poultry eggs (*) dozen dozen dozen dozen dozen Birds’ eggs, in shell, 04.07 fresh, preserved or cooked - Other fresh eggs: - - Of fowls of the species 1 0407.21.00 Gallus domesticus 0407.29 - - Other: 2 0407.29.10 - - - Of ducks 3 0407.29.90 - - - Other 0407.90 - Other: - - Of fowls of the species 4 0407.90.10 Gallus domesticus 5 0407.90.20 - - Of ducks 6 0407.90.90 - - Other 500 500 500 500 500 II - Unmanufactured tobacco (**) tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes Unmanufactured tobacco; 24.01 tobacco refuse - Tobacco, not 2401.10 stemmed/stripped: - - Virginia type, flue- 1 2401.10.10 cured - - Virginia type, other 2 2401.10.20 than flue-cured 3 2401.10.90 - - Other - Tobacco, partly or 2401.20 wholly stemmed/stripped: - - Virginia type, flue- 4 2401.20.10 cured - - Virginia type, other 5 2401.20.20 than flue-cured 6 2401.20.30 - - Oriental type 7 2401.20.40 - - Burley type 8 2401.20.50 - - Other, flue-cured 9 2401.20.90 - - Other 2401.30 - Tobacco refuse: 10 2401.30.10 - - Tobacco stems 11 2401.30.90 - - Other Notes: (*) Import tariff-rate quotas for poultry eggs imported from the member states of Eurasian Economic Union are different from Vietnam’s import tariff-rate quotas for poultry eggs in WTO commitments. (**) Import tariff-rate quotas for unmanufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse imported from the member states of Eurasian Economic Union shall be applied in conformity with Vietnam’s international commitments, and domestic law regulations applicable to relevant tobacco products. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This translation is made by THƯ VIỆN PHÁP LUẬT, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and for reference purposes only. Its copyright is owned by THƯ VIỆN PHÁP LUẬT and protected under Clause 2, Article 14 of the Law on Intellectual Property.Your comments are always welcomed