Vietnam: Application for import of feeds not declared on the web portal of the Ministry

According to Vietnam’s regulations, the Department of Livestock Production shall license the import of feeds not declared on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for display at fairs or exhibitions, adaptive nurturing, research, testing, use as samples in testing laboratories or production and processing of exported products.

Application and procedures for licensing import of feeds not declared on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are detailed in Article 13 of Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government as follows:

Firstly, an application for import of feeds for display at a fair or exhibition includes:

- An application form, which is made using the Form No. 07.TACN in the Appendix I hereof;

- Documentary evidence for organization of and participation in the fair or exhibition in Vietnam.

Secondly, an application for import of feeds for adaptive nurturing includes:

- An application form, which is made using the Form No. 07.TACN in the Appendix I hereof;

- The applicant’s list of livestock, number of livestock nurtured for adaptive, nurturing period, place and purpose of nurturing.

Thirdly, an application for import of feeds serving research or testing purposes includes:

- An application form, which is made using the Form No. 07.TACN in the Appendix I hereof;

- A research or testing proposal, which is made using the Form No. 08.TACN in the Appendix I hereof;

Fourthly, an application for import of feeds as samples in a testing laboratory includes:

- An application form, which is made using the Form No. 07.TACN in the Appendix I hereof;

- The written agreement on use of the analysis service between a testing laboratory or a domestic enterprise on the one side, and a testing laboratory or enterprise or entity vested with regulatory authority over feeds of an exporting country on the other side, under which both parties agree that imported animal and aqua feeds are used for non-commercial purposes.

Fifthly, an application for import of feeds used for manufacturing and processing of exported products includes:

- An application form, which is made using the Form No. 07.TACN in the Appendix I hereof;

- A contract for manufacturing and processing of feeds for export purposes as conformable to Vietnam’s laws and regulations on import of goods to be used for manufacturing and processing of exported products.

Procedures for licensing import of feeds not declared on the web portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development are specified as follows:

a) The applicant shall submit an application specified in Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this Article to the Department of Livestock Production.

b) Within 15 working days from receipt of the satisfactory application, the Department of Livestock Production shall issue the license to import feeds using the Form No. 09.TACN in the Appendix I hereof; if the application is rejected, respond the applicant and provide explanation in writing.

View full text at Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from March 05, 2020.

Thu Ba

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