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THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 22/2018/TT-BTTTT
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Hanoi, December 28, 2018
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CIRCULAR
PROMULGATING LISTS OF IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS IN THE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES
Pursuant
to the Law on Publishing dated November 20, 2012;
Pursuant
to the Law on Foreign Trade Management dated June 12, 2017;
Pursuant
to the Government’s Decree No. 17/2017/ND-CP dated February 17, 2017 defining
functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of the Ministry of
Information and Communications;
Pursuant
to the Government’s Decree No. 195/2013/ND-CP dated November 21, 2013 on
elaboration of the Law on Publishing;
Pursuant
to the Government’s Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018 on elaboration
of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;
Pursuant
to the Government’s Decree No. 60/2014/ND-CP dated June 19, 2014 on printing;
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At the
request of the Director of the Authority of Publication, Printing and
Distribution,
The
Minister of Information and Communications hereby promulgates a Circular on
lists of imports and exports in the printing and publishing industries.
Article 1. Lists of imports and exports in the printing and
publishing industries
Lists of
imports and exports in the printing and publishing industries are promulgated
together with this Circular, including:
1.
Appendix 01: List of commodities classified by HS codes and methods for management
of imports and exports in the printing industry.
2.
Appendix 02: List of commodities classified by HS codes and methods for
management of imports and exports in the publishing industry.
Article 2. Implementation clause
1. This
Circular comes into force from February 12, 2019 and supersedes the following
Circulars:
a)
Circular No. 16/2015/TT-BTTTT dated June 17, 2015 of the Minister of
Information and Communications;
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2. The
Chief of Office, Director of Authority of Publication, Printing and
Distribution, heads of affiliates of the Ministry of Information and
Communications; authorities, organizations and individuals participating in or
related to import and export of commodities in the printing and publishing
industries are responsible for the implementation of this Circular.
3.
Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be
promptly reported to the Authority of Publication, Printing and Distribution
affiliated to the Ministry of Information and Communications for consideration
and resolution./.
THE MINISTER
Nguyen Manh Hung
APPENDIX 01
LIST OF COMMODITIES
CLASSIFIED BY HS CODES AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN THE
PRINTING INDUSTRY
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BTTTT dated December 28, 2018 of
the Minister of Information and Communications)
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1. Upon
import of the commodities mentioned in the List below, the import license
issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications is required (only
applicable to commodities with their 08-digit HS codes)
Description
Description of commodities classified by HS codes on the
Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports specified in Circular No.
65/2017/TT-BTC dated June 27, 2017 of the Ministry of Finance
Description and classification of imports in the printing
industry
84.43
Printing
machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing
components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile
machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof.
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Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinder and other
printing components of heading 84.42 :
8443.11.00
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Offset
printing machinery (reel-fed)
8443.12.00
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Offset printing machinery, sheet-fed, office type (using sheets with one side
not exceeding 22 cm and the other side not exceeding 36 cm in the unfolded
state)
Offset
printing machinery, sheet-fed
8443.13.00
- -
Other offset printing machinery
Other
offset printing machinery
8443.14.00
- -
Letterpress printing machinery, reel-fed, excluding flexographic printing
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8443.15.00
- -
Letterpress printing machinery, other than reel-fed, excluding flexographic
printing
Letterpress
printing machinery (sheet-fed)
8443.16.00
- -
Flexographic printing machinery
Flexographic
printing machinery
8443.17.00
- -
Gravure printing machinery
Gravure
printing machinery
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- Other
printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined:
8443.31
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Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or
facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing
machine or to a network:
- - -
Printer-copiers, printing by the ink-jet process:
8443.31.11
- - - -
Colour
Printers
with color photocopying function (multi-color type)
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8443.31.21
- - - -
Colour
Printers
with color photocopying function (multi-color type)
- - -
Combination printer-copier-facsimile machines:
8443.31.31
- - - -
Colour
Printers
with color photocopying function (multi-color type)
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8443.31.91
- - - -
Combination printer-copier-scanner-facsimile machines:
Only
issue the import license to printers with color photocopying function
(multi-color type)
8443.31.99
- - - -
Other
Only
issue the import license to printers with color photocopying function
(multi-color type)
8443.32
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Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a
network:
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- - -
Dot matrix printers:
8443.32.21
- - - -
Colour
Only
issue the import license to digital dot matrix printers with a print speed of
more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that
are more elongated than A3
- - -
Laser printers:
8443.32.31
- - - -
Colour
Only
issue the import license to digital laser printers with a print speed of more
than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for printing pages that are
more elongated than A3
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Other:
8443.39.10
- - -
Electrostatic photocopying apparatus operating by reproducing the original
image directly onto the copy (direct process)
Only
issue the import license to color photocopying apparatus (multi-color type),
except single colour type (black and white)
8443.39.20
- - -
Electrostatic photocopying apparatus, operating by reproducing the original
image via an intermediate onto the copy (indirect process)
8443.39.30
- - -
Other photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system
8443.39.40
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Only
issue the import license to digital dot matrix printers (multi-color type)
with a print speed of more than 60 pages (A4 size)/ minute or those used for
printing pages that are more elongated than A3
2.
Procedures and applications for issuance of import license to the commodities
on the List specified in Section I.1 shall comply with Articles 27 and 28 of
the Government’s Decree No. 60/2014/ND-CP dated June 19, 2014 (whose Articles
are amended by the Government’s Decree No. 25/2018/ND-CP dated February 28,
2018).
3. Upon
import of the printing commodities of headings 84.40, 84.41 and 84.42 and
commodities of heading 84.43 specified in the Circular No. 65/2017/TT-BTC dated
June 27, 2017 of the Ministry of Finance that are not included in the List in
Section I.1, the import license issued by the Ministry of Information and
Communications is required.
II.
EXPORTS
Upon
export of the commodities on the List in Section I.1, the export license issued
by the Ministry of Information and Communications is not required./.
APPENDIX 02
LIST OF COMMODITIES
CLASSIFIED BY HS CODES AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS IN THE
PUBLISHING INDUSTRY
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BTTTT dated December 28, 2018 of
the Minister of Information and Communications)
I.
Commodities classified by HS codes and methods for management of import thereof
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Description
Management method
Description of commodities classified by HS codes on the
Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports specified in Circular No.
65/2017/TT-BTC dated June 27, 2017 of the Ministry of Finance
Description and classification of commodities in the
publishing industry
Publications imported for business purpose
Publications imported for non-business purpose
49.01
Printed
books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in
single sheets.
Written confirmation of import registration
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4901.10.00
- In
single sheets, whether or not folded
In
single sheets, whether or not folded (excluding scientific and technical
types, e.g. manuals)
Written confirmation of import registration
Import license
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4901.91.00
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Dictionaries and encyclopaedias, and serial instalments thereof
4901.99
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4901.99.10
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Educational, technical, scientific, historical or cultural books
Political,
law, economic, cultural, social, educational, scientific, technological,
literary, artistic, geographic, military, religious, historical books
(including children’s books or electronic books in storage devices)
Written confirmation of import registration
Import license
4901.99.90
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Other
Sheaves
with embossed words and other (excluding scientific and technical types, e.g.
manuals)
4903.00.00
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Written confirmation of import registration
Import license
49.05
Maps
and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall
maps, topographical plans and globes, printed.
4905.10.00
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Globes
Globes
(with maps printed or enclosed with books, or illustrated to books)
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Import license
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Other:
4905.91.00
- - In
book form
In book
form
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4905.99.00
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Other
In
single sheets, flyers
4910.00.00
Calendars
of any kind, printed, including calendar blocks.
Written confirmation of import registration
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49.11
Other
printed matter, including printed pictures and photographs.
Written confirmation of import registration
Import license
4911.10
- Trade
advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like:
Trade
advertising materials, commercial catalogues and the like (excluding
scientific and technical types, e.g. manuals)
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Other
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Other:
4911.91.29
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Other
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Other printed pictures and photographs:
4911.91.39
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Other
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Other
4911.99
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Other:
4911.99.90
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4911.10.10
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Catalogues listing only educational, technical, scientific, historical or
cultural books and publications
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Catalogues listing only educational, technical, scientific, historical or
cultural books and publications
Written confirmation of import registration is not
required
Import license is not required
2.
Procedures and applications for confirmation of registration of import of
publications for business purpose regarding commodities on the List in Section
I.1 shall comply with Article 39 of the Law on Publishing and Circular No.
23/2014/TT-BTTTT dated December 29, 2014 of the Minister of Information and
Communications.
3.
Procedures and applications for issuance of import license to publications
imported for non-business purpose regarding commodities on the List in Section
I.1 shall comply with Article 41 of the Law on Publishing and Circular No.
23/2014/TT-BTTTT dated December 29, 2014 of the Minister of Information and
Communications.
4.
Regarding the commodities on the List in Section I.1, which are not required to
obtain the import license as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 Article 42 of the
Law on Publishing, management methods specified in this Circular shall not be
adopted.
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II.
Exports
1. The
commodities on the List in Section I.1 which have been published and sold
legally in Vietnam are allowed to be exported abroad as prescribed in Article
43 of the Law on Publishing and are not required to obtain the export license
issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.
2. The
export of commodities on the List in Section I.1, which contain contents in
breach of regulations laid down in Clause 1 Article 10 of the Law on Publishing
shall be prohibited in any form./.
