MINISTRY OF FINANCE  
 SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence – Freedom – Happiness  
 
No.: 31/2020/TT -BTC  Hanoi, May 04, 2020  
  
CIRCULAR  
AMENDMENTS TO CIRCULAR NO. 263/2016/TT -BTC DATED 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 OF MINISTER OF FINANCE PRESCRIBING RATE S,  
COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT AND USE OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
FEES AND CHARGES  
Pursuant to the Law on Fees and Charges dated November 25, 2015;  
Pursuant to Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of 
Industrial Designs;  
Pursuant to the Government 's Decree No. 120/2016/ND -CP dated August 23, 
2016 detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the 
Law on fees and charges;  
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 87/2017/ND -CP dated July 26, 2017 
defining functions, tasks, powers  and organizational structure of the Ministry of 
Finance;  
At the request of the Director General  of the Department of Tax Policy;  
The Minister of Finance promulgates a Circular providing amendments to the 
Circular No. 263/2016/TT -BTC dated November 14, 201 6 of Minister of 
Finance prescribing rates, collection, management and use of industrial 
property fees and charges .  
Article 1. Amendments to some Articles of Circular No. 263/2016/TT -BTC 
dated November 14, 2016  
1. Clause 1 Article 4 is amended as follows:  
“1. Industrial property f ees and charges shall be paid as prescribed in the 
Schedule of fees and charges related to industrial property rights enclosed 
herewith. In cases where an international treaty to which Vietnam is a signatory 
provides for industria l property rights -related fees different from the ones 
prescribed in this Circular (except fees for international registration of 
trade marks under the Madrid Protocol in which Vietnam is designated as 2 
 
prescribed in Point 6.4 Section B of the Schedule of fe es and charges related to 
industrial property rights enclosed herewith), the fees shall be paid according to 
that international treaty”.  
2. Clause 2 Article 6 is amended as follows:  
“2. Each collector shall retain 50% of total amount of collected fees for covering 
costs of  rendering services and collecting fees according to Article 5 of the 
Government's Decree No. 120/2016/ND -CP dated August 23, 2016 elaborating 
the Law on Fees and Charges, and transfer the remaining amount of 50% of 
collected fees to state  budget according to the current list of state budget 
entries”.  
3. Point 6.2 Section B of the Schedule of fees and charges related to industrial 
property rights enclosed with the Circular No. 263/2016/TT -BTC is amended as 
follows:  
No.Industrial 
property 
rights -
related 
fees/charges  Rate (VND thousand)  
Invention 
(including 
utility 
solution)  Industrial 
design  Tradem ark Geographical 
indication  Layout 
design 
of integrated 
circuits  
6.2 Fees for 
international 
registration of 
trade marks, 
industrial 
designs (for 
each 
industrial 
design) 
originating in 
Vietnam – 
excluding 
fees payable 
to the 
International 
Bureau    2,000  2,000      
Article 2. Implementation  3 
 
1. This Circular comes into force from July 01, 2020.  
2. In the course of implementation of this Circular, if facing any difficulty , 
organizations and individuals should promptly inform the Ministry of Finance 
for its consideration and guidance ./. 
  
  PP. MINISTER  
DEPUTY MINISTER  
 
 
 
 
Vu Thi Mai