Vietnam requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines.

Vietnam requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines effective from 01 July 2016.

Post date: 26-11-2015

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Vietnam requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines

Vietnam requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines

Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology has issued Circular No.23/2015/TT-BKHCN dated 13 November 2015 regulating the second hand import of machinery, equipment, assembly lines effective from 01 July 2016:

I. Vietnam requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines:

1. Vietnam general requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines:

The second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines being imported must conform to the requirements for safety, energy saving and environmental protection in accordance with current law.

2. Vietnam specific requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines:

The second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines to be imported if they meet the following criteria:
a) Their age does not exceeding 10 years;
b) They were manufactured according to standards consistent with the provisions of the Technical Regulations (National) or National Standards (TCVN) of Vietnam or in accordance with standards of the G7 countries for safety, savings energy and environmental protection.

II. The exceptional cases for Vietnam requirements on imports of second hand machinery, equipment, asembly lines:

a) Transit; transshipment;
b) Temporary import for re-export (except for temporary import for re-export is the processing contracts; cases imported for manufacturing, construction implementation of investment projects); temporary export for re-import;
c) To perform the repair and maintenance services for foreign countries;
d) Get local transfer from enterprises in export processing zones, export processing enterprises (not in export processing zones); between enterprises in export processing zones together;
e) To serve scientific research and technological development, which cannot be produced; duty security and defense at the request of the Ministry of line management;
f) Machinery and equipment on the list of products and goods potentially unsafe (list of products, goods group 2) by the managing ministries, sectors issued under the provisions of the Law on Quality of products and goods;
g) Machines and equipment on the printing industry, 84.40 to 84.43 HS codes;
h) The case that the Government and the Prime Minister to allow import.
i) Equipment used under investment projects, including new investment projects and investment projects expanded that competent authority decided the investment policy or  investment registration authority certified registered investment under the provisions of the Investment Law.
j) For second hand spare-parts, accessories and replacement parts: Enterprises imported only when production needs repair, replacement for the device is being operated in the enterprise.
k) In case of necessity, depending characteristics of each sectors are assigned management, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies promulgate regulations requiring lower on old equipment defined in point a Clause 1 of Article 6 of this Circular for equipment used (below 10 years) and to notify the Ministry of Science and Technology for unified management.

III. Documents required for imports of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines in Vietnam.

In addition to the import documents required under the provisions of the custom regulations, enterprise must has 01 technical document shown in production and production standards of second-hand import equipment, including one of the following documents:

a) 01 original certificate issued by a manufacturer for production and standards in manufacturing of equipment used consistent with the requirements mentioned above;
b) 01 original assessment certificate of organization expertise in manufacturing and production standards of the second hand equipment in accordance with the requirements mentioned above.

The current regulations on the import of second hand machinery, equipment, assembly lines before 01 July 2016 still apply in accordance with Notice No.2527/TB-BKHCN and Decree No.187/2013/ND-CP.

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