Inland waterway transportation in Vietnam: Each passenger shall be allowed 20 kg of hand baggage upon payment

According to Article 12 of Circular No. 80/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, each passenger shall be allowed 20 kg of hand baggage upon payment of the hand baggage fee. 

Regulations on the checked baggage or consignment are as follows:

- Each checked baggage has the size of less than 1.2m length x 0.7m width x 0.7m height; the hand baggage weight is not greater than 50kg per each checked bag or parcel;

- The passenger shall be charged with the shipping fee. If the checked baggage is not in excess of the regulatory weight (20 kg), that checked baggage shall be exempted from the checked baggage fee.

Moreover, the passenger who has the checked baggage shall be subjected the following regulations: A passenger who has bought the ticket specifying that passenger's arrival port or terminal shall claim their checked baggage at this port or terminal; the checked baggage must be shipped by the same transport which carries the consignor of such checked baggage, even if the transport is changed during a journey.

Notably, the passenger shall not be allowed to take on board the following luggage or checked baggage: remains (except for urns for cremated remains); animal that weights equal to or less than 10kg per each, or has stinky odor; goods with stinky and musty smells; bulky items or those that can protrude into the aisle.

View more at Circular No. 80/2014/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2015.

Thu Ba

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