Vietnam: Updated List of Imported Products Under Specialized Inspection

On September 20, 2021, Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) issued Circular 11/2021 on the promulgation of Harmonized System (HS) codes for imported and exported goods subject to its management. This Circular lists the HS codes for all imported and exported goods subject to MARD’s specialized inspection including terrestrial animals and animal products, plant products, aquatic animals and aquatic animal products, and feed ingredients. MARD removed products with HS Codes 19, 21, 22 from the list of products subject to terrestrial animal quarantine inspection and processed fish products including smoked, salted, brined, and heat-treated products from the list of aquatic animals and their products subject to quarantine. This Circular entered into force on November 6, 2021, replacing Circular 15/2018 dated October 29, 2018. This report provides an unofficial translation of the Circular and Appendix I, Sections 1,5,9, and 14.