Nghi Dinh 69 2018 ND CP Quy Dinh Chi Tiet Mot So Dieu Cua Luat Quan Ly Ngoai Thuong

THE GOVERNMENT THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
No. 69/2018/ND-CP Hanoi, May 15, 2018
DECREE
Detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign
Trade Management1
Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the

Government;
Pursuant to the June 14, 2005 Commercial Law;
Pursuant to the June 12, 2017 Law on Foreign Trade Management;
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Pursuant to the November 26, 2014 Law on Investment and the Law
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Amending and Supplementing Article 6 of and Appendix 4 to the Law on
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Investment regarding the list of conditional investment and business
lines;
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At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;
The Government promulgates the Decree detailing a number of
articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
1. This Decree details a number of articles of the Commercial Law
and the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding:
a/ International goods purchase and sale activities carried out in the
forms of export and import; temporary import for re-export; temporary
export for re-import; border-gate transfer; and transit, and other related
activities under law and treaties to which the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is a contracting party;
b/ Settlement of disputes over the application of foreign trade
management measures.
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2. Personal effects; personal baggage; goods serving needs of
persons with diplomatic status; and presents, gifts and sample goods
must comply with the regulations of the Government or Prime Minister.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. State management agencies.
2. Traders engaged in foreign trade activities.
3. Other related domestic and foreign organizations and individuals.
Chapter II
MANAGEMENT OF EXPORT AND IMPORT ACTIVITIES
Article 3. The right to freedom of export and import business
1. Vietnamese traders other than foreign-invested economic
organizations may conduct export and import business and carry out
other related activities regardless of their registered business sectors or
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trades, except the goods on the List of goods banned from export or
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import as prescribed in this Decree; other goods banned from export or
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import as prescribed by law; and goods suspended from export or
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import.
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Branches of Vietnamese traders may carry out foreign trade
activities as authorized by these traders.
2. Foreign-invested economic organizations and branches of foreign
traders in Vietnam shall, when carrying out export and import activities
regulated by this Decree, observe Vietnam’s commitments under treaties
to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party, lists of
goods, and roadmaps announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade
and, at the same time, comply with this Decree and relevant regulations.
3. Export and import activities carried out by foreign traders
without presence in Vietnam and other related organizations and
individuals in the countries and territories that are members of the World
Trade Organization and countries that have concluded bilateral
agreements with Vietnam must comply with the Government’s
regulations.
Article 4. Export and import procedures
1. For goods to be exported and imported under permits, traders
shall obtain permits from related ministries or ministerial-level agencies.
2. For goods to be exported and imported under certain conditions,
traders must satisfy the law-prescribed conditions.

3. For goods on the List of exported and imported goods subject to
inspection under Article 65 of the Law on Foreign Trade Management,
traders shall submit to inspection by competent agencies in accordance
with law.
4. For goods other than those referred to in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of
this Article, traders are only required to carry out export and import
procedures at customs offices.
Article 5. Goods banned from export or import
1. Goods banned from export or import must comply with current
legal documents and the List of goods banned from export or import
provided in Appendix I to this Decree.
2. Based on Appendix I to this Decree, ministries and ministerial-
level agencies shall announce detailed lists of goods banned from export
or import together with their HS codes after reaching agreement on the
lists with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and on HS codes with the
Ministry of Finance.
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3. The Prime Minister shall consider and decide to permit the export
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of goods banned from export or the import of goods banned from import
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for special use purposes or for warranty, analysis, testing, scientific
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research, health care, pharmaceutical production, and national defense
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and security purposes.
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1. To promulgate the List of goods to be exported or imported by
designated traders in Appendix II to this Decree.
2. The designation of export or import traders must comply with
regulations of competent agencies in Appendix II to this Decree.
Article 7. Goods to be exported or imported under permits or
certain conditions
1. To promulgate the List of goods to be exported or imported
under permits or certain conditions in Appendix III to this Decree.
2. Based on Appendix III to this Decree, ministries and ministerial-
level agencies shall announce detailed lists of goods together with their
HS codes after reaching agreement on the lists with the Ministry of
Industry and Trade and on HS codes with the Ministry of Finance.
3. Based on Appendix III to this Decree, ministries and ministerial-
level agencies shall promulgate or submit to competent agencies for
promulgation detailed regulations on the grant of export permits and
import permits in accordance with law, and grant permits under these
regulations.

4. Based on the administration objectives in each period, the
Minister of Industry and Trade shall prescribe the application of
automatic export permits or automatic import permits for certain types of
goods.
Article 8. Goods to be exported and imported under separate
regulations
1. Re-export of main supplies for the import of which the State
ensures foreign currency: Imported goods for which the State ensures
foreign currency may only be re-exported with payments made in freely
convertible foreign currencies or under permits granted by the Ministry
of Industry and Trade. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall
announce the list of goods to be re-exported under permits in each period
and organize the implementation thereof.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall provide detailed
guidance on the import of timber of different types from bordering
countries in accordance with the laws of Vietnam and such countries as
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well as relevant agreements reached between Vietnam and these
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countries or written instructions issued by the Prime Minister.
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3. The export and import of goods for national defense and security
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purposes must comply with the Prime Minister’s decisions. Based on
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these decisions, the Minister of National Defense and Minister of Public
Security shall prescribe the grant of export permits and import permits.
4. The import of goods that directly affect national defense and
security which are on the List in Appendix IV to this Decree but not for
national defense and security purposes must comply with permits
granted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade after consulting the
Ministry of National Defense or Ministry of Public Security.
5. The import of used machinery, equipment and technological lines
must comply with the Prime Minister’s regulations.
Article 9. Dossier and procedures for grant of export permits or
import permits
The dossier and procedures for grant of export permits or import
permits referred to in Clause 3, Article 7, and Clause 4, Article 8, of this
Decree, and Clause 1, Article 14 of the Law on Foreign Trade
Management, are prescribed below:
1. A dossier of application for a permit must comprise:
a/ A trader’s application for a permit: 1 original;
b/ The investment certificate or business registration certificate or
enterprise registration certificate: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal;

c/ Relevant papers and documents as prescribed by law.
2. The procedures for grant of a permit are prescribed below:
a/ A trader shall send 1 dossier set prescribed in Clause 1 of this
Article directly or by post or online (if possible) to the ministry or
ministerial-level agency competent to grant permits;
b/ If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within 3 working days
after receiving it, the ministry or ministerial-level agency shall notify
such to the trader for completing the dossier;
c/ Unless otherwise prescribed by law, within 10 working days after
receiving a complete and valid dossier, the ministry or ministerial-level
agency shall issue a written reply to the trader;
d/ If the law requires the ministry or ministerial-level agency
competent to grant permits to consult related agencies, the time limit for
dossier processing shall be counted from the date of receiving opinions
from the consulted agencies;
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dd/ The modification of a permit or re-grant of a permit in case it is
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lost or misplaced is prescribed below:
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- The trader is required to submit only the papers related to the to-
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be-modified contents.
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- The time limit for modification or re-grant of a permit must not
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exceed the time limit for grant of an export permit or import permit.
- If refusing to modify or re-grant a permit, the ministry or
ministerial-level agency shall issue a written reply, stating the reason.
3. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, in pursuance to
this Decree and relevant regulations, promulgate or submit to competent
agencies for promulgation detailed regulations on dossiers of application
for permits, and disclose information about agencies and organizations
and addresses for receiving traders’ dossiers.
Article 10. Certificate of free sale (CFS) for imported goods
1. To promulgate the List of goods requiring CFS and competence
to manage CFS in Appendix V to this Decree.
2. Based on the management requirements in each period and the
List of goods referred to in Clause 1 of this Article, ministries and
ministerial-level agencies shall announce the detailed Lists of imported
goods requiring CFS together with their HS codes.
3. A CFS must have at least the following information:
a/ Name of the agency or organization granting the CFS;

b/ Serial number and date of grant of the CFS;
c/ Names of products and goods for which the CFS is granted;
d/ Types or categories of products and goods for which the CFS is
granted;
dd/ Name and address of the manufacturer;
e/ Information showing that the products and goods are
manufactured and permitted for free sale in the market of the country of
manufacture or country granting the CFS;
g/ Full name and signature of the CFS signatory, and seal of the
agency or organization granting the CFS.
4. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies competent to manage
CFS shall specify cases in which a CFS is applied to different goods lots.
5. If requested by a ministry or ministerial-level agency competent
to manage CFS, CFS shall be consularly legalized in accordance with
law, unless it is exempted from consular legalization under treaties to
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which Vietnam is a contracting party or on the basis of reciprocity.
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6. If having doubt about the authenticity of the CFS or in case of
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inconsistency of information on imported goods with the contents of
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their CFS, a competent agency shall send a request for inspection and
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verification to the agency or organization granting the CFS.
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1. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies competent to manage
CFS shall grant CFS for exported goods according to the following
provisions:
a/ The export trader applies for CFS for the goods;
b/ The goods’ declared applicable standards comply with current
law.
2. CFS for exported goods must be in English and have at least the
information details provided in Clause 3, Article 10 of this Decree.
If an importing country requires the trader to submit a CFS made
according to the form issued by such country, the CFS-granting agency
shall grant a CFS made according to this form.
3. Procedures for grant of a CFS for exported goods
a/ The trader shall send 1 dossier set directly or by post or online (if
possible) to the CFS-granting agency. The dossier must comprise:
- An application for a CFS, stating the names and HS codes of
goods, product standard certification numbers or registration numbers or

standard codes (if any), composition and content of compounds (if any),
and importing country: 1 original, expressed in Vietnamese and English.
- The investment certificate or business registration certificate or
enterprise registration certificate: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal.
- A list of manufacturing establishments (if any) with their names
and addresses and goods manufactured for export: 1 original.
- A list of declared applicable standards for products and goods,
together with their expressions (on goods labels or packagings or
documents accompanying the products and goods): 1 copy bearing the
trader’s seal.
after receiving it, the CFS-granting agency shall notify such to the trader
for completing the dossier;
c/ A CFS shall be granted within 3 working days from the date a
trader submits a complete and valid dossier. If refusing to grant a CFS,
the CFS-granting agency shall issue a written reply, stating the reason;
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d/ The CFS-granting agency may carry out an inspection at the
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manufacturing establishment if seeing that the examination of the dossier
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is not enough for grant of a CFS or detecting signs of violation with
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respect to the previously granted CFS;
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dd/ CFS shall be granted in a quantity requested by the trader;
e/ If wishing to have a CFS modified or re-granted because it is lost
or misplaced, the trader shall send a written request for modification or
re-grant of the certificate and relevant papers to the CFS-granting
agency. Within 3 working days after receiving a complete and valid
dossier, the CFS-granting agency shall consider modifying or re-granting
a CFS to the trader.
4. Ministries or ministerial-level agencies shall revoke a CFS in the
following cases:
a/ The export trader forges documents and papers;
b/ The CFS is granted for the goods unconformable with the
declared applicable standards.

Chapter III
TEMPORARY IMPORT FOR RE-EXPORT, TEMPORARY EXPORT
FOR
RE-IMPORT, AND BORDER-GATE TRANSFER OF GOODS
Section 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 12. Ban on temporary import for re-export or border-gate
transfer business; suspension from temporary import for re-export or
border-gate transfer business
1. To promulgate the List of goods banned from temporary import
for re-export or border-gate transfer in Appendix VI to this Decree.
2. The List of goods referred to in Clause 1 of this Article does not
apply to cases of doing business in border-gate transfer for goods
transported directly from exporting countries to importing countries not
via Vietnam’s border gates.
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3. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall issue specific decisions
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on goods suspended from temporary import for re-export or border-gate
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transfer and announce the List of goods together with their HS codes, in
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order to prevent environmental pollution, epidemics, adverse impacts on
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human health or life, illegal transshipment or trade fraud.
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1. Vietnamese traders may conduct the temporary import for re-
export business regardless of their registered business lines according to
the following provisions:
a/ For goods subject to conditional temporary import for re-export,
traders must satisfy the conditions specified in Section 2 of this Chapter;
b/ For goods banned from export or import; goods suspended from
export or import; goods not yet permitted for sale or use in Vietnam; or
goods subject to management based on export quota, import quota, tariff
quota, or export permit or import permit, except automatic export permit
or import permit, traders shall obtain a license for temporary import for
re-export business from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The dossier
and procedures for grant of such license are prescribed in Articles 19 and
20 of this Decree;
c/ For goods other than those referred to at Points a and b of this
Clause, traders shall carry out temporary import for re-export procedures
at customs offices.

2. Foreign-invested economic organizations may only temporarily
import goods for re-export under Article 15 of this Decree, but may not
conduct the temporary import for re-export business.
3. Goods for temporary import for re-export business are subject to
customs inspection and supervision from the time of import to the time
of actual re-export out of Vietnam. It is not permitted to divide
containerized goods throughout the period they are transported from
border gates of temporary import to areas subject to customs supervision
or to re-export places within border gates or border crossings under
regulations.
In case the transportation requires the change of containers or
division of containerized goods for re-export, regulations of customs
offices shall be complied with.
4. Goods for temporary import for re-export business shall be
retained in Vietnam for no more than 60 days from the date of
completion of customs procedures for temporary import. If wising to
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extend this retention period, traders shall send a written request for
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extension to the customs office which has carried out temporary import
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procedures; each extension must not exceed 30 days and no more than 2
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extensions shall be granted per lot of temporarily imported goods.
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Past the above time limit, traders shall re-export goods out of
Vietnam or destroy them. If wishing to import the goods into Vietnam,
traders shall comply with regulations on goods import management and
taxes.
5. The temporary import for re-export business shall be carried out
on the basis of two separate contracts: export contract and import
contract signed with traders of the exporting country and importing
country. The export contract may be signed before or after the import
contract is signed.
6. The payment for goods for temporary import for re-export
business must comply with regulations on foreign exchange management
and the guidance of the State Bank of Vietnam.
Article 14. Regulating goods for temporary import for re-export
business
1. In case goods are congested in a locality, the provincial-level
People’s Committee shall direct related competent agencies to take
measures to release and regulate the goods and coordinate with the
customs office of the border gate of temporary import in regulating the
quantity of temporarily imported goods from the border gate of
temporary import to the border gate of export.

2. After taking the measures to release and regulate the quantity of
goods as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, if the congestion of goods
temporarily imported for re-export still continues at the ports or border
gates, or when necessary, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall
assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the provincial-
level People’s Committee, General Department of Customs and Border
Guard Command in, regulating the quantity of goods by:
a/ Issuing a written request for traders to suspend transporting the
goods into Vietnam;
b/ Suspending the grant of licenses for the temporary import for re-
export business with regard to the goods specified at Point b, Clause 1,
Article 13 of this Decree.
Article 15. Other forms of temporary import for re-export
1. Except goods banned from export or import; and goods
suspended from export or import, traders may temporarily import goods
into Vietnam under contracts signed with foreign partners for the
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purpose of warranty, maintenance, rent, or borrowing, or use for another
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purpose within a specified period then re-export such goods out of
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a/ For goods not yet permitted for sale or use in Vietnam; or goods
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subject to export quota, import quota or tariff quota or to export permit
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or import permit, except automatic export permit or import permit,
traders shall obtain a license for temporary import for re-export from the
Ministry of Industry and Trade. The dossier and procedures for grant of
such license must comply with Articles 19 and 20 of this Decree.
Particularly for goods not yet permitted for sale or use in Vietnam,
the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall grant a license for temporary
import for re-export based on the written approval of the ministry or
ministerial-level agency competent to manage such goods.
b/ The use of the goods specified at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article
in Vietnam must comply with regulations of the ministry or ministerial-
level agency competent to manage such goods.
c/ For goods other than those specified at Point a, Clause 1 of this
Article, traders shall carry out temporary import for re-export procedures
at customs offices and are not required to obtain a license for temporary
import for re-export.
2. Traders may temporarily import the goods they have exported for
reprocessing or warranty at the request of foreign traders and re-export
such goods to foreign traders. Temporary import for re-export

procedures shall be carried out at customs offices without requiring a
license for temporary import for re-export.
3. Temporary import for re-export of goods for display at trade fairs
or exhibitions
a/ Traders may temporarily import goods for display at trade fairs
or exhibitions, except goods banned from export or import and goods
suspended from export or import;
b/ Temporary import for re-export procedures shall be carried out at
customs offices without requiring a license for temporary import for re-
export;
c/ Traders shall comply with the provisions on display of goods at
trade fairs and exhibitions in Sections 3 and 4, Chapter IV of the
Commercial Law.
4. Except goods banned from export or import and goods suspended
from export or import, traders may carry out temporary import for re-
export procedures at customs offices without having to obtain a license
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for temporary import for re-export in the following cases:
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a/ Temporarily importing goods for inspection or testing;
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b/ Temporarily importing components and parts for re-export
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without contract to serve replacement or repair of foreign seagoing ships
and aircraft; or components and parts to serve repair of seagoing ships
and aircraft under contracts signed between foreign ship owners and
repair factories in Vietnam;
c/ Temporarily importing rotational containers of exported and
imported goods for re-export.
5. For foreign machinery, equipment, and tools used for medical
examination and treatment temporarily imported for re-export for
providing medical examination and treatment in Vietnam for
humanitarian purposes; and performance instruments and sports training
and competition equipment of arts performance groups and sports
competition and performance groups, temporary import for re-export
license for temporary import for re-export.
For machinery, equipment, and tools used for medical examination
and treatment; and performance instruments and sports training and
competition equipment on the List of goods banned from export or
import; goods suspended from export or import; or goods to be exported
or imported under permits or certain conditions, when carrying out

temporary import for re-export procedures, in addition to the customs
dossier as prescribed, the following papers are required:
a/ The competent agency’s or organization’s written permission for
the receipt of the group providing medical examination and treatment or
organizing the relevant event;
b/ A written commitment to ensuring the proper and lawful use of
the machinery, equipment, tools and instruments, made by the agency or
organization permitted to receive the group providing medical
examination and treatment or organizing the relevant event.
6. The Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public
Security shall consider and permit the temporary import for re-export of
weapons, ammunition, and military and security equipment for national
defense and security purposes.
Article 16. Border gates for temporary import for re-export of
goods
1. Goods may be temporarily imported for re-export via
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2. The re-export of goods via secondary border gates or border
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crossings is prescribed below:
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a/ The re-export may only be conducted via secondary border gates
or border crossings within border-gate economic zones and via
secondary border gates outside economic zones that have specialized
control agencies as prescribed and technical facilities meeting state
management requirements. The People’s Committees of border
provinces shall announce these secondary border gates and border
crossings as eligible for goods re-export after consulting and reaching
agreement with the Ministries of National Defense; Finance; Industry
and Trade; and Agriculture and Rural Development;
b/ Based on infrastructure conditions in secondary border gates and
border crossings specified at Point a, Clause 2 of this Article and goods
loading/unloading and delivery capacity at these secondary border gates
and border crossings, the People’s Committees of border provinces shall
issue regulations on selection of traders permitted to re-export
temporarily imported goods under certain conditions prescribed in
Article 21 of this Decree and goods put temporarily imported under
permits prescribed at Point b, Clause 1, Article 13 of this Decree;
c/ For goods other than those referred to at Point b, Clause 2 of this
Article, traders may re-export them via secondary border gates and
border crossings announced as eligible for goods re-export. Re-export
procedures shall be carried out at customs offices.

3. Dossier and procedures for selection of traders according to Point
b, Clause 2 of this Article are prescribed below:
a/ A trader shall send 1 dossier set directly or by post or online (if
possible) to the provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade of the
border province with secondary border gates or border crossings. The
dossier must comprise:
- A written registration for re-export of goods via secondary border
gates or border crossings, stating the types of goods and border gates or
border crossings for re-export: 1 original.
- The enterprise registration certificate or business registration
certificate: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal.
- Other relevant papers and documents (if any) as prescribed by the
People’s Committee of the border province.
after receiving it, the provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade
of the border province shall issue a written notice to the trader for
supplementation of the dossier;
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c/ Within 7 working days after receiving a complete and valid
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dossier, the provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade of the
border province shall submit to the provincial-level People’s Committee
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a list of traders eligible to re-export goods via secondary border gates or
border crossings;
d/ Within 10 working days after receiving the list submitted by the
provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade of the border
province, the provincial-level People’s Committee shall announce the list
of traders permitted to re-export goods via secondary border gates or
border crossings; if refusing to select traders, it shall issue a written
reply, stating the reason;
dd/ The People’s Committee of the border province shall notify the
list of traders permitted to re-export goods via secondary border gates or
border crossings to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for coordinated
administration;
e/ Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of border provinces
shall organize and strictly manage the re-export of goods via secondary
border gates or border crossings in accordance with this Article and
prevent smuggling. If smuggling occurs, they shall take responsibility
before the Prime Minister and the re-export of goods via secondary
border gates or border crossings shall be suspended;

g/ Annually, the People’s Committees of border provinces shall
inspect and review traders’ compliance with regulations on temporary
import for re-export for making necessary adjustment, or remove traders
that violate such regulations from the list of traders permitted to re-
export goods via secondary border gates or border crossings; and
summarize and report such to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for
coordinated administration.
4. The temporary import for re-export of goods via other border
gates and places must comply with the Prime Minister’s decisions.
5. For foreign goods consigned to bonded warehouses for export or
re-export via border provinces, temporary-import border gates for
consignment of goods to bonded warehouses and border gates for export
or re-export of goods via border provinces must comply with this
Article.
Article 17. Temporary export for re-import
1. Traders may temporarily export for re-import goods for the
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purpose of manufacture, construction, lease, or lending or for another
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purpose according to the following provisions:
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a/ For goods banned from export or import; goods suspended from
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export or import; or goods subject to export quota, import quota or tariff
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quota, or export permit or import permit, except automatic export permit
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or import permit, traders shall obtain a license for temporary export for
re-import from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The dossier and
procedures for grant of such license must comply with Articles 19 and
20 of this Decree;
b/ For goods other than those referred to at Point a, Clause 1 of this
Article, traders shall carry out temporary export for re-import procedures
at customs offices without having to obtain a license for temporary
export for re-import.
2. Traders may temporarily export for re-import goods with
unexpired warranty period under import contracts or warranty contracts
or agreements signed with foreign partners for the purpose of warranty,
maintenance or repair. Temporary export for re-import procedures shall
be carried out at customs offices without requiring a license for
temporary export for re-import.
3. For goods with expired warranty period under import contracts or
warranty contracts or agreements, their temporary export for re-import
abroad for the purpose of warranty, maintenance or repair must comply
with the following provisions:

export or import; or goods subject to export quota, import quota or tariff
quota or export permit or import permit, except automatic export permit
or import permit, traders shall obtain a license for temporary export for
re-import from the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The dossier and
procedures for grant of such license must comply with Articles 19 and
20 of this Decree;
b/ Used consumer goods; and used components and parts on the
List of goods banned from import may not be temporarily exported
abroad for the purpose of warranty, maintenance or repair;
c/ For goods other than those referred to at Points a and b of this
Clause, traders shall carry out temporary export for re-import procedures
at customs offices without having to obtain a license for temporary
export for re-import.
4. Traders may temporarily export for re-import goods abroad for
display at trade fairs or exhibitions. Temporary export for re-import
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license for temporary export for re-import.
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Particularly, goods banned from export may only be displayed at
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overseas trade fairs or exhibitions after obtaining approval of the Prime
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Minister.
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5. The bringing of relics, antiques and national treasures abroad for
display at exhibitions, research or preservation must comply with the
Law on Cultural Heritages.
6. The Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public
Security shall consider and permit temporary export for re-import of
weapons, ammunition and military and security equipment for repair for
national defense and security purposes.
Article 18. Border-gate transfer business
1. Vietnamese traders may conduct the border-gate transfer
business according to the following provisions:
export or import; goods not yet permitted for sale or use in Vietnam; or
goods subject to export quota, import quota, tariff quota or export permit
or import permit, except automatic export permit or import permit,
traders shall obtain a license for border-gate transfer business from the
Ministry of Industry and Trade. For the border-gate transfer business by
transporting goods directly from exporting countries to importing
countries not via Vietnam’s border gates, traders are not required to
obtain a license for border-gate transfer business.

b/ For goods other than those referred to at Point a, Clause 1 of this
Article, traders are not required to obtain a license for border-gate
transfer business from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
2. Foreign-invested economic organizations may not conduct the
border-gate transfer business.
3. Border-gate transfer of goods shall be carried out on the basis of
two separate contracts: goods purchase contract and goods sale contract
signed by enterprises with foreign traders. The goods purchase contract
may be signed before or after the goods sale contract is signed.
4. Goods for border-gate transfer business shall be brought into and
out of Vietnam via the same border gate and subject to customs
inspection and supervision from the time they are brought into Vietnam
to the time they are brought out of Vietnam.
5. The payment for goods for border-gate transfer business must
comply with the regulations on foreign exchange management and the
guidance of the State Bank of Vietnam.
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1. In case of temporary import for re-export business for the goods
specified at Point b, Clause 1, Article 13 of this Decree, a dossier must
comprise:
a/ An application for a license for temporary import for re-export
business, specifying goods for temporary import for re-export business
(names, HS codes, quantity and value of goods); and border gates of
import and export: 1 original;
b/ The business registration certificate or enterprise registration
certificate: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal;
c/ The import contract and export contract signed by the enterprise
with the foreign customer: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal, for each
contract;
d/ A report on the compliance with the license for temporary import
for re-export business, specifying the quantity of goods temporarily
imported and quantity of goods actually exported: 1 original.
2. In case of temporary import for re-export in other forms
prescribed at Point a, Clause 1, Article 15 of this Decree, a dossier must
comprise:

a/ An application for a license for temporary import for re-export,
specifying goods to be temporarily imported for re-export (names, HS
codes, quantity and value of goods); purpose of temporary import for re-
export; and border gates of import and export: 1 original;
c/ The goods lease or borrowing contract or agreement signed with
the foreign customer: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal.
3. In case of temporary export for re-import of the goods prescribed
at Point a, Clause 1, and Point a, Clause 3, Article 17 of this Decree, a
dossier must comprise:
a/ An application for a license for temporary export for re-import,
specifying goods to be temporarily exported for re-import (names, HS
codes, quantity and value of goods); purpose of temporary export for re-
import; and border gates of import and export: 1 original;
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c/ The repair or warranty contract or agreement signed with the
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1 copy bearing the trader’s seal.
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4. In case of border-gate transfer business for the goods prescribed
at Point a, Clause 1, Article 18 of this Decree, a dossier must comprise:
a/ An application for a license for border-gate transfer business,
specifying goods for border-gate transfer business (names, HS codes,
quantity and value of goods); and border gates of import and export: 1
original;
certificate: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal;
c/ The goods purchase contract and goods sale contract signed by
the trader with the foreign customer: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal, for
each contract;
d/ A report on the compliance with the license for border-gate
transfer business, specifying the quantity of goods brought into and out
of Vietnam: 1 original.
Article 20. Procedures for grant of a license for temporary import
for re-export business; license for temporary import for re-export; license
for temporary export for re-import; and license for border-gate transfer
business

1. A trader shall send 1 dossier set prescribed in Article 19 of this
Decree directly or by post or online (if possible) to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade.
2. If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within 3 working days
after receiving it, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall issue a written
request for the trader to complete the dossier.
3. Within 5 working days after receiving a complete and valid
dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall grant a license to the
trader; in case of refusal, it shall issue a written reply, stating the reason.
Particularly, a license for temporary import for re-export of the
goods not yet permitted for sale or use in Vietnam as prescribed at Point
a, Clause 1, Article 15 of this Decree, shall be granted within 3 working
days from the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade receives a written
approval of temporary import for re-export from the ministry or
ministerial-level agency competent to manage such goods.
4. If wishing to have a license modified, or re-granted because it is
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Section 2
CONDITIONAL TEMPORARY IMPORT FOR RE-EXPORT
BUSINESS
Article 21. List of goods subject to conditional temporary import
for re-export business
To promulgate together with this Decree:
1. The List of frozen foodstuffs subject to conditional temporary
import for re-export business in Appendix VII to this Decree.
2. The List of excise tax-liable goods subject to conditional
temporary import for re-export business in Appendix VIII to this Decree.
3. The List of used goods subject to conditional temporary import
for re-export business in Appendix IX to this Decree.
Article 22. Separate regulations on conditional temporary import
1. Vietnamese traders established under the Law on Enterprises
(below referred to as enterprises) may carry out conditional temporary
import for re-export business activities when they satisfy the conditions

specified in Article 23, 24 or 25 of this Decree and are granted codes for
temporary import for re-export business by the Ministry of Industry and
Trade.
2. In addition to complying with the provisions on the temporary
import for re-export business of Articles 12, 13, 14 and 16 of this
Decree, enterprises conducting conditional temporary import for re-
export business shall abide by the following provisions:
a/ They may neither entrust, nor accept entrustment for, temporary
import for re-export of goods subject to conditional temporary import for
re-export business;
b/ They may not shift from temporary import for re-export to
import for domestic consumption of goods subject to conditional
temporary import for re-export business;
c/ The seaway bill of lading for goods subject to conditional
temporary import for re-export business is prescribed below:
- It must be straight and non-negotiable.
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lading must bear the serial number of the license for temporary import
for re-export business granted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Article 23. Conditions for temporary import for re-export business
for frozen foodstuffs
To conduct the temporary import for re-export business for frozen
foodstuffs listed in Appendix VII to this Decree, an enterprise must
satisfy the following conditions:
1. Having made a deposit of VND 10 billion at a credit institution
located in the province or city where the enterprise has warehouses and
storing yards as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article.
2. Having warehouses and storing yards for the temporary import
for re-export business for frozen foodstuffs, specifically as follows:
a/ A warehouse or storing yard has a capacity of at least one
hundred 40-feet containers and an area of at least 1,500 m2. It is
separated from the outside by solid fences at least 2.5 m high; has roads
for container vehicles to enter and leave the warehouse or storing yard;
and has gates and signboards of the enterprises using the warehouse or
storing yard;

b/ A warehouse or storing yard has sufficient electricity sources
(including grid power and standby power generators of an equivalent
capacity) and special-use equipment for operating refrigerated
containers, depending on the capacity of the warehouse or storing yard;
c/ Warehouses and storing yards belong to the enterprise or are
rented by the enterprise under contracts; are located in the area planned
for the system of warehouses and storing yards for the temporary import
for re-export business for frozen foodstuffs or in the area designated by
the People’s Committee of the border province after reaching agreement
with the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Finance and Ministry
of Industry and Trade.
for excise tax-liable goods
To conduct the temporary import for re-export business for excise
tax-liable goods listed in Appendix VIII to this Decree, an enterprise
shall make a deposit of VND 7 billion at a credit institution located in
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To conduct the temporary import for re-export business for used
goods listed in Appendix IX to this Decree, an enterprise shall make a
deposit of VND 7 billion at a credit institution located in the province or
city where the enterprise is granted the business registration certificate or
enterprise registration certificate.
Article 26. Codes for temporary import for re-export business
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall grant codes for
temporary import for re-export business to enterprises that satisfy the
conditions specified in Article 23, 24 or 25 of this Decree.
2. A code for temporary import for re-export business prescribed in
this Article is a separate code for each category of goods. An enterprise
that is granted a code for temporary import for re-export business for a
category of goods may conduct temporary import for re-export business
for the goods items belonging to such category.
3. For warehouses and storing yards listed to prove their satisfaction
of the conditions of and for the grant of codes for the temporary import
for re-export business, enterprises may not sublease them to other
enterprises for the purpose of application for a code for temporary import
for re-export business for frozen foodstuffs.

4. For foreign goods consigned to bonded warehouses for export or
re-export via the northern border provinces, only enterprises possessing
codes for temporary import for re-export business for such goods may be
named in the warehouse input declarations and warehouse output
declarations for export or re-export. Goods consigned to bonded
warehouses must comply with the customs law.
5. The temporary import for re-export business for the goods listed
in Appendices VII, VIII and IX to this Decree while enterprises do not
re-export the goods via the northern border gates shall not be considered
a conditional one and a code for temporary import for re-export business
is not required. When it is necessary to meet management requirements,
the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall report to the Prime Minister the
application of provisions on the grant of codes for temporary import for
re-export business for enterprises engaged in the temporary import for
re-export business that consign goods to bonded warehouses for export
or re-export via border gates other than northern border gates.
Article 27. Dossier and procedures for grant of codes for temporary
import for re-export business
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online (if possible) to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The dossier
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a/ A written request for grant of a code for temporary import for re-
export business: 1 original;
certificate: 1 copy bearing the enterprise’s seal;
c/ The credit institution’s written certification that the enterprise has
made a deposit under Clause 1, Article 23, or Article 24 or 25, of this
Decree: 1 original;
d/ Documents proving that the enterprise owns warehouses and
storing yards or rents warehouses and storing yards under a contract to
serve temporary import for re-export business for frozen foodstuffs as
prescribed in Clause 2, Article 23 of this Decree: 1 copy bearing the
enterprise’s seal;
dd/ The written certification issued by the electricity agency of the
locality where the enterprise’s warehouses and storing yards are located,
stating that such warehouses and storing yards have sufficient grid power
sources for operating refrigerated containers according to their capacity:
1 original.

An enterprise that requests grant of a code for temporary import for
re-export business for excise tax-liable goods or used goods is not
required to submit the papers specified at Points d and dd, Clause 1 of
this Article.
2. If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within 3 working days
request for the enterprise to complete the dossier.
3. For a code for temporary import for re-export business for frozen
foodstuffs, within 7 working days after receiving a complete and valid
dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall inspect, or authorize the
provincial-level Department of Industry and Trade of the locality where
the enterprise’s warehouses and storing yards are located to inspect and
certify the conditions on warehouses and storing yards. Within 7
working days after obtaining the inspection result, the Ministry of
Industry and Trade shall consider granting a temporary import for re-
export business code for frozen foodstuffs for the enterprise.
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If refusing to grant a code temporary import for re-export business,
the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall issue a written reply, stating the
reason.
4. If wishing to have its code for temporary import for re-export
business modified, or re-granted because it is lost or misplaced, the
enterprise shall send a written request for modification or re-grant of the
code and relevant papers to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Within 5
working days after receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Ministry
of Industry and Trade shall consider modifying or re-granting the code
for the enterprise.
5. If it is necessary to verify the documents and papers in the
dossier of request for grant of a code for temporary import for re-export
business, the time limit for dossier processing prescribed in Clause 3 or 4
of this Article shall be counted from the time the Ministry of Industry
and Trade receives written replies on the verification from related
agencies.
Article 28. Withdrawal of codes for temporary import for re-export
business

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall withdraw a code for
temporary import for re-export business at the request of an enterprise on
the basis of certification given by related agencies which states that:
a/ The enterprise has wholly re-exported temporarily imported
goods out of Vietnam;
b/ The enterprise has fulfilled the obligations (if any) arising in the
course of transportation and retention of goods temporarily imported for
re-export as prescribed by this Decree.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall withdraw a code for
temporary import for re-export business when the code-holding
enterprise:
a/ Commits fraud in declaring the conditions specified in this
Decree;
b/ Fails to maintain the conditions specified in this Decree when
using the code;
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regulation of goods temporarily imported for re-export as prescribed in
Article 14 of this Decree;
dd/ Conducts the temporary import for re-export business without a
permit granted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade under regulations;
e/ Conducts the temporary import for re-export business for goods
banned or suspended from temporary import for re-export;
g/ Shirks the responsibility to handle the goods lots that have
arrived at Vietnam’s ports or border gates under the signed import
contracts;
h/ Arbitrarily sells into the inland goods for the temporary import
for re-export business;
i/ Arbitrarily breaks customs seals of goods for temporary import
for re-export business.
3. Within 2 years from the date an enterprise has its code for
temporary import for re-export business withdrawn under Point a, b, c, d,
dd, h or i, Clause 2 of this Article, such code shall not be re-granted.
4. An enterprise that has its code for temporary import for re-export
business withdrawn under Point e or g, Clause 2 of this Article will not
be considered for re-grant of such code.

Article 29. Suspension of the effect of codes for temporary import
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider suspending the
effect of a code for temporary import for re-export business in case an
enterprise is subject to investigation of its violations as prescribed in this
Decree or at the request of a competent agency.
2. The suspension period is 3 months, 6 months or 1 year on a case-
by-case basis or at the request of a competent agency.
Article 30. Management, use and refund of deposits made by
enterprises
1. The credit institution where an enterprise makes a deposit shall
manage such deposit and immediately notify the Ministry of Industry
and Trade of any change in such deposit or of the use of such deposit for
payment of expenses as decided by the violation-handling agency.
2. If an enterprise fails to pay the expenses prescribed in Clause 4,
Article 31 of this Decree, the provincial-level People’s Committee
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The violation-handling agency and provincial-level People’s
Committee concerned shall immediately notify the Ministry of Industry
and Trade of the handling of the violation and use of the deposit for the
latter to request the enterprise to make an additional deposit as
prescribed before resuming the temporary import for re-export business.
3. The enterprise may be refunded the whole or rest of the deposit
after paying the expenses (if any) prescribed in Clause 4, Article 31 of
this Decree in the following cases:
a/ The enterprise’s request for grant of a code for temporary import
for re-export business is rejected by the Ministry of Industry and Trade
as stated in the Ministry’s written refusal to grant such code;
b/ The Ministry of Industry and Trade withdraws the code for
temporary import for re-export business at the enterprise’s request as
prescribed in Clause 1, Article 28 of this Decree;
c/ The enterprise has its code withdrawn under Clause 2, Article 28
of this Decree;
d/ For the cases specified at Points b and c, Clause 3 of this Article,
the refund of the deposit shall be based on the Ministry of Industry and

Trade’s decision withdrawing the code for temporary import for re-
export business.
Article 31. Responsibilities of enterprises that are granted codes for
temporary import for re-export business
1. To maintain the conditions specified in this Decree throughout
the use of the codes for temporary import for re-export business.
2. To bring frozen foodstuffs at ports and border gates to their
warehouses and storing yards at the request of competent agencies in
case of goods congestion.
3. To collect and dispose of wastes and wastewater for preventing
epidemics and ensuring environmental sanitation at warehouses and
storing yards serving the temporary import for re-export business for
frozen foodstuffs.
4. To pay expenses for the following activities (if any):
a/ Treating and cleaning the environment polluted by the goods
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c/ Paying other arising expenses due to the enterprises’ violation of
regulations on temporary import for re-export business and consignment
of goods to bonded warehouses.
5. To make quarterly reports on temporary import for re-export of
goods listed in Appendices VII, VIII and IX to this Decree according to
the forms issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Section 3
ASSIGNMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
OF TEMPORARY IMPORT FOR RE-EXPORT, TEMPORARY
EXPORT FOR RE-IMPORT AND BORDER-GATE TRANSFER
ACTIVITIES
Article 32. The Ministry of Industry and Trade
1. To urge and guide related ministries, sectors and localities to
implement; inspect, and coordinate with related agencies, organizations
and traders in inspecting the implementation of, regulations on the
management of temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-
import and border-gate transfer activities prescribed in this Decree.
2. To inspect and certify the conditions on warehouses and storing
yards of enterprises conducting the temporary import for re-export

business for frozen foodstuffs or authorize provincial-level Departments
of Industry and Trade to do so.
3. To take measures to regulate goods when necessary in
accordance with this Decree.
Article 33. Provincial-level People’s Committees
1. To plan and build transport infrastructure facilities, warehouses
and storing yards, loading/unloading areas, places for gathering goods,
places for goods re-export, power sources, and other facilities,
facilitating temporary import for re-export, border-gate transfer,
retention and preservation of goods in places for goods re-export.
2. To assess the demands for and capacity of developing temporary
import for re-export business for frozen foodstuffs in localities; to reach
agreement with the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Finance,
General Department of Customs, Border Guard Command, and Ministry
of Industry and Trade to designate places for construction of warehouses
and storing yards serving temporary import for re-export business for
frozen foodstuffs in localities.
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4. To coordinate with related ministries and sectors in ensuring
sufficient specialized inspection forces and physical foundations for
inspecting and supervising goods for temporary import for re-export and
border-gate transfer business in their localities, meeting the requirements
on security, national defense, and social order and safety, and
minimizing trade fraud, smuggling, tax evasion, and environmental
pollution.
5. To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with
related ministries and sectors in, taking measures to regulate goods for
temporary import for re-export and border-gate transfer business in case
of goods congestion in their localities; to promptly inform the Ministry
of Industry and Trade of the delivery of goods in localities and propose
management measures in order to avoid goods congestion at ports and
border gates.
6. To assume the prime responsibility for, and reach agreement with
related ministries and sectors before announcing secondary border gates
and border crossings within border-gate economic zones and secondary
border gates outside border-gate economic zones which are eligible for

goods re-export if they have sufficient specialized control agencies as
prescribed and technical foundations serving state management work.
7. To collect charges for goods for temporary import for re-export
business under the Ministry of Finance’s guidance in order to increase
state budget revenues for investment in and upgrading of roads and
wharves and for environmental protection and maintenance of security
and order at border gates.
8. To promptly notify changes in border trade policies of
neighboring countries to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and traders
for them to prepare plans on regulating goods temporarily imported for
re-export, preventing goods congestion at ports and border gates.
9. To direct provincial-level Departments of Industry and Trade to:
a/ Regularly monitor and inspect enterprises in maintaining the
conditions for temporary import for re-export business and notify such to
the Ministry of Industry and Trade for coordinating in handling
enterprises which fail to maintain the conditions prescribed in this
Decree;
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the business conditions prescribed in this Decree as authorized by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;
d/ Notify the Ministry of Industry and Trade of cases of violation of
the regulations on the temporary import for re-export and border-gate
transfer business in localities for coordinated handling.
Article 34. The General Department of Customs
1. Based on its assigned functions and tasks, to inspect, control and
strictly supervise goods for temporary import for re-export from the time
they are imported into Vietnam to the time they are actually exported out
of Vietnam in accordance with the customs law.
2. To provide information and statistics on temporary import for re-
export business activities on a quarterly basis to the Ministry of Industry
and Trade and on an unscheduled basis to serve direction and
administration work at the request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
3. To inform the Ministry of Industry and Trade and related
provincial-level People’s Committees of the following cases for
coordination:

a/ Enterprises violate the regulations on temporary import for re-
export or border-gate transfer business;
b/ There appears congestion of goods for temporary import for re-
export or border-gate transfer business at ports or border gates.
Chapter IV
TRANSIT OF GOODS
Article 35. General provisions on transit of goods
1. Transit of goods
a/ For goods being weapons, explosive materials, explosive
precursors or supporting tools, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall
assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of
National Defense and Ministry of Public Security in, proposing the
Prime Minister to consider and decide to permit their transit;
b/ For goods banned from export or import; goods suspended from
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2. Transshipment of goods
In case the goods specified at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article are
transported by sea from abroad into transshipment areas in seaports then
brought abroad from such transshipment areas or brought to
transshipment areas in other wharves or seaports before being
transported abroad, transshipment procedures shall be carried out under
the Ministry of Finance’s guidance without requiring a permit of the
Ministry of Industry and Trade.
3. For agreements on goods transit via Vietnam’s territory signed
between Vietnam and bordering countries, the Ministry of Industry and
Trade’s guidance shall be complied with.
4. The transit of goods on the list of highly dangerous goods via
Vietnam’s territory must comply with Vietnam’s law on transportation
of dangerous goods and relevant treaties to which the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam is a contracting party.
5. Owners of in-transit goods shall pay customs fees and other
charges applicable to in-transit goods in accordance with Vietnam’s
current regulations.

Article 36. Dossiers and procedures for grant of transit permits
1. In case of transit of goods being weapons, explosive materials,
explosive precursors or supporting tools:
a/ A goods owner shall send 1 set of dossier of request for goods
transit directly or by post or online (if possible) to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade. The dossier must comprise:
- A written request for goods transit, specifying the names, HS
codes, quantity and value of goods; vehicle; and route of transportation:
1 original.
- The transportation contract: 1 original.
- An official letter sent by the competent authority of the country
requesting transit of goods to the Ministry of Industry and Trade: 1
original.
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of Public Security for opinion;
d/ Within 5 working days after receiving the request from the
Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of National Defense and
Ministry of Public Security shall issue written replies;
dd/ Within 5 working days after receiving opinions from the
Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security, the
Ministry of Industry and Trade shall send a report thereon to the Prime
Minister for opinion;
e/ Within 5 working days after receiving the Prime Minister’s
opinion, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall issue a written reply to
the goods owner.
2. In case of transit of goods banned from export or import; goods
suspended from export or import; or goods banned from trading under
law:
a/ The goods owner shall send 1 set of dossier of request for goods
transit as prescribed at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article directly or by post
or online (if possible) to the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

request for the goods owner to complete the dossier;
dossier from the goods owner, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall
grant a transit permit to the goods owner;
d/ In case of refusal to grant a transit permit, the Ministry of
Industry and Trade shall issue a written reply to the goods owner, stating
the reason;
dd/ If wishing to have a transit permit modified, or re-granted
because it is lost or misplaced, the goods owner shall send a written
request for modification or re-grant of the permit and relevant papers to
the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Within 3 working days after
receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and
Trade shall consider modifying or re-granting the permit.
Article 37. Traders providing goods transit services
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FOREIGN-INVOLVED GOODS PROCESSING
Section 1
ACCEPTING TO PROCESS GOODS FOR FOREIGN TRADERS
Article 38. Processing of goods for foreign traders
1. Vietnamese traders may accept to lawfully process goods for
foreign traders, except goods banned from export or import and goods
suspended from export or import.
2. For goods on the list of goods subject to conditional investment
and business, only traders that fully satisfy the law-prescribed conditions
on manufacture of and trading in such goods may conduct export
processing for foreign partners.
3. For goods to be imported in the form of designation of traders
and falling under the management by the State Bank of Vietnam, their
processing must comply with the regulations of the State Bank of
Vietnam.

4. For goods to be exported or imported under permit, traders may
only sign contracts on processing of goods for foreign traders after
obtaining a permit from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
The dossier and procedures for grant of a processing permit are
prescribed below:
a/ A trader shall send 1 set of dossier of application for a processing
permit directly or by post or online (if possible) to the Ministry of
Industry and Trade. The dossier must comprise:
- An application for a processing permit, specifying the contents
specified in Article 39 of this Decree: 1 original.
- The investment certificate or business registration certificate or
enterprise registration certificate: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal.
- The certificate of eligibility for manufacture and business (if any):
1 copy bearing the trader’s seal.
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related ministries and ministerial-level agencies for opinion;
Ministry of Industry and Trade, related ministries and ministerial-level
agencies shall send written replies to the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
dd/ Within 5 working days after receiving the replies from related
ministries and ministerial-level agencies, the Ministry of Industry and
Trade shall grant a processing permit to the trader; in case of refusal to
grant the permit, it shall issue a written reply stating the reason;
e/ If the trader possesses a certificate of eligibility for manufacture
and business for the goods to be processed for foreign traders, the
Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider granting a processing
permit to the trader within 5 working days after receiving a complete and
valid dossier without having to consult related ministries and ministerial-
level agencies as prescribed at Point c, Clause 3 of this Article;
g/ If wishing to have a processing permit modified, or re-granted
because it is lost or misplaced, the trader shall send a written request for
modification or re-grant of the permit and relevant papers to the Ministry
of Industry and Trade. Within 5 working days after receiving a complete
and valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider
modifying or re-granting the permit for the trader.

Article 39. Processing contracts
A processing contract shall be established in writing or in another
form of equivalent legal validity under the Commercial Law and must
have at least the terms below:
1. Names and addresses of the contracting parties and of the
processing party.
2. Names and quantity of products to be processed.
3. Processing price.
4. Payment duration and method.
5. List, quantity and value of materials, auxiliary materials and
supplies imported and home-made (if any) for processing; use norms of
materials, auxiliary materials and supplies; shrinkage norms for supplies
and shrinkage ratios for materials during processing.
6. List and value of machinery and equipment leased, borrowed or
donated for processing (if any).
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8. Place and time of delivery.
9. Labels and origin of goods.
10. Validity term of the contract.
Article 40. Use norms, consumption norms and permissible loss
ratios of materials, auxiliary materials and supplies
1. Use norms, consumption norms and permissible loss ratios of
materials, auxiliary materials and supplies shall be agreed upon by the
parties in a processing contract, taking into account norms and
permissible loss ratios applied in related manufacture and processing
industries of Vietnam at the time of signing the contract.
2. At-law representatives of traders that directly accept to conduct
processing shall take responsibility before law for the use of imported
materials, auxiliary materials and supplies for processing purposes and
for the accuracy of use norms, consumption norms and permissible loss
ratios of materials and auxiliary materials used for processing.
Article 41. Rent, borrowing and import of machinery and
equipment of processing-ordering parties for performance of processing
contracts

Processing-accepting parties may rent or borrow machinery and
equipment of processing-ordering parties for performance of processing
contracts. The rent, borrowing or donation of machinery and equipment
shall be agreed upon in processing contracts.
Article 42. Rights and obligations of the processing-ordering party
and processing-accepting party
1. For the processing-ordering party:
a/ To transfer the whole or part of materials and supplies used for
processing as agreed upon in the processing contract;
b/ To receive back the whole processed products; machinery and
equipment leased or lent to the processing-accepting party; and
materials, auxiliary materials, supplies and scraps after liquidation of the
processing contract, unless they are permitted to be exported on the spot,
destructed or donated under this Decree;
c/ To send specialists to Vietnam for providing technical
instructions on the manufacture and quality inspection of processed
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dd/ To comply with Vietnam’s laws concerning processing
activities and terms of the signed processing contract;
e/ To export on the spot processed products; machinery and
equipment leased or lent; surplus materials, auxiliary materials and
supplies; and waste products and scraps as agreed upon in writing by the
involved parties in accordance with current regulations on management
of goods export and import; to fulfill tax obligations and other financial
obligations in accordance with law.
2. For the processing-accepting party:
a/ To be entitled to export duty and import duty exemption under
the laws on taxes with regard to temporarily imported goods based on
norms and permissible loss ratios for performance of the processing
contract, and with regard to products processed for export;
b/ To hire other traders to conduct processing;
c/ To be supplied with part or the whole of materials, auxiliary
materials and supplies for processing as agreed upon in the processing
contract; to pay export duty on domestically purchased materials,
auxiliary materials and supplies in accordance with the Law on Import
Duty and Export Duty;

d/ To receive processed products as payments from the processing-
ordering party, except products on the list of goods banned or suspended
from import. For products on the list of goods to be imported under
permits or certain conditions, to comply with the regulations on permits
and conditions;
dd/ To comply with Vietnam’s laws concerning export processing,
import, and domestic manufacture of goods, and terms of the signed
processing contract;
e/ To carry out procedures for on-the-spot export of processed
products; machinery and equipment rented or borrowed; surplus
materials, auxiliary materials and supplies; and discarded products and
scraps as authorized by the processing-ordering party.
3. Conditions for on-the-spot export or import of processed
products; machinery and equipment rented or borrowed; surplus
materials, auxiliary materials and supplies; and discarded products and
scraps referred to at Point e, Clause 1, and Point e, Clause 2, of this
Article are prescribed below:
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b/ There must be purchase and sale contracts signed between
foreign traders or their lawful authorized persons and importers.
Article 43. Subsequent processing
Traders may carry out subsequent processing, specifically as
follows:
1. Processed products under a processing contract may be used as
processing materials for another processing contract in Vietnam.
2. Processed products under a processing contract at a stage may be
delivered to the trader designated by the processing-ordering party for
processing under a processing contract at the subsequent stage.
Article 44. Notification, liquidation and finalization of processing
contracts
1. Before performing a processing contract, organizations and
individuals shall notify it to the customs office. When the processing
contract is completed or expires, the contracting parties shall liquidate it
and send a periodical report on finalization of the use of materials,
supplies and exported products to the customs office.
The Ministry of Finance shall guide the procedures for notification
and finalization of processing contracts to/with customs offices.

2. Bases for liquidation of a processing contract include volume of
imported materials, auxiliary materials and supplies and exported
products according to the use norms of materials and auxiliary materials
and consumption norms of supplies and permissible loss ratios as agreed
upon in the contract.
Bases for clearance of a processing contract include volume of
imported and re-exported materials, auxiliary materials and supplies and
exported products according to the use norms of materials and auxiliary
materials and consumption norms of supplies and permissible loss ratios
suitable to the actual performance of the contract.
3. Machinery and equipment rented or borrowed under contracts;
surplus materials, auxiliary materials and supplies, discarded products
and scraps shall be disposed of as agreed upon in processing contracts
but must comply with Vietnam’s law.
4. Scraps and discarded products (if any) may only be destroyed
after obtaining written permission from provincial-level Departments of
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5. The donation of machinery, equipment, materials, auxiliary
materials, supplies, scraps and discarded products is prescribed below:
a/ The processing-ordering party shall issue a document on
donation;
b/ The donee shall carry out import procedures under regulations on
import; and pay import duty and other taxes (if any) and register assets
under current regulations;
c/ Scraps and discarded products within the use norms and
permissible loss ratios which are permitted to be imported are not
required to undergo customs procedures and are eligible for import duty
exemption, but are subject to value-added tax and enterprise income tax.
Article 45. Customs procedures
The Ministry of Finance shall guide customs procedures and
financial obligations for processed products for export and supervise
export and import activities related to processing contracts.
Article 46. Other forms of processing, repair and recycling of
machinery and equipment

The Prime Minister shall consider and decide on the processing of
goods banned or suspended from export or import for foreign traders for
sale abroad.
Article 47. Processing of military uniforms
1. Military uniforms referred to in this Article are uniforms of
military personnel of foreign armed forces, which are manufactured
according to uniform designs and specifications and worn according to
the rules of foreign armed forces. The list of products of military
uniforms for foreign armed forces is provided in Appendix X to this
Decree.
Textiles and garments which are on this list but other than products
of military uniforms for foreign armed forces are not regulated by this
Article.
2. Military uniforms manufactured or processed for export for
foreign armed forces may not be sold in Vietnam.
3. Materials and auxiliary materials used for the manufacture and
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4. A dossier of application for a permit to produce and process
military uniforms for foreign armed forces must comprise:
a/ An application for a permit, specifying the names, quantity,
value, and port of arrival of the products of military uniforms: 1 original;
certificate or investment certificate: 1 copy bearing the trader’s seal;
c/ The order or a written request for contract signing, together with
2 color photos for each specimen military uniform product ordered to be
manufactured or processed: 2 copies bearing the trader’s seal;
Such order or request must have at least the following details:
names, addresses and telephone numbers of the parties ordering and
accepting the manufacture or processing; names, quantity and payment
value or processing prices, payment time limit and method, and place
and time of delivery.
d/ In addition to the papers specified at Points a, b and c, Clause 4
of this Article, a trader shall enclose the dossier with one of the
following documents:

- The contract or agreement on procurement of military uniforms,
signed between the processing-ordering party and agency in charge of
procurement and logistics for foreign armed forces;
- A written certification issued by the agency in charge of
procurement and logistics for foreign armed forces or the competent
authority of the country ordering the manufacture or processing, or by
the Vietnam-based diplomatic representative mission of the country
ordering the manufacture or processing, that the armed forces unit is the
end user of military uniforms ordered to be manufactured or processed in
Vietnam.
Such written certification must have at least the following details:
importing country, and name of the armed forces unit; name of the party
ordering the manufacture or processing; and name of the Vietnamese
trader accepting the manufacture or processing.
The papers referred to at Point d, Clause 4 of this Article shall be
consularly legalized under regulations.
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the paper with manufacturer identification (MID) numbers of textiles and
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5. Procedures for grant of a permit to produce and process military
uniforms for export for foreign armed forces
a/ A trader shall submit 1 dossier set prescribed in Clause 4 of this
Article directly, by post or online (if possible) to the Ministry of Industry
and Trade;
after receiving it, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall notify such to
the trader for completing the dossier;
the Ministry of National Defense or Ministry of Public Security for
opinion;
Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of National Defense or
Ministry of Public Security shall issue a written reply;
dd/ Within 5 working days after receiving the reply from the
Ministry of National Defense or Ministry of Public Security, the
Ministry of Industry and Trade shall grant a permit to the trader; in case
of refusal, it shall issue a written reply, stating the reason;

e/ If wishing to have its/his/her permit modified, or re-granted
because it is lost or misplaced, the trader shall send a written request for
modification or re-grant of the permit and relevant papers to the Ministry
of Industry and Trade. Within 5 working days after receiving a complete
and valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider
modifying or re-granting the permit to the trader; in case of refusal, it
shall issue a written reply stating the reason;
g/ The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall revoke a permit if
detecting that its holder provided untruthful or inaccurate information in
the dossier of application for permit or fails to abide by the permit.
6. Responsibilities of traders manufacturing or processing military
uniforms for export
a/ To export all military uniform products manufactured or
processed in Vietnam and not to use military uniforms and sell military
uniform products in Vietnam;
b/ To re-export or destroy all imported specimen products, surplus
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c/ To work with, and provide dossiers and documents at the request
of, licensing agencies and related agencies that inspect manufacturing
facilities after the trader is granted a permit;
d/ To take responsibility before law for the accuracy and
truthfulness of information in the dossier of application for a permit.
7. In addition to the provisions of this Article, the processing of
military uniforms must comply with the provisions on foreign-involved
goods processing in Chapter V of this Decree.
8. Import of specimen military uniforms
a/ Traders that possess a permit for manufacture and processing of
military uniforms for foreign armed forces under Article 47 of this
Decree may import specimen military uniforms for manufacture and
processing;
b/ If a trader has not yet been granted a permit for manufacture and
processing of military uniforms, the import of specimen military
uniforms for study, manufacture and processing is prescribed below:
- The trader shall submit 1 original of the written registration for
import of specimen military uniform products, specifying the names,
quantity, ordering country, and final user of the products, together with 2

color photos for each specimen, directly, by post or online (if possible)
to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
- If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within 3 working days after
receiving it, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall notify such to the
trader for completing the dossier.
- Within 7 working days after receiving a complete and valid
the Ministry of National Defense or Ministry of Public Security for
opinion.
- Within 5 working days after receiving the request from the
Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of National Defense or
Ministry of Public Security shall issue a written reply.
- Within 5 days after receiving the reply from the Ministry of
National Defense or Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Industry
and Trade shall issue a written permission for the trader to import
specimen military uniform products; in case of refusal, it shall issue a
written reply stating the reason.
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ORDERING OF OVERSEAS PROCESSING OF GOODS
Article 48. Processing-ordering contracts and customs procedures
Contracts to order overseas processing of goods and customs
procedures for the export and import of goods ordered to be processed
must comply with Articles 39 and 45 of this Decree.
Article 49. Rights and obligations of traders ordering overseas
processing of goods
1. To comply with the provisions on management of overseas
processing of goods of Article 52 of the Law on Foreign Trade
Management.
2. To take responsibility for the right to use goods trademarks and
origin of goods.
3. To temporarily export machinery, equipment, materials, auxiliary
materials and supplies or transfer them from a third country to the
processing-accepting party for performance of processing contracts.
4. To re-import processed products. To re-import surplus
machinery, equipment, materials, auxiliary materials and supplies upon
completion of processing-ordering contracts.

5. To sell processed products and machinery, equipment, materials,
auxiliary materials and supplies already exported for performance of
processing contracts in the market of the processing-accepting country or
another market, and pay taxes under current regulations.
6. To be entitled to export duty or import duty exemption under the
laws on taxes for goods exported for processing and processed products
imported under processing contracts.
7. To send specialists and technicians abroad for inspection and pre-
acceptance test of processed products.
8. To fulfill tax obligations for processed goods imported for
domestic consumption under the guidance of the Ministry of Finance.
Chapter VI
GOODS PURCHASE AND SALE AGENTS WITH FOREIGN
PARTNERS
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Article 50. Traders acting as goods purchase and sale agents for
foreign traders
1. Traders may act as purchase and sale agents for foreign traders
for the goods outside the list of goods banned or suspended from export
or the list of goods banned or suspended from import. For goods to be
exported or imported under permits, traders may only sign agency
contracts after obtaining a permit from their managing ministries or
ministerial-level agencies.
2. If it is prescribed by a law that an agent may sign an agency
contract with only one principal for a certain type of goods or service,
traders shall comply with such law.
3. Traders acting as goods purchase agents shall request foreign
traders to transfer money in freely convertible foreign currencies via
bank for purchasing goods under agency contracts.
4. Traders acting as goods purchase agents shall register, declare
and pay taxes and perform other financial obligations related to goods
under goods purchase and sale agency contracts and their business
activities in accordance with law.
Article 51. Tax obligations

1. Goods under contracts on goods purchase and sale agency for
foreign traders are liable to taxes and other financial obligations in
accordance with Vietnam’s law.
2. Vietnamese traders shall register, declare and pay taxes and
perform other financial obligations related to goods under goods
purchase and sale agency contracts and their business activities in
accordance with law.
Article 52. Procedures for export and import of goods under agency
contracts
When being exported or imported, goods under purchase and sale
agency contracts with foreign traders must undergo procedures required
for exported and imported goods prescribed in this Decree.
Article 53. Return of goods
Goods under agency contracts on sale of goods in Vietnam for
foreign traders may be re-exported if they cannot be sold in Vietnam.
The tax refund must comply with the Ministry of Finance’s regulations.
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Article 54. Hiring of foreign traders to act as overseas sale agents
1. Vietnamese traders may hire foreign traders to act as overseas
sale agents for the goods outside the list of goods banned or suspended
from export.
2. Traders that hire overseas sale agents shall sign agency contracts
with foreign traders and transfer money amounts collected from sale
contracts back to Vietnam under regulations on foreign exchange
management and the guidance of the State Bank of Vietnam.
3. If receiving goods as payments, traders shall comply with the
current regulations on goods import.
Article 55. Tax obligations
1. Goods under overseas sale agency contracts are liable to taxes
and other financial obligations in accordance with Vietnam’s law.
2. Traders shall register, declare and pay taxes and perform other
financial obligations related to the hiring of foreign traders to act as
overseas sale agents under the guidance of the Ministry of Finance.
Article 56. Receipt back of goods

1. Goods exported under overseas sale agency contracts may be re-
imported into Vietnam if they cannot be sold overseas.
2. Goods re-imported into Vietnam as referred to in Clause 1 of this
Article are not liable to import duty and are eligible for refund of export
duty (if any) under the guidance of the Ministry of Finance.
3. Goods exported under overseas sale agency contracts, when
being exported and re-imported into Vietnam under this Article, must
undergo the procedures for exported and imported goods prescribed in
this Decree.
Chapter VII
COORDINATION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES OVER
THE APPLICATION OF FOREIGN TRADE MANAGEMENT
MEASURES
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1. Responsible agencies and related agencies, organizations and
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application of foreign trade management measures in an active,
comprehensive, accurate, prompt and effective manner in accordance
with this Decree and Vietnam’s law in order to protect lawful rights and
interests of Vietnam to the best.
2. Coordination between responsible agencies and related agencies,
organizations and individuals in settling disputes over the application of
foreign trade management measures must comply with the provisions on
dispute settlement of the treaties to which the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam is a contracting party, which prescribe the settlement of
disputes over the application of foreign trade management measures
being objects of the disputes (below referred to as treaties on dispute
settlement).
individuals shall take responsibility before law for the consequences
from their non-coordination or unsatisfactory coordination as required in
Clause 1 of this Article.
individuals are obliged to protect state secrets in accordance with law,
keep confidential information relating to the dispute settlement process
under relevant treaties on dispute settlement.

Article 58. Coordination contents
Responsible agencies and related agencies, organizations and
individuals shall coordinate in settling disputes over the application of
foreign trade management measures as follows:
1. Settling petitions, and conducting negotiations, conciliations and
consultations for differences and contradictions between the Vietnamese
Government and foreign governments which are related to the
application of foreign trade management measures not in compliance
with relevant treaties.
2. Preparing and implementing plans on settlement of disputes over
the application of foreign trade management measures.
3. Providing information, dossiers, proofs and relevant documents
serving the settlement of disputes over the application of foreign trade
4. Assigning capable persons of their agencies or organizations to
participate in settling disputes over the application of foreign trade
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conducted by an arbitration or a competent international authority that is
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established and operates on the basis of treaties on dispute settlement
(below referred to as arbitration or competent international authority).
6. Performing, coordinating in, and dealing with contents related to
the enforcement of awards and decisions issued by the arbitration or
competent international authority, and reviewing the compliance with
such awards and decisions.
Article 59. Responsible agencies
1. Agencies responsible for disputes over the application of foreign
trade management measures are state agencies assigned by the
Government to manage and monitor such foreign trade management
measures, unless otherwise provided by treaties on dispute settlement
applicable to such measures.
2. In case two or more state agencies are assigned to manage and
monitor foreign trade management measures involved in a specific
dispute, these agencies shall reach agreement to select one of them to act
as the responsible agency, then report such to the Prime Minister and
send a written notice thereof to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
3. In case the Vietnamese Government is sued, within 3 (three)
working days after receiving a consultation request, if the involved

agencies cannot reach agreement on the responsible agency, they shall
report such to the Prime Minister and notify the Ministry of Industry and
Trade thereof.
4. When necessary, at the request of the Minister of Industry and
Trade, the Prime Minister shall decide to assign or replace the
responsible agency.
5. A responsible agency has the following tasks and powers:
a/ To receive and process information and documents relating to the
settlement of disputes over the application of foreign trade management
measures;
b/ To act as the focal point for contact and exchange with foreign
governments involved in disputes and with the arbitration or competent
international body;
c/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the
focal-point agency and related agencies, organizations and individuals
in, settling disputes over the application of foreign trade management
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d/ To coordinate with the focal-point agency and related agencies,
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disputes over the application of foreign trade management measures;
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dd/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the
focal-point agency and related agencies, organizations and individuals
in, appointing an arbitrator in case of formation of an arbitration to settle
disputes over the application of foreign trade management measures;
e/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the
focal-point agency in, selecting, hiring and supervising lawyer practice
organizations (below referred to as lawyers) in providing counseling on
the settlement of disputes over the application of foreign trade
management measures;
g/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with
related agencies, organizations and individuals in, settling matters related
to disputes over the application of foreign trade management measures,
including the hiring of technical experts and invitation of witnesses in
the dispute settlement process;
h/ To attend hearings held by the arbitration or competent
international body;
i/ To report to the Prime Minister, focal-point agency and
competent state agencies on matters related to disputes over the

application of foreign trade management measures in accordance with
this Decree and relevant regulations.
Article 60. Focal-point agency
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is the focal-point agency that
assists the Government in participating in the settlement of disputes over
the application of foreign trade management measures.
2. The focal-point agency in the settlement of disputes over the
application of foreign trade management measures has the following
tasks and powers:
a/ To act as the focal point in assisting the Government and Prime
Minister to provide instructions on the settlement of disputes over the
application of foreign trade management measures with a view to
protecting lawful rights and interests of Vietnam;
b/ To coordinate with related agencies, organizations and
individuals and lawyers hired under this Decree in advising the
responsible agency on legal matters related to the settlement of disputes
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requested by the latter;
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arbitrator in case of formation of an arbitration to settle disputes over the
application of foreign trade management measures;
dd/ To assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the
responsible agency and related agencies, organizations and individuals
in, preparing plans on the settlement of disputes over the application of
foreign trade management measures;
e/ On behalf of the Vietnamese Government, to attend hearings on
when necessary or at the request of the responsible agency;
g/ To assign a representative to attend the hearings held by the
arbitration or competent international body;
h/ To coordinate with the responsible agency and related agencies,
organizations and individuals in, enforcing awards and decisions issued
by the arbitration or competent international body;
i/ To make and update the list of specialists who can act as
arbitrators and list of lawyers for the Government and state agencies of

Vietnam in settling disputes over the application of foreign trade
Article 61. Related agencies, organizations and individuals
1. Related agencies, organizations and individuals include state
agencies and organizations and individuals involved in the settlement of
disputes over the application of foreign trade management measures that
are invited or requested by the responsible agency to participate in
settling disputes over the application of foreign trade management
measures.
2. Related agencies, organizations and individuals have the
following tasks and powers:
a/ To coordinate with the responsible agency and focal-point
agency in settling disputes over the application of foreign trade
management measures at the latter’s request according to their
professional capacity or specialized management fields;
b/ To provide adequate, prompt and accurate information, dossiers
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the responsible agency and focal-point agency;
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COORDINATION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
INVOLVING LAWSUITS INITIATED BY FOREIGN
GOVERNMENTS
Article 62. Receipt of information and documents relating to the
measures
1. Agencies, organizations and individuals assigned to perform the
state management of foreign trade shall receive information about
possible lawsuits and notices from the arbitration or competent
international authority or notices from foreign governments of the
initiation of lawsuits against disputes over the application of foreign
trade management measures at the arbitration or competent international
authority, and immediately report such to their superior agencies as well
as the focal-point agency.
2. If receiving information about possible lawsuits and notices from
the arbitration or competent international authority or notices from
foreign governments of the initiation of lawsuits against disputes over

the application of foreign trade management measures at the arbitration
or competent international authority, state agencies, organizations or
individuals not assigned to perform the state management of foreign
trade as defined in Clause 1 of this Article shall, within 3 working days
after receiving such information or notices, send written notices together
with all the received information to one of the following agencies:
a/ Agencies, organizations or individuals assigned to perform the
state management of foreign trade as defined in Clause 1 of this Article;
b/ Their superior agencies and focal-point agency, if it is impossible
to identify the agencies, organizations or individuals assigned to perform
the state management of foreign trade as defined in Clause 1 of this
Article.
3. Within 3 working days after receiving written notices specified in
Clause 2 of this Article or written notices from other sources, the focal-
point agency shall send a document together with copies of all the
received notices to one of the following agencies:
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a/ The responsible agency defined in Clause 1, Article 59 of this
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focal-point agency as prescribed at Point b, Clause 3 of this Article, the
Government Office shall submit to the Prime Minister for the latter to
decide to appoint the responsible agency.
Within 3 working days after the Prime Minister decides to appoint
the responsible agency, the Government Office shall send a notice of this
decision to the responsible agency for implementation.
Article 63. Making and implementation of plans on settlement of
1. The focal-point agency shall assume the prime responsibility for,
and coordinate with the responsible agency, related agencies,
organizations and individuals, and lawyers (if any) in, preparing plans on
measures and submit them to the Prime Minister for approval within 35
working days after receiving information about possible lawsuits as
prescribed in Clause 1 or 2, Article 62 of this Decree.
2. A plan on settlement of a dispute over the application of foreign
trade management measures must have the following contents:

a/ Summary of the dispute;
b/ Presentation of the proceedings for the dispute under the relevant
treaty on dispute settlement; tasks to be performed for settlement of the
dispute and proposed deadlines for performing such tasks according to
the proceeding process;
c/ Specific tasks of the focal-point agency, responsible agency,
related agencies, organizations and individuals, and lawyers (if any);
d/ Analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the Vietnamese side
and foreign governments;
dd/ Proposal of options for settling the dispute, including
negotiation and conciliation; and issues in need of opinions of the Prime
Minister and other related competent state agencies;
e/ Estimated expenses and funding sources for settlement of the
dispute.
3. The focal-point agency shall coordinate with the responsible
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agency, related agencies, organizations and individuals, and lawyers (if
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over the application of foreign trade management measures. When
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necessary and to suit reality, the focal-point agency shall coordinate with
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the responsible agency, related agencies, organizations and individuals,
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and lawyers (if any) in, modifying these plans.
4. The focal-point agency shall send plans on settlement of disputes
over the application of foreign trade management measures and
modifications (if any) under Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article to the Prime
Minister and responsible agency.
5. The responsible agency shall notify (on a monthly or quarterly
basis or depending on the complexity and development of a dispute over
the application of foreign trade management measures) the focal-point
agency of the implementation of plans on settlement of disputes over the
application of foreign trade management measures. The focal-point
agency shall monitor the implementation of these plans by the
responsible agency and coordinate in promptly handling problems
arising during the implementation of such plans.
6. Plans on settlement of disputes over the application of foreign
trade management measures shall be preserved as confidential
documents.
Article 64. Responsibilities to receive and settle consultation
requests

1. The receipt and settlement of consultation requests must comply
with treaties on dispute settlement.
2. State agencies and organizations and individuals assigned to
perform the state management of foreign trade shall receive and settle
consultation requests on application of foreign trade management
measures at the proposal of foreign governments under treaties
concerning the application of foreign trade management measures.
3. In case having no competence to settle consultation requests
received from foreign governments as prescribed in Clause 2 of this
Article, the consulted state agencies or organizations or individuals shall
ask foreign governments to send their consultation requests to competent
agencies and notify such to these agencies.
Article 65. Handling of cases in which consulted measures show
signs of violating treaties concerning application of foreign trade
management measures
1. In the course of consulting foreign governments, state agencies
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and organizations and individuals assigned to perform the state
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management of foreign trade shall immediately report on the consulted
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disputes to their superior agencies and focal-point agency if deeming
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a/ The consulted measures show signs of violating law or treaties
concerning the application of foreign trade management measures to
foreign governments, that are likely to affect lawful rights and interests
of Vietnam or foreign partners; or,
b/ It is impossible to thoroughly settle the consultation requests of
foreign governments; or,
c/ A dispute concerning the application of foreign trade
management measures is likely to occur.
perform the state management of foreign trade shall, in the course of
consulting foreign governments, regularly notify the consultation
situation and results to the focal-point agency and competent state
agencies for coordination according to the dispute settlement process.
management of foreign trade shall, if deeming it appropriate, conduct
negotiation and conciliation with foreign governments under plans
approved by their superior authorities after consulting the focal-point
agency.

Article 66. Identification of responsibilities of agencies,
organizations and individuals that have issued or applied measures
running against Vietnam’s international commitments, leading to
disputes over application of foreign trade management measures
The identification of responsibilities of agencies, organizations and
individuals that have issued or applied measures running against
Vietnam’s international commitments, leading to disputes over
application of foreign trade management measures occur, must comply
with Vietnam’s law.
Section 3
COORDINATION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
INVOLVING LAWSUITS INITIATED BY THE VIETNAMESE
GOVERNMENT
Article 67. Responsibilities to propose, and participate in settling,
consultation requests
1. The proposal of, and participation in settling, consultation
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requests must comply with treaties on dispute settlement.
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perform the state management of foreign trade shall propose, and
participate in settling, consultation requests for the application of foreign
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trade management measures when detecting that foreign trade
management measures of foreign governments are likely to affect or
infringe lawful rights and interests of Vietnam under treaties concerning
the application of foreign trade management measures, or when
requested by traders or trade associations.
Article 68. Handling of cases in which the consulted measures
show signs of violating commitments of treaties concerning application
of foreign trade management measures
management of foreign trade shall immediately report on the consulted
disputes to their superior agencies and notify such to the focal-point
agency if deeming that:
a/ The consulted measures show signs of violating foreign
commitments toward Vietnam under treaties concerning the application
of such foreign trade management measures, that are likely to affect
lawful rights and interests of Vietnam; or;
b/ It is impossible to thoroughly settle the consultation requests of
the Vietnamese Government; or,

c/ A dispute concerning the application of foreign trade
management measures is likely to occur.
2. Within 3 working days after receiving a written notice prescribed
in Clause 1 of this Article or a written notice from another source, the
focal-point agency shall send a document together with copies of all the
received dossiers, to one of the following agencies:
a/ The responsible agency defined in Clause 1, Article 59 of this
Decree;
b/ The Government Office, for submission to the Prime Minister for
the latter to decide to appoint the responsible agency under Clauses 2, 3
and 4, Article 59 of this Decree.
3. Within 5 working days after receiving the document from the
focal-point agency as prescribed at Point b, Clause 2 of this Article, the
Government Office shall propose the Prime Minister to decide to appoint
the responsible agency.
Within 3 working days after the Prime Minister issues a decision to
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appoint the responsible agency, the Government Office shall notify this
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decision to the responsible agency for implementation.
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perform the state management of foreign trade shall, in the course of
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consulting foreign governments, regularly notify the consultation
situation and results to the focal-point agency and competent state
agencies for coordination according to the dispute settlement process.
management of foreign trade shall, if deeming it appropriate, conduct
negotiation and conciliation with foreign governments under plans
approved by their superior authorities after consulting the focal-point
agency.
Article 69. Making and implementation of plans on settlement of
1. The focal-point agency shall assume the prime responsibility for,
and coordinate with the responsible agency, related agencies,
organizations and individuals, and lawyers (if any) in, preparing plans on
measures and submit them to the Prime Minister for approval within 20
working days after the consultation process is completed under Article
67 of this Decree.

2. The preparation modification and implementation of plans on
measures must comply with Clauses 2 thru 5, Article 63 of this Decree.
3. Plans on settlement of disputes over the application of foreign
trade management measures shall be preserved as confidential
documents.
Chapter VIII
ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article 70. Organization of implementation
1. Pursuant to this Decree, ministries and ministerial-level agencies
shall promulgate, or submit to competent authorities for promulgation,
documents detailing and guiding the implementation of this Decree.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall assume the prime
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responsibility for, and coordinate with other ministries, ministerial-level
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agencies and provincial-level People’s Committees in, inspecting the
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implementation of this Decree; detect provisions (if any) of legal
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documents promulgated by ministries or ministerial-level agencies which
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are contrary to this Decree and notify them to such ministries and
agencies for amendment, or submit to competent authorities for
promulgation regulations guiding the implementation of this Decree.
3. The Ministry of Finance shall direct the customs sector to make
plans on provision of periodical and unscheduled data on enterprises
engaged in export, import or temporary import for re-export business;
business types; and export and import turnovers by commodity and
market to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and related ministries and
ministerial-level agencies engaged in management and administration of
export, import and temporary import for re-export activities.
Article 71. Responsibilities of traders engaged in foreign trade
activities
1. To take responsibility before law for the accuracy and
truthfulness of information, documents and dossiers submitted or
presented to competent agencies.
2. To comply with regulations and fully perform their
responsibilities and obligations prescribed by the Law on Foreign Trade
Management, Commercial Law, this Decree, and relevant laws.

3. To work with, and provide dossiers and documents at the request
of, licensing agencies and related agencies when these agencies inspect
the implementation of regulations on foreign trade activities.
Article 72. Transitional provisions
1. The Prime Minister’s decisions regulating the export and import
of goods banned from export or import, which are promulgated before
the effective date of this Decree will continue to be complied with.
2. Permits granted by ministries or ministerial-level agencies to
traders under the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP of
November 20, 2013, detailing the Commercial Law regarding
international goods purchase and sale and goods purchase and sale,
processing and transit agency with foreign partners, and guiding
documents before the date this Decree takes effect will remain valid until
their expiry dates.
3. Decisions promulgated before the effective date of this Decree by
the People’s Committees of border provinces on announcement of
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secondary border gates and border crossings eligible for goods re-export
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and selection of traders eligible to re-export goods shall be complied
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with until they cease to be effective.
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4. Certificates of codes for temporary import for re-export business
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granted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to enterprises before the
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effective date of this Decree will remain valid until their expiry dates.
5. The import of goods banned from import for scientific research,
processing, re-processing or repair must still comply with the
Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP through December 31,
2018.
6. The import of used machinery, equipment and technological lines
must continue to comply with current regulations of the Ministry of
Science and Technology through December 31, 2018.
7. Legal documents promulgated by ministries or ministerial-level
agencies guiding the implementation of the Government’s Decree No.
187/2013/ND-CP of November 20, 2013, will continue to be complied
with through December 31, 2018.
Article 73. Implementation provisions
1. This Decree takes effect on the date of its signing.
2. This Decree annuls:
a/ The Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP of November
20, 2013, detailing the Commercial Law regarding international goods

purchase and sale and goods purchase and sale, processing and transit
agency with foreign partners;
b/ Articles 2 thru 7 of the Government’s Decree No. 77/2016/ND-
CP of July 1, 2016, amending and supplementing a number of provisions
on investment and business conditions in the fields of international
goods purchase and sale, chemicals, industrial explosives, fertilizers, gas
trading, and food trading within the scope of state management by the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;
c/ The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 10/2010/QD-TTg of February
10, 2010, on certificates of free sale for exported and imported products
and goods.
3. Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of
government-attached agencies, and chairpersons of provincial-level
People’s Committees shall guide the implementation of and implement
this Decree.-
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Prime Minister
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NGUYEN XUAN PHUC
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* The appendices to this Decree are not translated.
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