Customs procedures for import of cultural products in Vietnam

Customs procedures for import of cultural products in Vietnam (Internet image)

Article 11 of Decree 32/2012/ND-CP stipulates that the import permit of cultural products granted by a state management agency of culture, sports and cultural is basis for Customs office to implement import procedures. Customs offices implement import procedures for cultural products in the following cases without requiring a permit of a state management agency of culture, sports and tourism:

• Cultural products being documents used for international seminar or conference already permitted to organize in Vietnam by a Vietnamese competent agency. The permit for such seminar or conference is basis for Custom office to solve import procedures;

• Cultural products with permits of publication, dissemination or publishing by competent agencies as prescribed by Vietnamese law;

• Cultural products being movable property of individuals, organizations;

• Cultural products being luggage carried along by passengers on entry;

• Cultural products being gifts or donations with values within the duty-free quota as prescribed by law.

In case necessary to assess the content of cultural products specified in Clause 2 of Article 11 of Decree 32/2012/ND-CP, the customs office of the locality where export procedures are implemented shall consult assessment opinions of state management agencies of culture, sports and tourism. Assessment records are basis for customs office to solve import procedures.

More details can be found in Decree 32/2012/ND-CP, which comes into force from June 1, 2012.

Le Vy

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