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Category

Procedure for registration

Responsible Agency

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Legal basis of the Procedure                

• Law No. 06/2007/QH12 on Chemicals of November 21, 2007;
• Decree 26/2011/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government's Decree 108/2008/ND-CP of October 7, 2008, detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Chemicals;
• Circular 28/2010/TT-BCT specifying a number of articles of the Law on Chemicals and the Government’s Decree 108/2008/ND-CP detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Chemicals.
• Decree 108/2008/ND-CP guiding the implementation of the Law on Chemicals;
• Circular 40/2011/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on chemical declaration

Processing time

• Within 05 working days

Fee

·         As prescribed by the Ministry of Finance

No

Type of documents

1

Invoice for sale of chemicals In case of unavailability of such invoice, the applicant may submit the chemical trading contract and the provisional invoice. The final invoice bearing the seal and signature of the head of the enterprise shall be submitted at the time of receiving the certificate.

2

For a chemical trading contract used for multiple import, upon the second import of goods under the contract, the applicant shall submit the final invoice for chemical sale bearing the seal and signature of the head of the enterprise and a copy of the certificate for the first import batch under the same contract. This import batch shall be certified within 3 (three) working days.

3

For dangerous chemicals provided in Appendix V to Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP, a chemical safety sheet shall is required.  The chemical safety sheet  shall bear the chemical declarant's seal shall be submitted together with the chemical declaration dossier.

4

Online declaration of imported chemicals: Including the same required documents as those in direct submission of declaration. The applicant shall complete the Declaration, made according to the form provided in the home page of the System. Within 7 (seven) working days after submitting a valid dossier without a chemical sale invoice, the declarant shall supplement a scanned copy of the final invoice to Vietnam Chemicals Agency.  If the dossier needs to be supplemented only with the invoice, the deadline for notifying results will not be extended.

Step 1

The applicant shall submit the dossier directly at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam Chemicals Agency) or via postal service.

Step 2

The dossier recipient shall receive the dossier, record it in the incoming correspondence book and write a receipt. For a dossier submitted by post, the recipient shall fax a receipt.

Step 3

Within 3 (three) working days after receiving a dossier, if it is incomplete, the person assigned to process the dossier shall fully and specifically notify the chemical importer of necessary supplements and modifications to the dossier.  Such notification may be made via email, fax or telephone.  The deadline for granting a certificate is counted from the date a dossier is fully and accurately supplemented.

Step 4

Within 05 working days after a dossier is fully supplemented as required, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency shall grant the Certificate.

Step 5

The certificate-granting agency may refuse to grant a certificate when the chemical declaration form is erased or unreadable or has no seal of the applicant.

Step 6

The applicant shall receive the Certificate directly at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam Chemicals Agency) or via postal service.

Step 7

Conditions for online chemical declaration: Having a Internet-connected computer; having the registered digital signature at a competent state agency. 
A first-time certificate applicant shall register a dossier for participation in the System with the Vietnam Chemicals Agency.  Registration steps are detailed in the instruction for use registration on the home page of the System.  The process to register participation in the System: Dossier of registration for participation in the System (Application for registration of online chemical declaration, made according to the form provided in the home page of the System; Certified copy of the business registration certificate; certified copy of the tax identification number certificate). Information declaration: Applicants shall fully fill in the registration form and submit directly or by post the registration dossier to Vietnam Chemicals Agency. Within 3 (three) working days after receiving a registration dossier, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency shall check the accuracy of the dossier. Based on the registration dossier, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency shall notify the applicant of the dossier's completeness or incompleteness through  the latter's email address registered on the System. Within 05 working days after a dossier is fully supplemented as required, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency shall grant the Certificate.