DECISION No.
129/2002/QD-BTC OF OCTOBER 8, 2002 SUPPLEMENTING THE MARITIME CHARGE AND
FEE LEVELS
THE MINISTER OF
FINANCE
Pursuant
to the Charge and Fee Ordinance and documents guiding the implementation
of the Charge and Fee Ordinance;
In order
to encourage foreign ships to carry tourists to Vietnam and alleviate
difficulties met by ships mooring or anchoring at Vietnamese lagoons and
bays without carrying out any profitable operations;
At the
proposal of the General Director of Tax,
DECIDES:
Article 1:
1.
To apply the preferential maritime charge and fee levels to ships
with a gross tonnage (GT) of 200 GT or less, which carry tourists to
Vietnam on fixed routes and arrive at Vietnamese ports at the minimum
frequency of 10 shipments/month/port, as follows:
Calculation unit: US dollar/shipments (one entry/exit)
Ordinal
number |
Charges and
fees |
Collection
levels |
1
2
3 |
Tonnage
charge
Maritime
security charge
Procedure
fee
Total |
7
13
20
40 |
2.
To apply the level of the charge for mooring and anchoring at
lagoons and bays equal to 50% of the mooring and anchoring charge level
prescribed at Point a1, Section III, Part B of Appendix 1 enclosed with
the Finance Minister’s Decision No. 48/2001/QD-BTC of May, 2001 to
anchored international sea-going cargo ships awaiting cargo-handling for
one (01) month or more.
Article 2:
This Decision
takes effect after its signing. The other stipulations on maritime
charges and fees not mentioned in this Decision shall still comply with
the Finance Minister’s Decision No. 48/2001/QD/BTC of May 28, 2001 and
the current guiding documents on maritime charges and fees.
Article 3:
Organizations and
individuals liable to pay maritime charges and fees, port authorities
and concerned agencies shall have to implement this Decision.
For the Minister
of Finance
Vice Minister
TRUONG CHI TRUNG |