From November 01, licenses are required for manufacturing and trading in tobacco in Vietnam

17:00, 20/09/2017

This is a content that has just been supplemented in Decree No. 106/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government introducing amendments to the Government’s Decree No. 67/2013/ND-CP dated June 27, 2013 elaborating certain articles and measures for implementing the Law on Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control with respect of tobacco trading.

According to Decree No. 106/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, tobacco trading is in the list of conditional business lines. Any organizations and individuals that manufacture and/or trade in tobacco products, process and/or trade in tobacco ingredients, or make investments in tobacco cultivation must obtain a license as regulated by law.

“Tobacco distributors” refers to traders that purchase tobacco products directly from tobacco suppliers or other tobacco distributors and sell them to tobacco wholesalers and tobacco retailers.

Tobacco distributors are entitled to purchase tobacco products directly from tobacco suppliers or other tobacco distributors and sell them to tobacco traders or retail them at their retail outlets within the licensed regions.

“Tobacco retailers” refers to traders that purchase tobacco products directly from tobacco distributors or tobacco wholesalers and sell them to consumers.

Tobacco retailers are entitled to purchase tobacco products from tobacco distributors or tobacco wholesalers and sell them at the licensed retailing locations.

“Tobacco traders” refers to tobacco distributors, tobacco wholesalers and tobacco retailers.

Source: Vietnam Financial Times Online

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