Requirements for kid toys to be imported into Vietnam

17:20, 02/01/2015

Recently, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam has issued Circular No. 28/2014/TT-BVHTTDL regulating the management of activities of international goods purchase and sale under cultural line management of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Kid toys imported into Vietnam shall meet the requirements listed in Article 9 of Circular No. 28/2014/TT-BVHTTDL of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, specifically as follows:

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- Kid toys must be ensured 100% new;

- Quality of kid toys must be ensured to conform to National technical regulation on kid toy safety as prescribed in the Circular No. 18/2009/TT-BKHCN dated June 26, 2009 of the Ministry of Science and Technology on National technical regulation on kid toy safety – QCVN 3:2009/BKHCN.

- Content, form, design and function of kid toys must be ensured not to harm education and development of kids’ personalities, not to impose danger or negative effects on their health and not to violate the provisions set out in Article 6 hereof.

- Kid toys that meet conditions mentioned above shall qualify for import into Vietnam. Import procedures are carried out at the customs authority.

Moreover, it is also emphasized in Circular No. 28/2014/TT-BVHTTDL that only goods that meet import conditions and are eligible for importation under this Circular shall be eligible for purchase, sale and distribution in Vietnam. Only importers that have functions in business and distribution of audiovisual products in Vietnam shall be eligible for doing business and distribution of audiovisual products in Vietnam.

View full text at Circular No. 28/2014/TT-BVHTTDL of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, effective from March 01, 2015.

Thu Ba

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