Procedures and Documentary Requirements

All goods imported or exported in Viet Nam are subject to the Viet Nam customs clearance standards, which effectively check the quality, specifications, quantity, and volume of the goods. Among these, certain imported goods are subject to inspection. Currently, these standards are set out under Law No. 54/2014/QH13 on Customs as well as numerous implementing decrees and guiding circulars.

Companies that import or export goods must submit a dossier of documents to the customs authorities. The dossier must include at least the company’s business registration certificate and import/export business code registration certificate.

This section provides detailed information on customs procedures and documentary requirements with regarding to importing - exporting goods in Viet Nam, aiming to facilitate traders in doing business with Viet Nam. 

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        "Consular certification" means the competent Vietnamese agencies' certification of stamps, signatures and titles on Vietnam's papers and documents for being recognized and used abroad.

        "Consular legalisation" means the competent Vietnamese agencies' certification of stamps, signatures and titles on foreign papers and documents for being recognized and used in Vietnam.

        Consular certification and legalization is simply certification of stamps, signatures and titles on papers and documents, not covering certification of contents and forms of papers and documents.

        Competent agencies for Consular certification and legalization:

        - In Viet Nam: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

        - Abroad: Overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions, consulates or other agencies authorized to perform the consular function

        Papers and documents eligible for consular certification and legalization include:

        1. Qualifications in education;

        2. Health certificates;

        3. Judicial record sheet;

        4. Other papers and documents eligible for concular certification as prescribed by law.

         

         

        "Consular certification" means the competent Vietnamese agencies' certification of stamps, signatures and titles on Vietnam's papers and documents for being recognized and used abroad.

        "Consular legalisation" means the competent Vietnamese agencies' certification of stamps, signatures and titles on foreign papers and documents for being recognized and used in Vietnam.

        Consular certification and legalization is simply certification of stamps, signatures and titles on papers and documents, not covering certification of contents and forms of papers and documents.

        Competent agencies for Consular certification and legalization:

        - In Viet Nam: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

        - Abroad: Overseas Vietnamese diplomatic missions, consulates or other agencies authorized to perform the consular function

        Papers and documents eligible for consular certification and legalization include:

        1. Qualifications in education;

        2. Health certificates;

        3. Judicial record sheet;

        4. Other papers and documents eligible for concular certification as prescribed by law.

      • Some commodities are not automatically granted import license. Traders must comply with several requirements issued by state agencies.

        Some commodities requires export permit license. Traders must comply with several requirements issued by state agencies.

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        Customs supervision is the use of customs operations by customs authorities to observe and monitor directly or by professional and technical means to ensure compliance with customs procedures, inspection and supervision regimes and other relevant legislation.

        Customs supervision implementation time

         This content has been specified in Clause 2, Article 26 of the Customs Law, which specifies that the time for carrying out customs supervision can be one of the following times, depending on each subject conducting supervision, including:

        – The time from imported goods arriving at the customs operation area until they are cleared.

        – The time from the start of physical inspection of goods to when they are actually exported

        – The time from when goods and means of transport are in transit to the place of operation of the customs to when they leave the territory of Vietnam.

        Accordingly, during this period, the competent customs authorities will choose an appropriate method to carry out customs supervision activities to ensure the status quo of imported and exported goods during the time of being subject to customs control management.

         

         

        Customs supervision is the use of customs operations by customs authorities to observe and monitor directly or by professional and technical means to ensure compliance with customs procedures, inspection and supervision regimes and other relevant legislation.

        Customs supervision implementation time

         This content has been specified in Clause 2, Article 26 of the Customs Law, which specifies that the time for carrying out customs supervision can be one of the following times, depending on each subject conducting supervision, including:

        – The time from imported goods arriving at the customs operation area until they are cleared.

        – The time from the start of physical inspection of goods to when they are actually exported

        – The time from when goods and means of transport are in transit to the place of operation of the customs to when they leave the territory of Vietnam.

        Accordingly, during this period, the competent customs authorities will choose an appropriate method to carry out customs supervision activities to ensure the status quo of imported and exported goods during the time of being subject to customs control management.

         

         

        Customs supervision is the use of customs operations by customs authorities to observe and monitor directly or by professional and technical means to ensure compliance with customs procedures, inspection and supervision regimes and other relevant legislation.

        Customs supervision implementation time

         This content has been specified in Clause 2, Article 26 of the Customs Law, which specifies that the time for carrying out customs supervision can be one of the following times, depending on each subject conducting supervision, including:

        – The time from imported goods arriving at the customs operation area until they are cleared.

        – The time from the start of physical inspection of goods to when they are actually exported

        – The time from when goods and means of transport are in transit to the place of operation of the customs to when they leave the territory of Vietnam.

        Accordingly, during this period, the competent customs authorities will choose an appropriate method to carry out customs supervision activities to ensure the status quo of imported and exported goods during the time of being subject to customs control management.

         

        Customs supervision is the use of customs operations by customs authorities to observe and monitor directly or by professional and technical means to ensure compliance with customs procedures, inspection and supervision regimes and other relevant legislation.

        Customs supervision implementation time

         This content has been specified in Clause 2, Article 26 of the Customs Law, which specifies that the time for carrying out customs supervision can be one of the following times, depending on each subject conducting supervision, including:

        – The time from imported goods arriving at the customs operation area until they are cleared.

        – The time from the start of physical inspection of goods to when they are actually exported

        – The time from when goods and means of transport are in transit to the place of operation of the customs to when they leave the territory of Vietnam.

        Accordingly, during this period, the competent customs authorities will choose an appropriate method to carry out customs supervision activities to ensure the status quo of imported and exported goods during the time of being subject to customs control management.

      • Phytosanitary concept

        Phytosanitary concept   is the work of State management to prevent dangerous pests, diseases and weeds from spreading between regions in the country and between our country and others.

        Quarantine of animals is to ensure the safety and hygiene of humans and livestock, to stabilize society and develop production, and to protect public health; detect, prevent and eliminate the animals of poor quality, prevent the risk of diseases entering our country through transportation.

        Health declaration must be carried for cargoes imported, exported or in transit, except cargoes which are in transit without unloading, cargoes subject to quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products, and those subject to quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products as regulated by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.