On June 17, 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology – Department of Information Technology Industry issued a guidance document on distinguishing between specialized electronic and household electronic devices.  1. Legal basis:   Article 4.11 of the Law on Information Technology: Electr...

On June 18, 2025, the Authority of Civil Cryptography Management and Testing of Cryptographic Products issued Official Letter No. 247/MMDSKD-MMDS announcing the adjustment to extend the validity period of the License for export and import of civil cryptographic products.    Details:  – The...

After the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units, the Minister of Finance has just signed and issued Decision No. 2019/QD-BTC dated June 11, 2025. This Decision amends the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Customs Department compared to Decision 382/QD-BTC. C...

On June 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued preliminary POR19 conclusions regarding anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese frozen warm water shrimp exported to the United States for the review period from February 1, 2023, to January 31, 2024. 1. Preliminary review results:  There are ...

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) received a petition to initiate an anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigation on steel concrete reinforcing bars imported from Algeria, Bulgaria, Egypt, and Vietnam. Below are the details of the case. 1, General information ab...

On June 13, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent an official document to the Ministry of Finance to respond to the import of products containing industrial precursors. The official letter shows an important agreement on import management policies.  1. Uniform exemption from import and expo...

On the morning of June 17, 2025, the National Assembly officially passed the Resolution on reducing Value Added Tax (VAT).   Concrete:   Reduce VAT by 2%, from 10% to 8% for groups of goods and services that are applying the tax rate of 10%.   Some groups of goods and services not subject to t...

On May 27, 2025, the Customs Department issued Official Letter No. 6324/CHQ-GSQL guiding the implementation of customs procedures via the Ecus6 System (Electronic Customs Clearance System version 6).  There are three specific cases in which customs declarants are to use the Ecus6 System instead of ...

On May 26, 2025, the Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 29/2025/TT-BTC to amend several provisions on customs procedures for exported, imported, and transited goods sent via international express delivery services.  Circular No. 29/2025/TT-BTC amends and supplements a number of articles of Cir...

On April 29, 2025, the Sub-department of Customs Zone V issued Official Letter No. 329/HQKV5-NVHQ to the General Department of Customs requesting guidance on the case where: the enterprise did not declare the content “exported products are manufactured from imported goods” on the E62 declaration...