Decree 102: Documents for sale, transfer of imported timber in Vietnam

Decree 102: Documents for sale, transfer of imported timber in Vietnam (Internet image)

Decree 102/2020/ND-CP provides general regulations on documents for sale, transfer of imported timber in Vietnam as follows:

- In case the importer sells all or part of the import shipment to one or more than one buyers, the importer shall prepare a packing list by extracting information from the packing list for imported timber, make copies of the timber dossier for import bearing the importer’s signature and seal (if any), provide them for the buyers and retain the original copies;

- In case the buyer mentioned in Point a of this Clause sells all or part of the import shipment to another buyer, the seller shall prepare a packing list by extracting information from the previous packing list, make copies of the timber dossier for import bearing the seller’s signature and seal (if any), provide them for the buyer and retain the original copies;

- In case the imported timber is sold to another buyer, the seller shall follow the instructions specified in Point b of this Clause;

- Regulations of Point a, b or c of this Clause shall apply to other forms of ownership transfer.

In addition, this Decree stipulates that the timber importer shall be legally responsible for:

- Legal origins of the timber according to relevant laws of the country of harvest;

- Comply with the request for information according to the criteria for evaluation of exporting countries and the criteria for determination of risk category of imported timber.

- In case the imported timber is not listed in a CITES Appendi and the timber is imported from a country that has entered a Timber Legality Agreement with EU and has an operative FLEGT licensing system: Provide documents; declare the origin of imported timber; take responsibility for the accuracy of the documents provided and information declared.

More details can be found in Decree 102/2020/ND-CP, which comes into force from October 30, 2020.

Ty Na

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