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Question:
The company wants to import raw coconut shell for raw materials to produce smoke-free BBQ charcoal. 1 / Raw raw coconut shell products are allowed to be imported? If allowed, what should the import procedures need to pay attention? Have any special documents been obtained / provided? 2 / HS code of coconut shell? 3 / Legal documents refer to when importing this product? 4 / Is there any other regulations imported from South Africa?

Reply:

1. About HS code

The company can refer to 06 (six) classification rules in Annex II issued together with Circular No. 103/2015 / TT-BTC; Circular No. 14/2015 / TT-BTC dated 30/01/2015 of the Ministry of Finance; Import and export tariff promulgated together with the Government's Decree No. 125/2017 / ND-CP dated November 16, 2017 and compared with imported goods and constituent materials to determine HS codes

Due to the lack of information about the constituent materials, content of constituent materials, manufacturing methods, catalog documents ... of imported goods, we cannot advise the exact HS codes of the goods stated by the Company. .

The basis for applying tax code is based on the actual imported goods of the Company at the time of import, on the basis of the enterprise providing technical documents (if any) or / and going to inspect at the Center. Customs classification analysis. The results of the actual inspection by the customs where the company does the procedures and the results of the Analysis and Classification Center determined to be the legal and accurate basis for applying the code to the imported goods. In order to have a basis for determining the HS code of imported goods, before carrying out customs procedures, the company may request a pre-determination as prescribed in Article 7 of Circular 38/2015 / TT-BTC dated 25/25 3/2015 by the Ministry of Finance.

 2. About item policy

- Goods on the list of those subject to plant quarantine under Section 11; subject to food safety inspection according to Section 11, Appendix 1- HS Code Table for the list of goods under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development according to Circular No. 15/2018 / TT-BNNPTNT dated 29/10/2018 by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. Therefore, the company compares the actual imported goods, HS and List in Section 11, Appendix 1 of Circular No. 15/2018 / TT-BNNPTNT to apply the goods policy accordingly.

- The import of products of plant origin from other countries to ensure specialized management and depending on the purpose of use, the company should contact the management agency of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Development. Rural for specific information