Penalties for Selling Fertilizers Without a Circulation Recognition Decision

Based on the provisions of Clause 2, Article 9 of the Crop Production Law 2018, one of the prohibited acts in crop production activities is:

Manufacturing, trading, or importing fertilizers that have not been granted a decision for circulation recognition in Vietnam, except for cases of fertilizer import regulations specified in Clause 2, Article 44 of this Law, and manufacturing fertilizers for export under contracts with foreign organizations or individuals.

Clause 1, Article 36 of this Law also stipulates:

Fertilizer is a conditional business product and must be granted a Decision for fertilizer circulation recognition in Vietnam, except for organic fertilizers produced for non-commercial purposes, fertilizers imported as specified in Clause 2, Article 44 of this Law, and fertilizers manufactured for export under contracts with foreign organizations or individuals.

In the event that an organization or individual engages in the act of trading fertilizers without being granted a Decision for fertilizer circulation recognition in Vietnam, they shall be subject to administrative penalties as specified in Clause 6, Article 7 of Decree 55/2018/ND-CP.

*** depending on the value of the violated batch of fertilizers, the person committing the act shall be fined with either a warning or a monetary fine ranging from 500,000 VND to 100,000,000 VND (for individuals) and from 1,000,000 VND to 200,000,000 VND (for organizations).***

Additionally, supplementary penalties will be applied according to Clause 7 of this Article corresponding to the level of the violation committed.

Simultaneously, there will be an enforced destruction, recycling, or conversion to raw materials for fertilizers without a Decision for fertilizer circulation recognition in Vietnam.

Respectfully!