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30 Chapter 30 - Pharmaceutical productsSub Chapter
3002 Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products, whether or not modified or obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micrSub Heading
300290 - OtherCode
30029000 - Other
Tariffs
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| Country Group | Group Description | Activity | Tariff Rate | Unit | Valid From | Valid To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD (MFN) | Customs Duty (MFN) | Import | 0 | kg | 01-09-2016 | 31-12-9999 |
| VAT | Value Added Tax | Import | 10 | kg | 01-01-2012 | 31-12-9999 |
| ATIGA | Special Tariff for ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement | Import | 0 | kg | 01-01-2017 | 31-12-2017 |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing vaccines and medical biological products without registration numbers | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Vaccines and medical biological products without registration numbers, when imported into Vietnam must have a remaining expiry date of at least 2/3 of expired date from the date of arrival at a Vietnam's port | Imported vaccines and medical biological products without registration numbers | Decision 151/2007/QD-TTg of September 12, 2007, promulgating the regulation on the import of drugs without registration number in Vietnam | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products without registration numbers for circulation | Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products without registration numbers for circulation | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing vaccines and medical biological products on special treatment demand of the treatment facility... | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Import vaccines and medical biological products on special treatment demand of the treatment facility, vaccination and testing facilities | Import vaccines and medical biological products on special treatment demand of the treatment facility, vaccination and testing facilities | Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT Guiding the export, import of medicines and packaging directly contacted with medicines | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products as special treatment demand | Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products as special treatment needs of the treatment facilities, establishments of vaccination and testing establishments | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing vaccines and medical biological products being serum containing the antibodies used for disease prevention and treatment programs in national target health programs | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Importing vaccines and medical biological products being serum containing the antibodies used for disease prevention and treatment programs in national target health programs | Importing vaccines and medical biological products being serum containing the antibodies used for disease prevention and treatment programs in national target health programs | Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT Guiding the export, import of medicines and packaging directly contacted with medicines | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products being serum used for disease prevention and treatment under national target health programs | Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products being serum used for disease prevention and treatment under national target health programs | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccines and medical biological products imported upon winning of national/international tenders in Vietnam for national target health programs | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Vaccines and medical biological products imported upon winning of national/international tenders in Vietnam for national target health programs | Vaccines and medical biological products imported upon winning of national/international tenders in Vietnam for national target health programs | Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT Guiding the export, import of medicines and packaging directly contacted with medicines | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products being serum upon winning of national/international tenders in Vietnam for the national target health program | Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products being serum upon winning of national/international tenders in Vietnam for the national target health program | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing vaccines and medical biological products being serum containing the antibodies used for disease prevention and treatment under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Importing vaccines and medical biological products being serum containing the antibodies used for disease prevention and treatment under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Importing vaccines and medical biological products being serum containing the antibodies used for disease prevention and treatment under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT Guiding the export, import of medicines and packaging directly contacted with medicines | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Granting permission to import vaccines and medical biological products under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export/ Import of Schedule 1 chemicals must have permission granted by the Prime Minister | Licensing Requirement | Ministry of Industry and Trade | Any importer and exporter must: a) Have either the Enterprise registration certificate or Investment certificate or Business registration Certificate which covers chemical business, issued by the competent authorities. b) Be permitted by the Prime Minister to import or export the Schedule 1 chemicals | License of Import/ Export of chemicals schedule 1 which is submitted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to get final approval from Prime Minister. Detailed condition for export, import is defined in Article 19 of Decree 38/2014/ND-CP | Decree 38/2014/NĐ-CP on the management of the chemicals governed by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permission to export/import Schedule 1 chemicals | Granting permission to export/import Schedule 1 chemicals | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granting of Import Permit of veterinary drug samples used for study, testing, laboratory diagnosis, assaying or registration for circulation | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Any veterinary drug without CFS or not included in the List of veterinary drugs permitted for sale in Vietnam shall be imported in following cases: a) Materials used for manufacture of veterinary drugs with CFS; b) Samples used for study, testing, laboratory diagnosis, assaying or registration for circulation c) Chemical standards used for veterinary diagnosis or assaying veterinary drugs displayed in trade fairs, exhibitions or used for prevention and treatment for precious and rare animals; d) Medical aid of international organizations and types of other non-commercial imports; dd) Prevention and treatment of urgent epidemic diseases, disaster recovery | Article 19, import veterinary drug for study, testing, laboratory diagnosis, assaying or registration for circulation | Circular 04/2015/TT-BNNPTNT, on guidance on the Decree 187/2013/ND-CP on guidance on the Commercial law on international trade in goods and commercial agency, trading, processing and transit of goods with foreign countries in the Agriculture, Forestry | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure for the import of veterinary drug samples used for study, testing, laboratory diagnosis, assaying, or registration for circulation | Procedure for the import of veterinary drug samples used for study, testing, laboratory diagnosis, assaying, or registration for circulation | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Import of veterinary drugs requires permission | Technical Measures | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Any veterinary drug without CFS or not included in the List of veterinary drugs permitted for sale in Vietnam shall be imported in following cases: a) Materials used for manufacture of veterinary drugs with CFS; b) Samples used for study, testing, laboratory diagnosis, testing, or registration for sale; c) Chemical standards used for veterinary diagnosis or testing; veterinary drugs displayed in trade fairs, exhibitions or used for prevention and treatment for precious and rare animals; d) Medical aid of international organizations and types of other non-commercial imports; dd) Prevention and treatment of urgent epidemic diseases, disaster recovery. | Importers of vaccines, biological preparations, microorganisms with CFS in Vietnam or included in the List of veterinary drugs permitted for sale in Vietnam must obtain an approval of Department of Animal Health in writing and subject to/required to undergo quality inspection as prescribed | Circular 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 2, 2016 on veterinary drug management | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration of importing veterinary drugs (not included in the list of veterinary drugs permitted for circulation in Vietnam) | Any veterinary drug without CFS or not included in the List of veterinary drugs permitted for sale in Vietnam shall be imported in following cases: a) Materials used for manufacture of veterinary drugs with CFS; b) Samples used for study, testing, labor | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Permission on Transit for goods subject to the list of prohibited goods of Vietnam but not subject to the list of prohibited goods of Cambodia | Technical Measures | Ministry of Industry and Trade | With regard to goods which are mentioned in the List of banned goods in Vietnam but not mentioned in the List of banned goods in Cambodia prescribed in Clause 4 of Article 4 of Agreement, each good owner shall send an application for good transit permit (using forms of Appendix IIA issued herewith) to the Office of export and import management in Ho Chi Minh city (the Department of export and import - Ministry of Industry and Trade). | List of banned goods in Vietnam as stipulated in Annoucement 27/2014/TT-BCT | Circular 27/2014/TT-BCT on transit of goods of the Kingdom of Cambodia through the territory of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam | 31-12-9999 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transit license for goods banned in Vietnam but not banned in Cambodia | Transit license for goods banned in Vietnam but not banned in Cambodia | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Import of goods on the List of goods banned from import for scientific research must have permission | Licensing Requirement | Ministry of Industry and Trade | When importing goods in the List of goods banned from import to serve scientific research or as humanitarian aid according to Clause 3 Article 5 of the Decree 187/2013/ND-CP, The scientific research organization, or the trader that needs to import goods to research into product development shall send an application to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Export and Import Administration) for granting the permission | The goods banned from export and import are announced by Ministries and ministerial agencies in the List of goods banned from export and import in Appendix I to the Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP and relevant legislative documents | Circular 04/2014/TT-BCT Elaborating the implementation of the Government's decree 187/2013/ND-CP which elaborates the regulations on international trade of law on commerce | 15-06-2018 |
Procedures
| Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permission to import goods on the List of goods banned from import for scientific research | Granting permission to import goods on the List of goods banned from import for scientific research | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granting permit of temporary import for re-export in other forms for goods subject to export and import under license | Export-related Measures | Ministry of Industry and Trade | Enterprises trade in temporary import for re-export of goods banned export, temporarily suspended from export, banded import, temporarily suspended from import, goods required licenses for export, import must have licenses for temporary import for re-export granted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Dossier of and procedures for licenses are prescribed in Chapter III of this 05/2014/TT-BCT | The Ministry of Industry and Trade applies the licensing of temporary import for re-export for a numbers of goods kinds. Dossier of and procedures for licenses shall comply with Chapter III of the Circular 05/2014/TT-BCT | Circular 05/2014/TT-BCT Providing for temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-import, border-gate transfer of goods | 11-09-2017 |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List of chemicals banned from import and export | Licensing Requirement | Ministry of Industry and Trade | The import and export of chemicals on the list of chemicals banned from import, export in special cases for research, medical, pharmaceutical or protection purposes shall comply with the provisions of Article 19 of the Government's Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP of May 6, 2014. Trader has to submit: a) Have either the Enterprise registration certificate or Investment certificate or Business registration Certificate which covers chemical business, issued by the competent authorities. b) Be permitted by the Prime Minister to import or export the Schedule 1 chemicals; c) Be issued with the Import Permit or Export Permit by the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the Schedule 2, and Schedule 3 chemicals. | Trader has to submit the required documents during doing customs procedures | Decree 38/2014/NĐ-CP on the management of the chemicals governed by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction | 20-01-2017 |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This measure imposes testing requirement for pharmaceutical products which include conditions on testers (inspector with appropriate analytical skills), venue for sampling and sampling equipment | Inspection Requirement | Ministry of Health | Stipulating condition for: 1. conditions on testers 2. venue for sampling 3. sampling equipment | 1. conditions on testers: The Tester must be an inspector or a specialized quality control inspector or a member of the inspection team set up by the agency in charge of State management and inspection of drug quality; have knowledge of drug analysis or testing, firmly grasp legal documents on drug quality management, legal procedures and sampling techniques; must be technically trained and regulated, and must wear appropriate protective clothing when sampling. 2. venue for sampling: This shall be done in a separate area meeting the hygienic requirements (clean grade) and technical requirements of each sample (temperature, humidity, light, ...), avoiding the risk of contamination, cross-contamination of the quality of samples taken as well as the remaining drug after sampling. For sterile materials, sampling should be carried out in a clean, sterile area 3. sampling equipment Samplers and sample containers must be made of inert materials appropriate to the characteristics of each type, ensuring that they do not affect the quality of the samples and do not put impurities into contaminated samples or cross contamination. for samples as well as to ensure the safety of samplers (Refer to Appendix 2) | Circular 04/2010/ TT-BYT guiding drug sampling for quality assurance issued by the Ministry of Health | 31-12-9999 |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This measure sets out requirement on storage for traders of pharmaceutical products | Technical Measures | Ministry of Health | Conditions and scope of organizations and individuals participating iEnterprises having certificates of eligibility for medicine trading and medicine warehouses obtaining standard "Good Storage Practice" (GSP) are imported directly and received entrusting to import finished medicines and raw materials for making medicines, vaccines and medical biological products, medicines from medicinal material, traditional medicines, radioactive medicines are exempted from declaration licensing in accordance with the business scope stated in the certificate of eligibility for medicine trading and GSP certificate | Details as stipulated in Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT | Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT Guiding the export, import of medicines and packaging directly contacted with medicines | 31-12-9999 |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This measure imposes requirement on the time to expiry for finished pharmaceutical products imported into Vietnam (if the products expire within 24 months, then the time to expiry has to be at least 18 months when the products arrive at Vietnam's port) | Technical Measures | Ministry of Health | Expiry date of imported medicines: Finished medicines imported into Vietnam with expiry date of more than 24 months, the remaining expiry date must be at least 18 months from the date of arrival in Vietnam. For medicine with expiry date of equal to or less than 24 months the remaining expiry date must be at least 12 months from the date of arrival in Vietnam | Details as stipulated in Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT | Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT Guiding the export, import of medicines and packaging directly contacted with medicines | 31-12-9999 |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This measure prohibits import of certain finished pharmaceutical products and materials | Prohibition | Ministry of Health | Detailed list of Forbidden to import to make medicines for human use the finished medicines and medicine-making materials specified in the list of raw materials and finished medicines banned from import for making medicines (Annex of Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT) | Details as stipulated in Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT | Circular 47/2010/TT-BYT Guiding the export, import of medicines and packaging directly contacted with medicines | 31-12-9999 |