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Procedure Name | State inspection of safety for imported foods |
Description |
Category |
Quality Inspection |
Responsible Agency |
Vietnam Food Administration - Ministry of Health
Address: 183A Giang Vo – Ba Dinh - Hanoi
Phone: 04.38464489; 04.38463702
Email: vfa@vfa.gov.vn
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Legal Basis of the Procedure |
Decree 38/2012/ND-CP, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the law on food safety
Circular 19/2012/TT-BYT Guiding the regulation conformity announcement and announcement on comformity with regulation on food safety
Circular 52/2015/TT-BYT Regulations on state inspection of imported food safety, and applications and procedures for grant of certificate of export to exported foods under the administration of the Ministry of Health
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Processing time |
No later than 05 working days after receiving full set of documents |
Fee |
0.1% total value of goods but not below 500,000 VND or above 10,000,000 VND |
Required Documents
Serial
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Document Title |
Remarks |
1
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An application for imported food inspection using the form in the Annex 02 of Circular 52/2015/TT-BYT. |
01 copy |
2
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A certified true copy of the declaration of conformity or declaration of compliance to food safety regulations, or a copy of such declaration that is sealed by the trader enclosed with the original. |
01 copy |
3
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A decision on grant of reduced inspection (if any) issued by the Department of Food Safety –Ministry of Health. |
01 copy |
4
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The Power of Attorney of the trader granted to entities that are authorized to import or export food (if any). |
01 copy (if any) |
5
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A copy of the packing list |
01 copy |
6
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Certified true copies of the bills of lading and invoices signed and sealed by the trader. |
01 copy, present the origin |
Process Steps
Step 1
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Submit application for inspection at the inspecting authority or via the portal of National Single Window
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Step 2
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The inspecting authority shall examine the application |
Step 3
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Execute the actual shipment inspection |
Step 4 |
The inspecting authority shall issue of notice of whether such shipment satisfies the import requirements |
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