19 cases exempted from the quality and food safety inspections in Vietnam

In order to facilitate enterprises; protect legitimate rights and benefits of traders and consumers; improve efficiency of quality and food safety inspection of imported goods, the Decision No. 38/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam determines 07 reforms of quality and food safety inspection model for imported goods. 

In which, reform 6 is to add more cases of exemption from quality and food safety inspection requirements, specifically as follows:

Consistently apply cases of exemption from quality and food safety inspection requirements on the basis of consolidating cases of inspection exemption in the Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP, Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP and Decree No. 85/2019/ND-CP of the Government of Vietnam; add new cases of inspection exemption in conformity with actual conditions; recognize, accredit goods which have been inspected at source, goods manufactured by adopting advanced technologies and originating from countries/territories in which goods meet high quality standards. Cases where the quality and food safety inspections are exempted:

(1) Personal belongings of entities within tax-free allowance; gifts within tax-free allowance imported in accordance with regulations of the Law on taxation;

(2) Goods imported within tax-free quantity as prescribed by law to serve working and daily activities of foreign entities granted diplomatic immunity;

(3) Goods in transit, transshipped, temporarily imported or exported, or sent to bonded warehouses for exporting;

(4) Samples for advertising purpose only; samples serving testing or research whose import quantity is appropriate for such testing or research purpose with entities' certification;

(5) Temporarily imported goods for displaying at a trade fair or exhibition;

(6) Temporarily imported goods for selling at duty-free shops;

(7) Goods exchanged by border residents within tax-free allowance;

(8) Goods imported through postal or express delivery services whose customs values are eligible for tax exemption in accordance with regulations of the Law on taxation;

(9) Goods imported on the spot;

(10) Goods imported for repair or recycling;

(11) Goods imported to serve national defense and security purposes;

(12) Goods granted certificate of registered product declaration (with respect to goods subject to food safety inspection);

(13) Products, materials or components imported for production or processing of exported goods;

(14) Products, materials or components imported to directly serve importers’ production;

(15) LCL goods imported for warranty or replacement; imported goods which are parts of an integrated equipment/line;

(16) Goods imported from manufacturers whose goods have been inspected by regulatory authorities of Vietnam at source as announced by supervisory ministries in each period;

 (17) Goods which are manufactured by adopting advanced technologies and originating from countries/territories in which goods meet high quality standards according to quality marks (e.g. goods labeled with CE, KC, FDA...) as announced by supervisory ministries in each period;

(18) Goods imported to serve emergency demands according to the Government’s or Prime Minister’s directives;

(19) Other imported goods as prescribed by specialized laws (if any).

More details at the Decision No. 38/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, effective from January 12, 2021.

Le Thanh

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