Vietnam: MARD Renews HS Codes for Goods subject to Import Inspection

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This report provides an unofficial translation of Circular 15/2018, dated October 29, 2018, of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on the promulgation of Harmonized System (HS) codes for import and export goods subject to its management. Specifically, this Circular provides HS codes for all import and export goods subject to MARD’s specialized inspection procedure prior to customs clearance, including terrestrial animals and products thereof; aquatic animals and products 2 thereof; plant and plant products, animal feed and feed ingredients, etc. This Circular came into force from January 1, 2019, and replaced MARD’s Circular 24/2017 on the promulgation of Harmonized System (HS) codes for import and export goods subject to its management.

Vietnam: MARD Renews HS Codes for Goods subject to Import Inspection

East Asia and the Pacific, Vietnam
Fish and Seafood, Fruits and Vegetables, Grains, Feeds and Fodders, Planting Seeds

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