On April 25, 2025, the General Department of Customs issued Official Letter No. 3366/CHQ-GSQL providing guidance on customs procedures for goods containing industrial precursors that are not exempt from export–import licensing.  Accordingly, the General Department of Customs provides the followin...

The Customs Department provides guidance to the business community on the declaration of attachments documents when conducting customs procedures.  1. Background:  The Customs Department has observed that some businesses are submitting excessive supporting documents with their Customs declaration ...

On April 28, 2025, the Export-Import Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Notification No. 619/TB-XNK regarding the implementation of issuing C/O Form A, C/O Form B, non-preferential C/O according to importing country requirements, C/O Form GSTP, certificate of non-manipulation (C...

On April 29, 2025, the Customs Department issued Decision No. 467/QD-CHQ regarding the procedure for the inspection and verification of the origin of exported and imported goods. This new procedure replaces the former processes stipulated in Decision No. 4286/QD-TCHQ (2015) and Decision No. 136/QD-T...

The 4th draft of the Decree on strategic trade control for dual-use goods introduces several important updates on licensing procedures, internal compliance programs, and inter-ministerial management responsibilities.  1.Structure of the Draft Decree:  The 4th draft consists of 4 Chapters, 17 Artic...

The meeting introduced the new on‑spot import/export provisions proposed in the draft amendment to the Customs Law—specifically removing the requirement that “the foreign trader must have a presence in Vietnam.” It also gathered feedback from Vietnam’s major business associations to resolv...

List of Border And Non-Border Customs Offices under Decision 10/QĐ-CHQ (March 5, 2025), issued after the Ministry of Finance reorganized the General Department of Customs into a 3-level model, replacing Provincial and Municipal Customs Departments with Regional Customs Sub-Departments to enhance lo...

On March 7, 2025, the Minister of Health has just issued Circular 08/2025/TT-BYT regulating dossiers and procedures for issuing new certificates for exported foods.  I. Dossier of application for a certificate:  A dossier of application for a certificate for 01 (one) export shipment or an export f...

On February 21, 2025, the General Department of Customs issued Official Letter No. 896/TCHQ-TXNK to answer problems with the request for 100% import tax refund. The General Department of Customs opinions are as follows:   1.Subjects receiving tax refunds Subjects receiving tax refunds: imported go...

On February 26, 2025, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang signed Decision No. 382/QD-BTC regulating the functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of the Customs Department.   1. Regarding the organizational structure and functions  The “General Department of Customs” will be reo...