G/LIC/N/2/VNM/7  
 
16 December 2019  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF  THE AGREEMENT1 
VIET NAM 
The following notification , dated 29 November 2019 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Viet Nam . 
 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member  Viet Nam   
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  1. Decision 73/2014/QD -TTg of the Prime Minister dated 19th 
December 2014 promulgating the list of import scraps for production;  
2. Decree 38/2015/ND -CP of the Government dated 24th April 
2015 on the management of waste and scrap;  
3. Decree 40/2019/ND -CP of the Government dated 13t h May 2019 
amending and supplementing a number of articles of decrees on 
detailing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Environmental 
Protection (coming into force from 1st July 2019);  
4. Circular 41/2015/TT -BTNMT dated 9th September 2015 of the 
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on environmental 
protection in scrap importing for production;  
5. Circular 08/2018/TT -BTNMT dated 14th September 2018 of the 
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment promulgating 
National Technical Regulatio ns on Environment for imported steel 
scraps; imported plastic scraps; imported paper scraps for 
production.  
3 Date of Publication  
 1. 19th December 2014  
2. 24th April 2015  
3. 13th May 2019  
4. 9th September 2015  
5. 14th September 2018  
4 Date of entry into force  
 1. 5th February 2015  
2. 15th June 2015  
3. 1st July 2019  
4. 27th October 2015  
5. 29th October 2018  
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  1. http://vbpl.vn/TW/Pages/vbpq -
toanvan.aspx?ItemID=70497&Keyword=quy%E1%BA%BFt%20%C
4%91%E1%BB%8Bnh%2073%202014  
2. http://vbpl.vn/TW/Pages/vbpq -
toanvan.aspx?ItemID=63061&Keyword=ngh%E1%BB%8B%20%C4
%91%E1%BB%8Bnh%2038%202015  
3. http://vbpl.vn/tw/Pages/vbpq -van-ban-
goc.aspx?dvid=13&ItemID=135365  
4. http://vbpl.vn/TW/Pages/vbpq -
toanvan.aspx?ItemID=91860&Keyword=th%C3%B4ng%20t%C6%
B0%2041%202015%20btnmt  
 
                                                
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  G/LIC/N/2/VNM/7  
 
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   Category  Notification details  
  5. http://vbpl.vn/TW/Pages/vbpq -
toanvan.aspx?ItemID=131577&Keyword=th%C3%B4ng%20t%C6%
B0%2008%202018%20btnmt  
6 Have you attached a copy of 
the regulation (PDF) to the 
Secretariat   Yes. ( Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification. ) 
 
 No. 
7 Type of notification   (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer question 
8 to 14)  
 
 (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been pre viously 
notified in document: ______________ ;  ( please answer question 
15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject to 
licensing  See the attached3 Appendix of  Decision 73/2014/QD -TTg of the Prime 
Minister on the list of scraps allowed to be impor ted as materials for 
production.  
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic:  
 
Non-Automatic:  
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  (a)  Protect public morals;  
(b)  Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect 
environment;  
(c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;  
(d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and 
the prevention of deceptive practices;  
(e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)  
(f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration;  
(g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security;  
(h)  Other: ______________ (please specify)  
 
11 Administrative body(ies) for  
submission of applications   
 Ministry/authority and Department: Ministry of Natural Resources 
and Environment  
Address: No.10, Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District, 
Hanoi, Viet  Nam 
Website: http://www.monre.gov.vn/  
Telephone: +84 024 37956868  
E-Mail: portal@monre.gov.vn  
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility  Ministry/authority and Department: Ministry of N atural Resources 
and Environment  
Address: No.10, Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District, 
Hanoi, Viet  Nam 
Website: http://www.monre.gov.vn/  
Telephone: +84 024 37956868  
E-Mail: portal@monre.gov.vn  
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure  Ongoing  
 
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages   Import licensing procedure for imported steel scrap , plastic  scrap , 
paper  scrap for production  
15 In the case of 7(b), please 
indicate the type of new 
change(s)  (a)  Termination  
(b)  Suspension  
(c)  Modification of specific details in existing  
procedures:  
 Product coverage;  
                                                
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  
3 In English only.  G/LIC/N/2/VNM/7  
 
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   Category  Notification details  
 Administrative purpose;  
 Automatic or Non -automatic;  
 Duration of licensing;  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;  
 Eligibility of applicants;  
 Contact information on eligibility;  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;  
 Documentation requirements (including application form);  
 Period for Application;  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;  
 Processing time for issuing licence;  
 Licence fee/administrative charge;  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;  
 Appeal regulations/procedures;  
 Validity of licence;  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use etc.);  
 Foreign exchange requirements;  
 Other: __________ (please specify).  
 
 
16  Please elaborate the 
changes in detail (in one of 
the WTO official languages)  
  
 
 
 
 
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  APPENDIX  
LIST OF SCRAPS ALLOW ED TO BE IMPORTED FO R PRODUCTION MATERIA LS 
(ENCLOSED TOGETHER W ITH THE PRIME MINIST ER’S DECISION NO. 73 /2014/QD -TTG  
DATED 19 DECEMBER 19  2014)  
No. Name of scrap  Code number  
1 Gypsum  2520 10 00 
2 Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or 
steel  2618 00 00 
3 Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of 
discs, wafers, or similar forms.  3818 00 00 
4 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics of polyethylene (PE): 
spongy, un -solid.  3915 10 10 
5 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics of polyethylene (PE): 
Other.  3915 10 90 
6 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics of polystyrene (PS): 
spongy, un -solid.  3915 20 10 
7 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics of polystyrene (PS): 
Other.  3915 20 90 
8 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics polyvinyl chloride (PVC): 
Spongy, un -solid.  3915 30 10 
9 Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics of polyvinyl chloride 
(PVC): Other.  3915 30 90 
10 Waste, parings and scrap, of other plastics  3915 90 00 
11 Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard: Unbleached 
kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard.   4707 10 00 
12 Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard: Other 
paper or paperboard made mainly from bleached chemical 
pulp, not colored in the mass.  4707 20 00 
13 Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard: Paper or 
paperboard made mainly from mechanical pul p (e.g, 
newspapers, journals and similar printed matter).  4707 30 00 
14 Recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard: Other, 
including unsorted waste and scrap.  4707 90 00 
15 Waste silk (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn fiber 
scrap and garnetted stock).  5003 00 00 
16 Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in the mass.  7001 00 00 
17 Waste and scrap of cast iron.  7204 10 00 
18 Waste and scrap of alloy steel: Stainless steel.  7204 21 00 
19 Waste and scrap of alloy steel: Other (other than stainless 
steel).  7204 29 00 
20 Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel.  7204 30 00 
21 Other waste and scrap of iron or steel: Turnings, shavings, 
chips, milling waste, sawdust, filings, trimmings and 
stampings, whether or not in bundles.  7204 41 00 
22 Other waste and scrap of iron or steel: Other  7204 49 00 G/LIC/N/2/VNM/7  
 
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  No. Name of scrap  Code number  
23 Remelting  scrap ingots (iron, steel, cast iron)  7204 50 00 
24 Copper waste and scrap  7404 00 00 
25 Nickel waste and scrap.  7503 00 00 
26 Aluminium waste and scrap  7602 00 00 
27 Zinc waste and scrap  7902 00 00 
28 Tin waste and scrap  8002 00 00 
29 Tungsten (wolfram) waste and scrap  8101 97 00 
30 Molypdenum waste and scrap  8102 97 00 
31 Magnesium waste and scrap  8104 20 00 
32 Titanium waste and scrap  8108 30 00 
33 Zirconium waste and scrap  8109 30 00 
34 Antimony waste and scrap  8110 20 00 
35 Manganese waste and scrap  8111 00 00 
36 Chrome waste and scrap  8112 22 00 
Notes: HS codes and name of scraps in the abovementioned list are used according to the Circular 
No. 164/2013/TT -BTC dated November 15, 2013 of the Ministry of Finance promulgating export tax 
schedule, preferential import tariff according to the list of articles subject to tax.  
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