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Rice, maize, live animals – Vietnam

Official title

Draft Circular Promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Vietnam issued an addendum on 13 July 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/VNM/182. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 21 April 2026. The comment period closed on 20 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Plant Varieties (Rice seeds, Maize seeds), Fertilizers, Animal Feed, Livestock Waste Treatment Products, Veterinary Drugs, Aquatic Feed, Aquaculture Environmental Treatment Products, Wood Adhesives, Agricultural Machinery and Equipment, Plant Protection products

Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Animal health
  • Plant protection
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/VNM/182Latest notice: G/SPS/N/VNM/182/Add.1
Keywords
Animal health, Pests, Plant health, Territory protection, Animal diseases, Human health, Plant diseases, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 20 June 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 20 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/VNM/182/Add.1; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/SPS/N/VNM/182/Add.1⁩, 13 July 2026)

Draft Circular Promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/VNM/182/Corr.1 (22 April 2026) is now adopted by Circular 27/2026/TT-BNNMT of 30 June 2026 promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

The Circular is promulgated to replace Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BNNPTNT dated 20 December 2021 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgating the list of products and goods likely to cause safety risks under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, serving as the basis for applying methods of state inspection of product and goods quality. The promulgation of the Circular does not create any new administrative procedures related to state quality inspection of products and goods. The following products: plant varieties (rice seeds and maize seeds), fertilizers, animal feed, livestock waste treatment products, veterinary drugs, aquaculture feed, and aquaculture environmental treatment products are currently classified as products and goods capable of causing safety risks under Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BNNPTNT, and are therefore subject to quality inspection of imported goods prior to customs clearance. Under the draft Circular, the above-mentioned products and goods have been reviewed, assessed, and classified as products and goods with a medium level of risk. Accordingly, enterprises will not be required to undergo quality inspection upon importation, thereby helping to shorten customs clearance time, reduce compliance costs, and facilitate production and business activities.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/SPS/N/VNM/182/Add.1

    Draft Circular Promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

    The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/VNM/182/Corr.1 (22 April 2026) is now adopted by Circular 27/2026/TT-BNNMT of 30 June 2026 promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. CorrigendumG/SPS/N/VNM/182/Corr.1

    Draft Circular Promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

    Viet Nam would like to advise Members of an error in notification G/SPS/N/VNM/182, 'Draft Circular Promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment'. This corrigendum amends an error in the original notification. The attachments of the notified document was incorrect in Section 5. To clarify, the correct documents are attached below:

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/VNM/182

    Comment deadline: Closed on 20 June 2026

    Draft Circular Promulgating the List of Products and Goods with Medium Risk Level and High Risk Level under the Management Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

    The Circular is promulgated to replace Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BNNPTNT dated 20 December 2021 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgating the list of products and goods likely to cause safety risks under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, serving as the basis for applying methods of state inspection of product and goods quality. The promulgation of the Circular does not create any new administrative procedures related to state quality inspection of products and goods. The following products: plant varieties (rice seeds and maize seeds), fertilizers, animal feed, livestock waste treatment products, veterinary drugs, aquaculture feed, and aquaculture environmental treatment products are currently classified as products and goods capable of causing safety risks under Circular No. 16/2021/TT-BNNPTNT, and are therefore subject to quality inspection of imported goods prior to customs clearance. Under the draft Circular, the above-mentioned products and goods have been reviewed, assessed, and classified as products and goods with a medium level of risk. Accordingly, enterprises will not be required to undergo quality inspection upon importation, thereby helping to shorten customs clearance time, reduce compliance costs, and facilitate production and business activities.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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