Officially: Only enterprises affiliated to Ministry of National Defense allowed to trade consumer fireworks in Vietnam

According to Clause 2 Article 14 of the Decree No. 137/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, pyrotechnic trade must satisfy following conditions:

- Only organizations and enterprises affiliated to Ministry of National Defense may trade consumer fireworks and must receive certificates of eligibility for security and order by competent police authorities; must satisfy fire prevention, accident prevention and response and environmental protection requirements;

- Storage, means of transportation, equipment and tools serving pyrotechnic trade must be adequate and satisfactory to preservation, transportation and fire prevention conditions;

- Managers and attendants related to pyrotechnic trade must receive thorough technical safety training;

- Only trade consumer fireworks that are conforming to technical standards and technical regulations as per the law.

Thus, according to the above provision, only organizations and enterprises affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense may trade consumer fireworks. Concurrently, these organizations and enterprises must receive certificates of eligibility for security and order by competent police authorities; must satisfy fire prevention, accident prevention and response and environmental protection requirements and must ensure preservation, transportation and fire prevention conditions.

Thus, when the above conditions are fully satisfied, organizations and enterprises affiliated to the Ministry of National Defense shall carry out the procedures for issuance of pyrotechnic procurement and transportation permit for commercial purposes as follows:

- Organizations and enterprises affiliated to Ministry of National Defense upon procuring consumer fireworks for commercial purposes must prepare application consisting of: 

+ Written application for issuance of pyrotechnic procurement permit, which specifies quantity, type, name of organizations and enterprises manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks; 

+ Letter of introduction together with copies of any of following documents: Citizen Identity Card, ID card, passport or servicemen certificate of contact;

- Documents shall be compiled into a single file and submitted at Police Department on Administrative Management of Social Order, Ministry of Public Security; within 5 working days from the date on which adequate application is received, Police Department on Administrative Management of Social Order, Ministry of Public Security is responsible for issuing procurement permit using form under Annex III attached to this Decree or providing reasons in case of rejection;

- Pyrotechnic procurement permit for commercial purposes shall remain valid for 30 days.

On the other hand, according to Article 17 of the Decree No. 137/2020/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, agencies, organizations and individuals having full legal capacity may use consumer fireworks during: National holidays, Tet holiday, marriage, conventions, grand openings, anniversaries, cultural and art activities. Agencies, organizations and individuals shall only purchase consumer fireworks at organizations and enterprises eligible for manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks.

Thus, it can be seen that any agencies, organizations and individuals having full legal capacity may use consumer fireworks during National holidays, Tet holiday, marriage, conventions, grand openings, anniversaries. However, agencies, organizations and individuals shall only purchase consumer fireworks at organizations and enterprises eligible for manufacturing and trading consumer fireworks. (Nowadays, in Vietnam, 21 Chemical One Member Limited Liability Company (Factory Z121) affiliated to the General Department of Defense Industry is the only unit assigned by the Government and the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam to manufacture and supply firecrackers and consumer fireworks).

Ty Na

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