Additional regulations on e-commerce activities of foreign traders in Vietnam

Bao Ngoc

16:28, 27/09/2021

On September 25, 2021, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree 85/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree 52/2013/ND -CP on e-commerce.

According to this Decree, supplementing regulations on e-commerce activities of foreign traders and organizations, specifically, a foreign trader or organization that has a website providing e-commerce services in Vietnam is a trader or organization with one of the following forms of operation:

- E-commerce website under Vietnamese domain name;

- E-commerce website whose display language is Vietnamese;

- E-commerce website with over 100,000 transactions from Vietnam in a year.

Foreign traders and organizations that have websites providing e-commerce services in Vietnam shall register for e-commerce activities in accordance with Decree 52/2013/ND-CP and establish representative offices in Vietnam in accordance with the law or appoint an authorized representative in Vietnam.

In addition, import and export goods transacted via e-commerce shall carry out customs procedures under the provisions of the customs law of Vietnam

Decree 85/2021/ND-CP of Vietnam takes effect from January 1, 2022.

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