VIETRADE- In order to support Vietnamese organizations and enterprises to obtain necessary information when exporting to Europe in the context of nearly 2 months after the Vietnam - EU Free Trade Agreement comes into effect. On September 24, 2020, the Trade Promotion Agency - Ministry of Industry and Trade held a live and online seminar “Some notes on rules of origin and customs regulations when exporting goods to the Union Europe ”, the seminar attracted more than 220 delegates from 150 Vietnamese exporting enterprises, industry associations and national trade promotion centers, in addition, 1,600 delegates followed. follow and questioned on the Facebook Fanpage of the Department of Trade Promotion.

 According to statistics from the Import-Export Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade, after nearly 2 months the EVFTA Agreement officially took effect, there are now more than 7,200 sets of dossiers applying for C / O form EUR.1, licensed with a turnover of 277 million USD to 28 EU countries, focusing mainly on footwear, seafood, plastic and plastic products, coffee, textiles, bags, suitcases, vegetables, rattan products, bamboo, knitting, ... Many shipments have arrived in the EU market, cleared and enjoyed preferential treatment. However, in fact, many businesses still have problems and confusion in applying for C/O form EUR.1, particularly about the rules of origin and how to apply the correct tax rate when declaring the customs declaration. 

Speaking at the seminar, the representative of the Trade Promotion Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the seminar was part of the series of activities of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to inform, support and help businesses to apply and use up the advantages from The EVFTA free Trade Agreement, the topic of this conference to focus on guiding businesses on rules of origin and customs procedures when exporting goods to this market.

At the seminar, the speaker from Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department presented information on customs procedures, proof of origin and conditions for applying export tax rates to enjoy tax incentives according to EVFTA. The speaker from the Representative of the Import and Export Department - Ministry of Industry and Trade informed about origin criteria, cumulative methods as well as certification procedures in EVFTA. The program has answered a lot of interactive questions from the business community attending the seminar via the Zoom online platform or the Facebook fanpage of the Department of Trade Promotion and businesses participating in the seminar directly at the surrounding hall relating to rules of origin as well as customs import and export procedures.

In the coming time, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to implement many activities to support and create conditions for businesses to enhance their export capacity to this market.