Rice, tobacco, automobile parts imported from Laos to enjoy free tax

Rice, tobacco leaves and stems and automobile parts imported from Laos within the tariff quota in 2008 will be subjected to preferential import tariff of 0%.

This is according to a decision dated June 30 on imports according to tariff quotas in 2008 for products with origins from Laos.

Vietnamese traders are allowed to import rice, tobacco leaves and stems and automobile parts according to the tariff quotas.

Particularly, only traders licensed to import tobacco materials at import tariff within the tariff quota by the Ministry of Industry and Trade are allowed to import.

Importers of these products must declare certificates of origins granted by Laos authorities in order to enjoy free import tariff.

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