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This Decree applies to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals involved in the import of used ships for dismantlement and ship dismantlement activities in Vietnam.
Principles of import and dismantlement of used ships
1. The import and dismantlement of used ships must ensure maritime safety and security, labor safety and protection of human health and the environment.
2. Used ships may only be dismantled at lawfully licensed ship dismantlement establishments.
3. Used ships imported for dismantlement must fall into one of the cases prescribed in Article 8 of this Decree. The ship importer must have a manifest of materials from the ship made according to the form provided in Appendix I to this Decree.
4. Used ships imported for dismantlement may not be transformed, upgraded, used for other purposes, transferred or traded.
5. A used ship imported for dismantlement shall be brought to a ship dismantlement establishment within 30 (thirty) days after customs formalities are completed and 90 (ninety) days after it arrives at the first seaport of Vietnam; the ship dismantlement period must not exceed 180 (one hundred and eighty) days after the ship is brought to the ship dismantlement establishment.
6. Used ships for dismantlement must neither be in a hypothecation nor subject to a maritime claim.
For further details, Please see a reference translation at http://www.moit.gov.vn/en/Pages/detaildocument.aspx?vID=281
List Measures/Standards
| Name | Description | Status | Measures/Standards | Measure Class |
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| Import of used sea-going vessels for demolition requires license | The import and dismantlement of used ships must ensure maritime safety and security, labor safety and protection of human health and the environment | Active | Measure | Goods |
| Useful life of inland waterway vessels permitted for import | Ages of vessels permitted for import 1. The ages of vessels permitted for import must not exceed 10 years for passenger ships and passenger vessels and not exceed 15 years for other vessels. 2. Not to import wooden-hull overnight cruises, floating restaurants and floating hotels and other vessels lacking sufficient grounds for determining their building year. 3. In special cases, the Prime Minister shall decide on the ages of vessels permitted for import at the proposal of the Minister of Transport. | Active | Measure | Goods |
| List of Types of used ships eligible for import for dismantlement | 1. Dry bulk carriers carrying general cargo, cargo in loose form, equipment, wood chips, timber, grains, packed goods and iron and steel products. 2. Container ships. 3. Ore ships. 4. Tankers carrying crude oil, oil products and vegetable oil. 5. Tankers carrying gas and liquefied gas. 6. Ro-Ro ships, passenger ships, sea barges and ferries. 7. Floating rigs. 8. Jack-up rigs. 9. Ship-type floating storage units. 10. Floating storage and offloading facilities. 11. Other ships as decided by the Prime Minister at the proposal of the Minister of Transport. | Active | Measure | Goods |
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