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THE MINISTRY OF TRADE
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom Happiness
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No. 2-TM/XNK
Hanoi, February 21, 1997
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DECISION NO. 28-TTG OF JANUARY 13, 1997 OF THE
PRIME MINISTER
Following Circular No. 01-TM/XNK of January 24, 1997 of the Ministry of Trade;
Proceeding from Official Dispatch No. 674-BKH/TMDV of January 31, 1997 of the Ministry of
Planning and Investment on the 1997 import quotas after consulting the concerned Ministries and
branches (as stipulated in Article 4 and Article 6 of Decision No. 28-TTg);
The Ministry of Trade provides the following concrete guidance for implementing Decision No. 28TTg of January 13, 1997 of the Prime Minister with regard to a number of imports:
I. LIST OF COMMODITIES AND THEIR IMPORT QUOTAS IN 1997:
- Steel: 500,000 tons
- Steel cast: # 900,000 tons
- Cement: 500,000 to 700,000 tons
- Clinker: 1,100,000 tons
- Construction glass: # 2 million m 2
- Trucks, passenger cars: # 30,000 units
- Paper: # 20,000 tons
- Sugar:
II. IMPORT MANAGEMENT MECHANISM:
1. Steel:
a/ Those kinds of steel which have been sufficiently manufactured in the country shall not be
imported (listed in Appendix No. 1 enclosed herewith)
b/ The quota for importing various kinds of steel which are not yet manufactured or insufficiently
manufactured in the country: 500,000 tons
Including:
+ Steel of various kinds (listed in Appendix No. 2 attached herewith): 400,000 tons
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+ Sheet steel cast for making pipes and tubes and galvanized iron sheets: 100,000 tons
+ The Ministry of Trade shall assign the Steel Corporation to import 40 per cent of the aforesaid
quota and the enterprises having import and export business permits for the suitable commodities
to import the rest.
c/ In 1997, some 900,000 tons of steel cast shall be imported (including the amount imported by
foreign-invested enterprises): The Ministry of Trade shall assign this quota to the steel rolling mills
or import and export enterprises that have signed supply contracts with the steel rolling mills.
d/ Other kinds of special-purpose steel (listed in Appendix No. 3 attached herewith): the
enterprises with import and export business permits for the suitable commodities may import
these kinds of steel according to their production and business demand and fill in the import
procedures at the Customs office, without having to go through the Ministry of Trade.
2. Cement:
- The Ministry of Trade shall direct the additional import of approximately 500,000 to 700,000 tons
by assigning the Cement Corporation to import about 40 per cent of the needed quantity and the
enterprises which meet the conditions in terms of capital, supply market and import experiences
to import the remaining quantity.
- Clinker: 1,100,000 tons
On the basis of the cement production plan, the Ministry of Construction shall directly assign the
above quota to cement plants without having to go through the Ministry of Trade. These cement
plants may import clinker directly or through agents in accordance with current regulations.
3. Construction glass:
The Ministry of Trade shall assign the enterprises with import and export business permits for the
suitable commodities to import approximately 2 million m2 of construction glass from more than 3
mm to less than 12 mm thick which can not be manufactured or is insufficiently manufactured in
the country. The imported construction glass shall be used mainly for the construction in Southern
provinces.
For all kinds of color glass and other kinds of glass (including transparent glass less than 3 mm
and over 12 mm thick) the enterprises with import and export business permits for the suitable
commodities may import them according to the production demand, and shall fill in the import
procedures at the Customs office without having to go through the Ministry of Trade.
4. Automobiles:
- The quota for importing all kinds of trucks and passenger cars of 12 seats or more in 1997 is
approximately 30,000 units. This quota shall be assigned by the Ministry of Trade to the
enterprises with import and export business permits for the suitable commodities which need to
import such kinds of automobiles.
- For other kinds of automobile, the enterprises with import and export business permits for the
suitable commodities may only import them according to their need and in compliance with
current regulations.
5. Paper:
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a/ The following kinds of paper which are sufficiently manufactured in the country shall not be
imported in the immediate future:
- Newsprint, writing paper, normal printing paper, toilet paper
- Flat paperboard and cardboard of all kinds.
b/ The Ministry of Trade shall assign the enterprises with import and export business permits for
the suitable commodities to import about 20,000 tons of paper of various kinds which can not be
manufactured or is insufficiently manufactured in the country, including:
- High-quality printing paper
- Duplex cardboard paper
In case of necessity, the Ministries and branches shall consider supplementing the quota to
ensure the balance between supply and demand.
c/ For other kinds of paper, the enterprises with import and export business permits for the
suitable commodities may import them according to the production and business demand and fill
in the import procedures at the Customs office without having to go through the Ministry of Trade.
6. Sugar:
As the output of domestically manufactured sugar is expected to satisfy consumption need in
1997, it shall not be imported in the immediate future, excluding 10,000 tons of RE sugar already
imported to meet the people�s need in the lunar new year holidays and as reserves for the
Northern region.
In case of necessity, the Ministries and branches shall consider importing additional quantities of
sugar to balance the sugar supply and demand and stabilize its price.
III. IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
The management of the import of other commodities shall comply with Circular No. 01-TM/XNK
of January 24, 1997.
The Ministry of Trade asks the other Ministries, the ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached
to the Government, the People�s Committees of the provinces and the cities directly under the
Central Government and the central offices of the mass organizations to popularize this Circular
to the enterprises under their management for the implementation thereof, and at the same time
to inform the Ministry of Trade of any problem arising in the course of implementation for timely
and suitable adjustment. This Circular takes effect from the date of its signing to March 31, 1998.
FOR THE MINISTER OF TRADE VICE MINISTER
Nguyen Xuan Quang
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APPENDIX 1
(attached to Circular No. 02-TM/XNK of February 21, 1997 of the Ministry of Trade)
LIST OF KINDS OF STEEL SUFFICIENTLY MANUFACTURED IN THE COUNTRY AND NOT
TO BE IMPORTED
- Smooth steel rods from 6 mm to 60 mm in diameter
- Barbed steel rods (striped, noded, twisted, veined) 10 mm to 26 mm in diameter
- All kinds of V-shape steel from 20 mm to 75 mm
- All kinds of I(H)- or U(C)-shape steel from 60 mm to 120 mm
- Black welding steel pipes and tubes and zinc-plated welding steel pipe and tube from 14 mm to
115 mm in outer diameter
- Flat, zinc-plated steel sheets from 0.25 mm to 0.55 mm thick and up to 3,500 mm long,
corrugated zinc-plated steel sheets and corrugated steel sheets plated with non-ferrous metals
- Assorted ordinary wires, black and soft, black and hard, zinc-plated and barbed wires
- B-40 steel grid.
APPENDIX 2
(attached to Circular No. 02-TM/XNK of February 21, 1997 of the Ministry of Trade)
LIST OF KINDS OF STEEL NOT YET MANUFACTURED OR INSUFFICIENTLY
MANUFACTURED IN THE COUNTRY TO BE IMPORTED
Total quantity 500,000 tons
- V-angle and L-angle steel from 80 mm to 300 mm: # 25,000 tons
- U(C)-shape steel over 120 mm thick: 15,000 tons
- I(H)-shape steel over 120 mm thick:15,000 tons
- Steel sheets of 3.75 mm or less thick: 200,000 tons
Including:
+ Material steel sheet for making pipes and tubes and zinc-plating: # 100,000 tons
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+ Zinc-plated steel sheets and steel in rolls plated with non-ferrous metals for making corrugated
iron sheets: 100,000 tons
- Steel plates from 3.75 mm to 34 mm thick: 120,000 tons
- Other kinds special-purpose construction steel: 125,000 tons
- Steel cast from 45 mm x 45 mm to 130 mm x 130 mm: 900,000 tons
APPENDIX 3
(attached to Circular No. 02-TM/XNK of February 21, 1997 of the Ministry of Trade)
LIST OF KINDS OF SPECIAL-PURPOSE STEEL FOR WHICH THE IMPORT PROCEDURE TO
BE FILLED IN AT THE CUSTOMS OFFICE
1. U-shape and I-shape steel of 400 mm and over
2. Tin-coated sheets
3. Steel bands (packing hoop, saw blades, bicycle bands...)
4. Siliceous sheets of (-) 41 and over for making transformers (-)
5. Enameled, thin sheets
6. Spring steel (vehicle and carriage springs)
7 Caliper steel (locks, Tu Son standard)
8. Pit-prop steel, rail
9. P43 rail
10. Steel for making balls
11. Core strand of welding rods
12. Core strand of aluminum cable
13 Tire rims, spokes
14. Cold cast, silvery steel
15. Steel of hollow profile
16. Steel cables, bicycle�s break cable
17. Steel tubes of steamers, transformers
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18. Oil pipes (100 and over)
19. Stainless steel pipes
20. Black pipes of large size (from 500 upward)
21. Alloy steel
22. Steel for making chain parts
23. Ferro manganese 1.5
24. Other ferros
25. All kinds of copper
26. Aluminum wires plus tubes and aluminum ingots for making aluminum cable
27. Antimony
28. Antipitxong
29. Magnesium
30. Other non-ferrous metals
31. Lead ingots, lead wires
32. Zinc sheets used in printing
33. Welding materials
34. Aluminum cable.-
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