Update

Reduce coal export tax to 10%

Coal, briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal in heading 27.01 are applied with the export tax reduction from 20% to 10%.

These above contents are regulated by the Ministry of Finance in Circular  169/2012/TT-BTC on October 11th 2012 amending a part of Circular 157/2011/TT-BTC ‘s content .

Other types of coal such as lignite (27.02), peat (27.03), coke and semi-coke, retort coal (27.04) remains the same tax rate (from 15 – 20%).

This is the first time in 2012, these items were changed tax rates.

This Circular takes effect from the date of signing.

Tuan Nguyen

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