tobacco

Managing electronic stamps for domestically produced cigarettes and alcohol products to prevent revenue loss

10:36 | 01/02/2024 Finance

VCN - According to the General Department of Taxation, after nearly two years of implementation, the using of electronic stamps for domestically produced cigarettes and alcohol products has achieved important results. However, the management and use of el

The legal gap for new generation tobacco and its consequences

11:33 | 03/09/2023 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Currently, the new generation tobacco management policy is still lacking, so this product is not allowed to circulate. However, new generation tobacco products are mostly portable and smuggled products that are still publicly available for sale, and are easily accessible and used by consumers. Many opinions that a comprehensive and synchronous legal framework is needed to manage the operationally informal market.

Removing shortcomings in management for e-stamp labelling on tobacco and alcohol products

09:23 | 13/04/2023 Regulations

VCN - If the alcohol only has the year of production, without the production date, the customs declarant will update the real-time. The implementation time is from April 20, 2023.

Training on software to manage electronic stamps for imported alcohol and tobacco products

14:44 | 05/08/2022 Customs

VCN – To implement Circular 23/2021, dated March 30th 2021 of the Ministry of Finance, and guide the printing, issuance and use of electronic stamps for alcohol and tobacco products, the General Department of Customs organized an online training session o

Tariff quotas for rice, dried tobacco imported from Cambodia announced

19:16 | 10/04/2022 Import-Export

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a circular stipulating the import of rice and dried tobacco leaves originating from Cambodia under tariff quotas for 2021 and 2022.

Smuggled goods increase on the Southwest border near Tet holiday

09:27 | 28/01/2022 Anti-Smuggling

As the Lunar New Year approaches, there has been a rise in the smuggling of consumer goods on the Southwest border.

Cao Bang Customs makes efforts to prevent illegal cross-border transportation of goods

14:13 | 17/06/2021 Anti-Smuggling

VCN –The Cao Bang border has still many potential risks of illegal cross-border transportation of goods, Cao Bang Customs Department has planned to fight and promptly seize many violations.

Abandoned goods at Noi Bai airport

19:50 | 22/03/2021 Anti-Smuggling

VCN - Consecutive seizures of second-hand phones, cigarettes and cosmetics at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) in the first two months showed signs of smuggling and trafficking by air.

Tobacco imports under tariff quota in CPTPP adjusted

13:52 | 10/02/2020 Regulations

VCN – The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular No. 03/2020/TT-BCT stipulating tobacco imports under the tariff quota described in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

New policies take effect this month

15:57 | 03/02/2019 Regulations

Policies relating to smuggled tobacco, bank cards, child care and teachers’ probationary periods are set to take effect this month.

Proposal of high increase in tobacco tax is supported

10:04 | 30/09/2018 Finance

VCN- To achieve the national goal of reducing smoking rates as well as reducing the economic and health burdens of tobacco use, contributing to increased revenue, tobacco tax policies should be reformed in a way that rewards them with Absolute additional