CONDITIONS FOR DUTY-FREE TEMPORARY IMPORT OF AUTOMOBILES BY DIPLOMATS
On March 26, 2021, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No. 14/2021/QD-TTg amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 53/2013/QD-TTg dated September 13, 2013, on temporary import, re-export, destruction and transfer of automobiles and motorbikes of entities eligible for privileges and immunities in Vietnam.
Accordingly, a diplomat of Vietnam-based diplomatic missions may temporarily imported duty-free automobiles and motorbikes if satisfying the following conditions: Has worked in a Vietnam-based diplomatic mission, consular office or representative office of an international organization which is eligible for privileges and immunities, for at least 18 months counting from the date he/she is granted an identity card by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and still work in Vietnam for at least 12 months.
Besides, the management of automobiles temporarily imported free of duty by entities eligible for privileges and immunities in Vietnam which have been sold, given or donated to other organizations or individuals in Vietnam but have not yet been carried out procedures for transfer and belong to the List of vehicles notified by the Ministry of Finance is prescribed as follows:
Firstly, automobiles in the List of vehicles no longer under management or in use, as confirmed by Vietnam-based diplomatic missions, consular offices or representative offices of international organizations (hereinafter referred to as representative offices) with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam);
Secondly, automobiles in the List of vehicles that are not authorized to the managing agencies for re-export or destruction by the entities eligible for privileges and immunities work after their working terms in Vietnam expire, as confirmed with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Vietnam) by the representative offices where such entities work.
This Decision takes effect on May 15, 2021.
