Commodity
Chapter
30 Chapter 30 - Pharmaceutical productsSub Chapter
3004 Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 30.02, 30.05 or 30.06) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packinSub Heading
300450 - Other medicaments containing vitamins or other products of heading 29.36:Code
30045091 - - Other: - - - Containing vitamin A, B or C
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 finished drugs without registration numbers | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Drugs with pharmaceutical ingredients without registration numbers or with registration numbers but insufficient to meet medical treatment needs | Importing finished drugs 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 finished drugs without registration numbers for circulation | Granting permission to import finished drugs without registration numbers for circulation | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing drugs for prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases, recovery from natural disasters and calamities | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Importing drugs for prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases, recovery from natural disasters and calamities | Importing drugs for prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases, recovery from natural disasters and calamities | 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 drugs/medicines meeting urgent needs for prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases, recovery from natural disasters and calamities | Granting permission to import drugs/medicines meeting urgent needs for prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases, recovery from natural disasters and calamities | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing drugs for national target health programs | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Importing drugs for national target health programs | Importing drugs 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 drugs/medicines in service of national target health programs | Granting permission to import drugs/medicines in service of national target health programs | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing drugs under assissatance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Importing drugs under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs for facilities under the Ministry and the received drugs are new products | Importing drugs 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 drugs/medicines under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Granting permission to import drugs/medicines under assistance and/or humanitarian aid programs | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing drugs for clinical trial purposes | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Importing drugs for clinical trial purposes | Importing drugs for clinical trial purposes | 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 drugs/medicines for clinical trials | Granting permission to import drugs/medicines for clinical trials | Procedure | View |
Measures
| Name | Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Law | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Importing drugs for research of bioavailability and bioequivalance | Permit Requirement | Ministry of Health | Importing drugs for research of bioavailability and bioequivalance | Importing drugs for research of bioavailability and bioequivalance | 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 drugs/medecines for research of bioavailability and bioequivalance | Granting permission to import drugs/medecines for research of bioavailability and bioequivalance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |