Customs procedures for imported raw materials for the production and preparation of petroleum and gas

– Authority or competent person authorized or decentralized to implement (if any): No;

– Agency directly implementing administrative procedures: Customs Branch;

– Coordinating agency (if any): None.

– Decree 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 of the Government detailing and implementing measures of the Customs Law on customs procedures, customs inspection, supervision, and customs control;

– Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance regulating customs procedures; customs inspection and supervision; export tax, import tax and tax administration for exported and imported goods;

– Circular No. 172/2010/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance promulgating regulations on collection rates, collection, remittance, management and use of fees and charges in the field of Customs;

– Circular No. 69/2016/TT-BTC dated May 6, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance regulating customs procedures for petroleum, chemicals, gas exported, imported, temporarily imported for re-export, transshipped, transit; imported raw materials for production and preparation or export processing of petroleum and gas; crude oil exports and imports; Import and export goods serving oil and gas activities.

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– Step 2: Within seven working days from the date of receiving complete and valid documents, the Customs Branch shall: Check the documents; Check the list and import conditions. If appropriate, accept the list; if not, request amendments and supplements to the customs declarant using a professional request form.

– Step 3: The enterprise registers the import customs declaration on the import declaration and agrees with the materials and supplies in the list accepted by the customs authority.

– Step 4: The customs authority receives the documents; Check conditions and register customs declarations; Check documents or goods and clear customs.

– Import goods declaration according to the information criteria in Appendix II issued with Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 of the Ministry of Finance.

In case of implementation on paper customs declaration as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 25 of Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 of the Government, the customs declarant declares and submits 02 original copies of the declaration. imported goods according to form HQ/2015/NK Appendix IV issued with Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC;

– Raw material purchase contract or documents with legal value equivalent to raw material purchase contract: 01 photocopy;

– Commercial invoice: 01 original;

– Bill of lading or other transport documents of equivalent value according to the provisions of law: 01 photocopy;

– Petroleum and gas sales contract (Frame contract; Principle contract (if any) and Contract appendix (if any): 01 copy;

– Registration plan for production, preparation, import of raw materials and consumption of petroleum and gas products of the Trader with confirmation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade: 01 photocopy.

In case traders carry out procedures for the first time at the Customs Branch, they must submit the following additional documents:

– Petroleum import and export business license issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade: 01 photocopy;

– Certificate of eligibility for gas export or document of equivalent value: 01 photocopy.