On May 11, 2026, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade issued Official Dispatch No. 5101/SCT-QLCN, providing guidance on the export, import, and domestic trading of specially controlled chemicals applicable to export processing enterprises and enterprises operating within separate cu...

On April 29, 2026, the Customs Department issued Official Dispatch No. 15808/CHQ-NVTHQ regarding customs valuation consultation. The specific content is as follows: 1. On the sale of goods and issuance of value-added tax invoices: Under Article 36 of the Customs Law, goods release refers to the cust...

On April 29, 2026, the Government simultaneously issued Resolution No. 19/2026/NQ-CP and Resolution No. 20/2026/NQ-CP aimed at significantly decentralizing authority to local governments, reducing administrative procedures, and simplifying business conditions. Both resolutions will take effect from ...

On April 24, 2026, the Customs Authority issued Official Letter No. 15662/CHQ-GSQL providing guidance to enterprises on the use of the ® symbol on labels of imported products. Main contents: 1. Regarding the ® symbol – The use of the ® symbol may be considered a violation if it causes misun...

On April 22, 2026, the Chemicals Agency (Ministry of Industry and Trade) issued two Official Letters No. 813/HC-CNHC to provide clarification and detailed guidance on several regulations in the chemical sector, particularly regarding the import, export, and management of specially controlled chemica...

On April 22, 2026, the Customs Authority issued Official Letter No. 15559/CHQ-GSQL to implement Resolution No. 66.16/2026/NQ-CP of the Government on reducing and simplifying administrative procedures in the customs sector. Below are the main contents: 1. Effective period The new regulations are effe...

On April 9, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 771/QD-BCT, officially publishing a list of 36 amended and supplemented administrative procedures in the field of Import and Export, aimed at modernizing the process for issuing Certificates of Origin (C/O). Key Changes to Note...

On March 17, 2026, the Regional Customs Sub-Department V issued Official Dispatch No. 490/HQKV5-NVHQ on guidelines for chemical import and export, with the aim of standardizing customs clearance procedures for chemicals based on the latest legislative changes.  The detailed guidelines are as follow...

On April 9, 2026, the Customs Department issued Official Letter No. 15048/CHQ-GSQL providing guidance on the handling of cases involving changes in the end-use purpose of temporarily imported goods for re-export by foreign contractors.  Main contents:  Temporarily imported goods for re-export, if ...

On April 7, 2026, the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) – Ministry of Industry and Trade received information from the Vietnam Trade Office in Mexico regarding the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation by the Mexican Ministry of Economy into PET Plastic (Polyethylene Terephthalate ...