Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 633/1/1
29 March 2018
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 311/2018
Viet Nam : Safeguard Measure on Certain Fertilisers of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)
Further to Commercial Information Circular (CIC) No. 715/2017 dated 17 August 2017, this CIC informs that Viet Nam has imposed a safeguard measure on the imports of certain fertilisers of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP) under the Harmonised System (HS) Codes 3105 10 20, 3105 10 90, 3105 20 00, 3105 30 00, 3105 40 00, 3105 51 00, 3105 59 00 and 3105 90 00 according to a communication circulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO). CIC No. 715/2017 is hereby superseded. The communication (with document symbol G/SG/N/8/VNM/6 • G/SG/N/10/VNM/5 • G/SG/N/11/VNM/7) can be obtained from the WTO’s website at <http://docsonline.wto.org>.
DETAILS
2.Salient points of Viet Nam’s safeguard measure are set out below -
| Product Coverage | : | Certain DAP and MAP products under HS Codes 3105 10 20, 3105 10 90, 3105 20 00, 3105 30 00, 3105 40 00, 3105 51 00, 3105 59 00 and 3105 90 00 | |
| Safeguard Duties | : | Effective Period | Safeguard Duties |
| 19 August 2017 - 6 March 2018 | VND 1,128,531 per ton | ||
| 7 March 2018 - 6 March 2019 | VND 1,128,531 per ton | ||
| 7 March 2019 - 6 March 2020 | VND 1,072,104 per ton | ||
| Application of Safeguard Measure | : | Imports of the concerned products originating from all economies, including Hong Kong and the Mainland of China, are subject to the safeguard measure unless otherwise excluded from the list as set out in the above-mentioned WTO communication. | |
ENQUIRIES
3.For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact us on 2398 5594.
Yours faithfully,
(Donald TING)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.