tobacco

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

Tobacco smuggling in Vietnam tends to decline

07:52 | 14/07/2018 Finance

VCN- There are many methods for measuring tobacco smuggling.

Tobacco smuggling on the southwest border remains complicated

16:23 | 25/06/2018 Anti-Smuggling

VCN- In the first 6 months of 2018, competent forces seized many cigarette smuggling cases across the southwestern border.

Smoking kills more than 40,000 every year in Vietnam

19:38 | 11/06/2018 Headlines

One of the most urgent requirements of public health is to protect people from the risks of smoking as tobacco-related diseases claim more than 40,000 lives in Vietnam every year.

Ministry proposes tobacco tax increase to VND2,000

18:11 | 22/04/2018 Regulations

The Ministry of Health MoH recently proposed to raise the tax on tobacco at a press conference on tobacco prevention hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication

Advocate for tax increase on tobacco products

10:15 | 22/04/2018 Regulations

VCN - The use of price and tax measures are important and effective to reduce tobacco consumption.

To limit tobacco, absolute tax of 2,000 VND/pack must be collected

16:07 | 05/09/2017 Finance

That was a suggestion of Doctor Pham Thi Hoang Anh - Director of HealthBridge Canada Office in Vietnam when commenting on the proposal to apply the combined tax and special consumption tax (SCT) for cigarettes in the draft Law amending and supplementing 5

The regulation on personal effects as alcohol and cigars amended

15:02 | 18/04/2017 Anti-Smuggling

The General Department of Vietnam Customs is gathering comments from people about the draft Circular amending Circular 120/2015/TT-BTC of the Ministry of Finance regulating on forms, printing, issuing, and management and use of Customs declarations for pe