Prohibition of export/import and suspension of export/import are administrative measures for the foreign trade management in Vietnam. Lawnet would like to outline the cases of prohibition of export/import and suspension of export/import under Law on Foreign Trade Management 2017.
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Law on Foreign Trade Management 2017 provides definitions, descriptions, and applicable cases for administrative measures that are prohibition of export/import, suspension of export/import in Vietnam as follows:
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Name of Administrative Measure |
Description of Measure |
Applicable Cases |
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Prohibition of export |
Prohibition of export is a measure imposed by the competent authority to prohibit delivering products from domestic markets to customs-controlled areas or out of territory of Vietnam. |
- Products to be exported related to national defense and security have not obtained the permission of the competent authority for export; - The prohibition aims to protect relics, antiques and national precious objects in accordance with the law on cultural heritage; - The prohibition of export is imposed according to international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory. |
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Prohibition of import |
Prohibition of import is a measure imposed by the competence authority to prohibit delivering products from customs-controlled areas to domestic markets or from other countries to Vietnam. |
- Products to be imported related to national defense and security have not obtained the permission of the competent authority for import; - Products damage the health and safety of customers; - Products affect the social order and safety, social morality and good customs and habits; - Products damage the environment and biodiversity, pose a high risk of obtaining pests, threaten the food security, production and export of Vietnam and infringe intellectual property rights; - The prohibition of import is imposed according to international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory. |
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Suspension of export |
Suspension of export is a measure imposed by the competence authority to prohibit delivering products from domestic market to customs-controlled areas or out of Vietnam territory for a certain period of time. |
Products are subject to the urgent control measure for the foreign trade management: - Products come from countries, territories, geographic areas which are in war, engage in wars or conflicts or are at risk of armed conflicts, which directly or indirectly affects the security and interests of Vietnam. - Products come from countries, territories or geographic areas affected by natural disaster, epidemics or environmental incidents which are publicly disclosed or proved to cause serious threats to the health of consumers of such products by the competent authority of Vietnam. - Products come from countries, territories or geographic areas and obtain technical incidents, shortcoming and errors which are publicly disclosed or proved to produce direct and serious effects on the health of consumers of such products by the competent authority of Vietnam. - Products come from countries, territories or geographic areas and cause serious effects on the environment, ecological environment and biodiversity of Vietnam and the competent authority of Vietnam have public information or scientific basis to prove these effects. - The balance of payment is imbalanced - Other especially serious cases prescribed by law. Products are subject to the prohibition of export, import but have not been included in the list of prohibited exports and imports. Note: The suspension of export or import shall be removed if the period of suspension has expired or the products no longer. |
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Suspension of import |
Suspension of import is a measure imposed by the competence authority to prohibit delivering products from customs-controlled areas to domestic markets or from other countries to Vietnam for a certain period of time. |
