Import - Export Procedure

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All goods shall be exported and imported and subject to the regulations by taxation in accordance with the law on import and export duties except for some goods listed below, which shall be regulated by non-tariff measures of management :

• LIST Of GOODS PROHIBITED TO EXPORT, IMPORT (ATTACHED TO THE DECISION NO.96/TM - XNK Of fEBRUARY 24TH, 1995 BY THE MINISTER Of TRADE)

  • I. Goods that are prohibited to export :
    • 1. Arms, ammunition, explosive materials, military techniques equipment and effects.
    • 2.. Antiquities.
    • 3. Drug of all kinds
    • 4. Toxic chemicals.
    • 5. Wood logs, timber, preliminary processed wood of all kinds, rattan materials
    • 6. Wild animals, precious and rare animals and plants.

  • II. Goods that are prohibited to import.
    • 1. Arms, ammunition, explosive materials, military techniques equipment and effects.
    • 2. Drug of all kinds
    • 3. Toxic chemicals
    • 4. Reactionary and depraved cultural products
    • 5. fire crackers and children' toys that detrimentally influence personality education, social order and safety.
    • 6. Cigarettes (except personal quantitative luggage)
    • 7. Used consumer goods (except automobile with fewer than 12 seats, two wheel vehicles with motor engine, mobile property and personal quantitative luggage.)
    • 8. Automobiles and other self - moving vehicles with reverse - steering wheel (including detached components and spare parts).

    Note :

    • 1. In the special cases, the exports and imports of goods as mentioned in the above list are subject to the permission in writing by the Prime Minister.
    • 2. The prohibition of exports of wild animals in accordance with the environment protection requirements shall be jointly directed by the Ministry of forestry and the Ministry of Science , Technology and Environment in separate documents.
    • 3. To avoid importing outdated technology, the import applications for second - hand complete technology and individual machinery are subject to guiding documents issued by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment after unifying opinions with ministries managing production and Ministry of Trade.
    • 4. Having unified the opinion with the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of foreign Affairs, the General Department of Customs will provide directions to implementation of Heading "Mobile property" specified at point II, 7.

• THE LIST Of EXPORT GOODS MANAGED BY QUOTAS IN 1995

  Quota management is only applied to garment, textile commodities exported according to the agreements signed by Vietnam and EU, Canada, Norway. The management procedure is implemented according to Interministerial notification issued by Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Light Industry No.14/TT-LB dated November 15th, 1994. Garment, textile commodities exported to other markets (other than EU, Canada, Norway) are encouraged and without quota.

• THE LIST Of EXPORT IMPORT COMMODITIES MANAGED BY ORIENTATION PLANS

  In 1995, for export : only rice is managed by orientation plan and for import : only oil and petroleum, steel, cement, fertilizers, sugar, cars with fewer than 12 seats, two wheel vehicles are managed by orientation plan. Import of 1 kind of commodities, export of 7 kinds of commodities mentioned above managed by orientation plans will be implemented according to the following documents:
  • 3-1. Rice according to the Interninisterial circular of Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and foodstuff Industry No.02/TTLB-NN-TM dated february 6th, 1995.
  • 3-2. Oil and petroleum (except lubricants) according to document No.16007/TM-KH dated December 30th, 1994 of Ministry of Trade.
  • 3-3. Popular steel according to document No.603/UB-TMDV dated february 28th, 1995 of the State Planning Committee and document No. 452/KH dated March 8th, 1995 of Ministry of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Trade assigns the Vietnam National Steel Company 70% of the intended total; the last 30% of the total will be assigned to 18 importing businesses.
  • 3-4. Cement according to the Interministerial circular No.1971/LB-TM-XD dated february 28th, 1995 of Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Construction.
  • 3-5. fertilizers according to the Interministerial circular No. 04/TTLB-NN-TM dated february 10th, 1995 of Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and foodstuff Industry.
  • 3-6. Sugar: All crude sugar will be imported by sugar refining factories. All refined sugar will be imported by central, local businesses in order to cover the demand of the market in each area.
  • 3-7. Cars with fewer than 12 seats according to document No. 2404/TM-XNK dated february 28th, 1995 of the Ministry of Trade.
  • 3-8. Two wheel vehicles according to document No.2532/TM-XNK dated March 1st, 1995 of Ministry of Trade. Details of two wheel vehicles in CKD form according to document No.2403/TM-XNK dated february 28th, 1995 of Ministry of Trade.

  According to the directions of the Prime Minister in Decision No. 752/TTg dated December 10th, 1994 and documents No.294/KTTH dated January 19th, 1995 and No.666/KTTH dated february 14th, 1995, Ministry of Trade coordinates with related Ministries to assign: all the quantities intended to import, export since the beginning of the year to businesses to import/export.

• THE LISTS Of COMMODITIES TO BE IMPORTED/ EXPORTED ACCORDING TO THE GUIDANCE Of SPECIALISED GUIDANCE Of SPECIALISED MANAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS

  All groups of commodities and specialized management organizations of 1994 remain in 1995. Businesses exporting, importing these commodities must send orders to these specialized management organizations for approval in written form.

• OTHER COMMODITIES

  Export of wood products in 1995 must be implemented according to the Decision No.624/TTg dated December 29th, 1993 of the Prime Minister of the Government and guiding document No.595/KH-XNK dated March 24th, 1994 of Ministry of forestry. Coffee export will be implemented according to Notification No. 16076/TM-XNK dated 31st, 1994 of the Ministry of Trade. Import of products similar to mother milk will be implemented according to the Interministerial circular No. 18/TT-LB dated November 3rd 1994 of Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Culture and Information, Vietnam National Committee for children upbringing.

• MANAGEMENT Of IMPORT Of CONSUMER GOODS

  Ministry of Trade is responsible for import management of consumer goods, which must not over than 20% export turnover for the year of 1995. To insure that the total of import value of consumer goods will not exceed 20% of the export turnover and for fair settlement between businesses having different conditions, import of consumer goods is regulated as follows:
  • a) Only import/export businesses permitted to import appropriate commodities (stated in their import export licences) will be able to participate in importing consumer goods.
  • b) Businesses importing, exporting commodities having great value, high profit, specialization such as rice, coal, crude oil, petroleum should concentred on those ones, but not consumer goods.

  from now, businesses importing consumer goods need not to propose Ministry of Trade for permittance granted to each trip. Instead of this, they must send their import plan to Ministry of Trade (according to the forms attached) twice a year: in May and October. Businesses will import only after Ministry of Trade approves their plans. Procedures for importing consumer goods still remain according to the current regulations in the time waiting for the new regulations on abolishment of trip licences.

• MANAGEMENT Of IMPORT Of SECOND - HAND GOODS

  • 1. Ministry of Sciences, Technology and Environment assigned by the Government is responsible for issuance of statute applied to import of second hand equipment.

    Waiting for the regulations of Ministry of Sciences, Technology and Environment on import of second hand equipment (machinery, equipment, transport, means, trucks, vehicles for installation, construction...), Ministry of Trade temporarily regulates as follows: Businesses desiring import of the above mentioned goods must:

    • - Be responsible themselves for the effectiveness
    • - Have import licence for appropriate commodities.
    • - Have approval in written form of their higher organizations of ministerial rank (for businesses belonged to the central) or of people's committees for local businesses and non-state businesses located in provinces.

    Obtaining all the above mentioned conditions, the businesses will come to licence Bureau of Ministry of Trade but not Ministry of Trade. Import of second hand complete equipment and separate equipment having unit price not less than 100,000 USD/piece must be supervised by the General Department of Measurement and Standards according to the regulation No. 171/TDC/THKH dated May 6th, 1994 of the General Department of Measurement and Standards before conducting import procedure at Customs Office.

  • 2. Import of complete equipment and separate equipment by sources from state budget is implemented according to Decision No. 91/TTg dated November 13th, 1992 of the Prime Minister and guiding circular No.04/TM-DT dated July 30th, 1993 of Ministry of Trade.