On August 29, 2014, the Minister of Science and Technology signed the Decision No. 2279/QĐ-BKHCN on invalidating Circular No.20/2014/TT-BKHCN on importation of used machinery, equipment and technological line.
Previously, the Circular No.20/2014/TT-BKHCN regulated used machinery, equipments that the using time does not exceed 05 years and the remaining quality gains 80% in comparison with original quality or more shall be eligible for
the import seem be not in accordance with the reality. And the regulation that the using time is from 03 years to 10 years causes difficulties for importing enterprises…
Therefore, importation of used machinery, equipment shall be temporarily implemented according to current regulations.
This Circular takes effect on September 01, 2014.
