Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Viet Nam - Goods related to international trade

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: VIET NAM

If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Agency for Foreign Trade

54 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Tel.: 84 (0)4 22205439

Email: tamvm@moit.gov.vn

Website: https://moit.gov.vn/

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], Other:

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Products covered (HS codes or national tariff lines. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Goods related to international trade

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Details of notified document(s) (title, number of pages and languages, means of access): Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, replacing Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP issued on 15 May 2018; (140 page(s), in Vietnamese)

Link to notified document(s) and/or contact details for agency or authority which can provide copies upon request:

Ministry of Industry and Trade Agency for Foreign Trade

54 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Tel.: 84 (0)4 22205439

Email: tamvm@moit.gov.vn

Website: https://moit.gov.vn/

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Description of content: This draft Decree details certain provisions and measures for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding:

(i) international trade activities including export, import; temporary import, re-export; temporary export and re-import; transshipment; transit; and other activities related to international trade in goods as prescribed by law and international treaties to which The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is a Party,

(ii) Management of export and import activities, including:

The right to conduct export and import business freely by Vietnamese traders, except for goods subject to prohibition, temporary suspension, or conditional trading;

The implementation of export and import rights by foreign-invested business organizations in accordance with Viet Nam's international commitments and the lists announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Detailed regulations on:

• Export and import procedures;

• Lists of goods prohibited, temporarily suspended, or subject to conditional export or import;

• Special licensing mechanisms;

• Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) for exported and imported goods.

(iii) dispute settlement mechanisms concerning the application of measures for foreign trade management.

This draft Decree applies to state management agencies involved in foreign trade administration, as well as enterprises, organizations, and individuals engaged in foreign trade activities and other related operations..

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Essential security interest;
Importation of gold;
Protection of national treasures of artistic, historic or archaeological value;
Conservation of exhaustible natural resources.; Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or health

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Relevant documents:

* The Law on Commerce;

* The Law on Foreign Trade Management.

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Proposed date of adoption: 1 January 2026

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 March 2026

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Provision of comments

Final date for comments: 5 January 2026

[X] 60 days from notification

Contact details of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification:

Viet Nam TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

Commission for the Standards, Metrology and Quality of Viet Nam

Ministry of Science and Technology

Tel: +(84 24) 37 91 21 45

Fax: +(84 24) 37 91 34 41

Email: tbtvn@tcvn.gov.vn

Website: https://tcvn.gov.vn/