Vietnam: 04 rules for import and breaking of used ships to be noted

Domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaging in the import and breaking of used ships shall comply with 04 rules for import and breaking of used ships specified in Article 4 of Decree No. 82/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, specifically as follows:

- The import and breaking of used ships must comply with regulations on maritime safety, maritime security, occupational safety, prevention and control of fire and explosion; do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health and the environment.

- Used ships shall be only demolished at ship-breaking facilities that have been put into operation in accordance with law regulations.

- The used ship which is imported for breaking must be sent to the ship-breaking facility within 30 days from the date of completion of customs procedures and 90 days from the date on which the ship arrived at the first port of Vietnam. Ship-breaking operations must be completed within a maximum period of 180 days from the date of commencement of ship-breaking.   

- Enterprises that import used ships and/or carry out ship-breaking operations shall purchase and fulfill obligations under environmental damage insurance policies for the import and breaking of used ships in accordance with law regulations.

Concurrently, this new Decree also stipulates that the breaking of Vietnamese-flagged ships and foreign-flagged ships sunken in the territorial waters of Vietnam shall comply with Decree No. 05/2017/ND-CP dated January 16, 2017 of Vietnam’s Government and other relevant law regulations. In case the breaking of a foreign-flagged ship sunken in Vietnam is carried out in Vietnam, import procedures must be followed in accordance with law regulations.

View more details at Decree No. 82/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 30, 2019.

Thu Ba

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