The Decree of the Government on rice export business
On 01/01/2025, the Government issued Decree No. 01/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 107/2018/ND-CP dated August 15, 2018 of the Government on rice export business.
Specifically, adding Clause 3 to Article 3 as follows: “3. Traders with a Certificate of eligibility for rice export business may only entrust export or receive entrustment of export from traders with a Certificate of eligibility for rice export business.”
To add point h, Clause 1, Article 8 as follows: “h) In case after 45 days from the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues a document urging rice export traders, the Ministry of Industry and Trade does not receive a report from the trader as prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 24 of this Decree”.
To amend point a, Clause 2, Article 8 as follows: “a) In case the Certificate is revoked due to violations of the provisions in Point d, Point đ, Point h or the first violation of the provisions in Point e, Point g, Clause 1 of this Article, this period is 12 months from the date of the revocation decision.”
To add clause 4, Article 8 as follows: “4. The decision to revoke the Certificate of eligibility for rice export business is issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and sent to the trader whose certificate is revoked, the General Department of Customs, the relevant local Department of Industry and Trade, and a copy is sent to the Vietnam Food Association for information and implementation.”
To amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 20 as follows: “2. Periodically on the 15th of each month or the next working day (if the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday), the General Department of Customs shall provide rice data to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In urgent cases, the General Department of Customs shall provide data according to the written request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The information provided shall include the following criteria: HS code 1006 (except paddy 100610), quantity, value, declared name of goods, importing country, importer, exporter, export border gate, date of registration of export declaration.”
To amend Point d, Clause 6, Article 22 as follows: “d) Within 45 days from the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues the Certificate of eligibility for rice export business to the trader, the People's Committee of the province/city shall direct the Department of Industry and Trade where the trader has a warehouse for storing rice and paddy to coordinate with relevant agencies of the province/city to organize post-inspection of warehouses, milling, grinding and processing facilities for rice and paddy to meet the conditions for rice export business in the locality as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 5 of this Decree.”
The new Decree also enhances the responsibility of ministries and branches in rice export management such as: requiring the Ministry of Industry and Trade to organize the implementation of a program to develop foreign trade activities, promote trade for rice and rice-processed products to enhance the value, quality and brand of Vietnamese rice, ensure proactiveness, focus and key points in the management and operation of rice and rice-processed products.
