Commodity


Chapter
30 Chapter 30 - Pharmaceutical products

Sub 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 micr

Sub Heading
300220 - Vaccines for human medicine:

Code
30022020 - - Pertussis, measles, meningitis or polio vaccines

 

Tariffs


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Country GroupGroup DescriptionActivityTariff RateUnitValid FromValid To
CD (MFN)Customs Duty (MFN)Import0kg01-09-201631-12-9999
VATValue Added TaxImport10kg01-01-201231-12-9999
ATIGASpecial Tariff for ASEAN Trade in Goods AgreementImport0kg01-01-201731-12-2017

 

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
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