According to Circular No. 232/2016 / TT-BTC dated 11th November, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance regulating the collection, payment and management of the use of the barcode numbering fee, the barcode numbering fee is specified as follows:
Unit: VND
Article 4. Fee rates
- Levels of the issuance fees and instructions on the use of barcodes
| No. | Fee classification | Fee rate
(VND / code) |
| 1 | Use GS1 enterprise code (regardless of registration number) | 1.000.000 |
| 2 | Renew / re-issue Certificate | 0 |
| 3 | Use a global location code (GLN) | 300.000 |
| 4 | Uses an 8-digit global trade item number EAN-8 (GTIN-8) | 300.000 |
- Fee for registration (certification) using foreign barcodes
| No. | Fee classification | Fee rate |
| 1 | Records contain less than or equal to 50 product codes | 500.000VND/file |
| 2 | Records over 50 product codes | 10.000VND/file |
- Annual fee for maintaining the use of barcodes numbers (annual fee)
| No. | Fee classification | Fee rate (VND / year) |
| 1 | Use GS1 enterprise codes | |
| 1.1 | Use a 10-digit GS1 business code (corresponding to the case where a business can use 100 number of items) | 500.000 |
| 1.2 | Use of GS1 9-digit business code (corresponding to the case where businesses are allowed to use 1,000 number of items) | 800.000 |
| 1.3 | Use an 8-digit GS1 business code (corresponding to the case where a business is allowed to use 10,000 number of items) | 1.500.000 |
| 1.4 | Use of GS1 7-digit business code (corresponding to the case where businesses are allowed to use 100,000 number of items) | 2.000.000 |
| 2 | Use a global location code (GLN) | 200.000 |
| 3 | Uses an 8-digit global trade item number EAN-8 (GTIN-8) | 200.000 |
In case organizations or individuals receive a Certificate of Rights to use Barcodes after 30th June, they shall pay 50% (fifty percent) of the maintenance fee corresponding to each type of barcode numbering and barcode as prescribed.
- When submitting a barcode registration application, organizations or individuals shall pay fees and provide guidance on the use of barcodes according to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article.
- When submitting dossiers of application for certification of use of foreign codes, organizations and individuals shall pay a fee for registration (certification) of the use of foreign codes according to the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article.
- Upon receipt of the Certificate of Rights to use Barcodes, organizations or individuals shall pay the barcode number maintenance fee for the first year as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article (the year the barcode was issued); for the following years, the deadline for payment is 30th June every year.
Enterprises can pay fees by bank transfer according to the following information:
1.Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank)
Branch: Cau Giay
Account number: 1507201067907
Beneficiary: National Numbering and Barcodes Center
2.Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank)
Branch: Nam Thang Long
Account number: 122000064913
Beneficiary: National Numbering and Barcodes Center
Note:
1) When making a transfer, please specify the establishment’s name, specify the type of fee (code fee or maintenance fee) and especially when paying the annual fee, it is necessary to include the enterprise code – according to the Certificate The General Department of Standards, Quality and Quality of Quality issues – into the transfer documents for convenience of monitoring (eg: 893 ……).
2) Barcode maintenance fee must be paid yearly before 30th June