FREE TAX FOR PURCHASE, SALE AND EXCHANGE OF GOODS BY BORDER INHABITANTS

The subjects are entitled to exemption from import duty and other taxes (if any) for purchased, sold or exchanged goods valued at no more than VND 2,000,000 (two million)/person/day/time, for 4 times at most a month, for goods on the Ministry of Industry and Trade-promulgated list of goods allowed...

6 kinds of imports subject to inspection of quality assurance before customs clearance

On September 08, 2016, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 3648/QD-BCT on promulgation of list of imports subject to inspection of quality assurance, conformity with technical standards and food safety standards before customs clearance under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The list includes...

ACCOUNTING DOCUMENTS TO BE RETAINED FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS

This is the content prescribed at the Decree No. 174/2016/ND-CP dated December 30, 2016 of the Government on detailing a number of articles of the Law on Accounting, takes effect on January 01, 2017. In particular, Accounting records; Detailed accounting books and overall accounting books; Financial statements; budget statements; consolidated...

Using land not for purposes shall be revoked the exemp ted or reduced land rental amounts

The Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 77/2014/TT-BTC guiding a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 46/2014/ND-CP of May 15, 2014, on the collection of land rental and water surface rental.[...]

POLICIES ON SUPPORT FOR BASIC TRAINING COURSES AND SHORT-TERM TRAINING COURSES

On September 28, 2015, the Prime Minister signed the Decision No. 46/2015/QD-TTg prescribed the policies for support for basic training courses and training courses shorter than 03 months (hereinafter referred to as short-term courses), including: subsidies on training costs; allowance for living costs, and organization of implementation of policies...

Cases under cancellation of transaction relationship with credit institutions

On December 5, 2013, the State Bank issued Circular No. 27/2013/TT-NHNN, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Ciruclar No. 02/2012/TT-NHNN dated February 27, 2012, on guiding foreign exchange transactions among the State Bank of Vietnam and credit institutions and foreign banks’s branches. [...]
reserves of foreign exchange

New regulations on the management of state foreign exchange reserves

On May 20, 2014, the Government issued the Decree No. 50/2014/ND-CP on the management of State foreign exchange reserves.

By 2020, 30% of the population makes online purchase

This is the target specified in master plan for e-commerce development in 2016 - 2020 period that been approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1563/QD-TTg dated August 08, 2016. Specifically, by the year of 2020, there will be 30% of the population make online purchase with the total...

Conditions for sea transportation business

The Decree No. 160/2016/ND-CP approved by the Government on conditions for sea transportation business, shipping agency services, and towage services. In accordance with this Decree, requirements pertaining to enterprises engaging in international sea transportation business, the regarding organizational structure must have a department in charge of safety in accordance with...

The Over-quota import duty rates of un-manufactured tobacco and tobacco refuse of burley is 80%

On June 23, 2014, the Ministry of Finance issued the Circular No. 80/2014/TT-BTC amending and supplementing the Ministry of Finance’s Circular No. 111/2012/TT-BTC of July 4, 2012[...]