Circular 15/2018/TT-BNNPTNT promulgating HS codes of commodities

• Official number: 15/2018/TT-BNNPTNT
• Legislation Type: Circular
• Organization: The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
• Signer: Ha Cong Tuan
• Issued Date: 29/10/2018

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURLAL DEVELOPMENT --------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------------
No.15/2018/TT-BNNPTNT	Hanoi, October 29, 2018

CIRCULAR

PROMULGATING HS CODES OF COMMODITIES UNDER MANAGEMENT OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to Decree No.15/2017/ND-CP dated February 17, 2017 of the Government on functions, duties, rights and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

Pursuant to Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018 of the Government on elaboration of a number of Articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management; 

At the request of the Director of Department of Legal Affair; Directors General of Directorate of Fisheries and Directorate of Forestry; Directors of Department of Plant Protection, Department of Animal Health, Department of Animal Husbandry, Department of Crop Production and Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development;  

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgates a Circular providing HS codes for commodities under management of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Article 1. This Circular is issued together with the followings:

1. Appendix I. HS codes of commodities under management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. To be specific:

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Section 2. HS codes for the list of livestock breeds permitted for production and trading in Vietnam.

Section 3. HS codes for the list of precious and rare livestock breeds prohibited from export.

Section 4. HS code for the list of diluted environments for conservation of livestock's sperm .

Section 5. HS codes for the list of gene sources of precious and rare domestic animals to be preserved. 

Section 6. HS codes for the list of aquatic animals and products thereof subject to quarantine.

Section 7. HS codes for the list of commonly imported fish seeds.

Section 8. HS codes for the list of aquatic species subject to conditional export.

Section 9. HS codes of live aquatic species permitted to be imported for food. 

Section 10. HS codes for the list of aquatic species prohibited from export.

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Section 12. HS codes of food products originated from imported plants subject to food safety inspection under management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Section 13. HS codes for the list of plant varieties permitted for production and trading in Vietnam.

Section 14. HS codes for the list of precious and rare plant genetic resources for international exchange in special cases.

Section 15. HS codes for the list of precious and rare plant genetic resources restricted from international exchange.

Section 16. HS codes for the list of salts (including table salt and denatured salt).

Section 17. HS codes for the list of imported animal feed permitted for trading in Vietnam.

Section 18. HS codes for the list of chemicals and antibiotics prohibited from import, production, trading and use in cattle and poultry feed in Vietnam.

Section 19. HS codes for the list of feed and raw materials for production of aquatic feed.

Section 20, HS codes for the list of products for treatment of aquaculture environment.

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Section 22. HS codes for the list of fertilizers.

Section 23. HS codes for the list of commodities prohibited from export, which are logs and lumber of all kinds from domestic natural forests.

Section 24. HS codes for the list of wood and wood-derived products which must be supported by legal forest product dossiers when being exported.

Section 25. HS codes for the list of pesticides.

Section 26. HS codes for the list of pesticides prohibited from use in Vietnam.

Section 27. HS codes for the list in fishing industry.

2. Appendix I. HS codes for lists of commodities under management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: 1768 commodity lines.

Article 2. Entry into force

1. This Circular comes into force from January 01, 2019.

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Article 3. Implementation responsibility

Chief of the Ministry Office, Director of Department of Legal Affairs, Directors of entities affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and relevant agencies, organizations and individuals shall take responsibility to implement this Circular.

Should any question arise during implementation, entities concerned shall promptly inform the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for further instructions./.

PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER




Ha Cong Tuan

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