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VietnamCorrected since it was notified

Fish and crustaceans – Vietnam

Official title

The regulation on inspection and control of Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating from fishing activities that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Vietnam by container vessels

Vietnam issued a correction on 1 October 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/VNM/192. The measure was first notified on 16 September 2026. Comments are open until 15 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Bigeye tuna and Bigeye tuna products

HS codes
  • 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
    • 030234 Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas 'Thunnus obesus'
    • 030344 Frozen bigeye tunas 'Thunnus obesus'
Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Corrected since it was notified
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/VNM/192Latest notice: G/SPS/N/VNM/192/Corr.1
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Modification of content/scope of regulation

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 15 November 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 15 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/VNM/192/Corr.1 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Vietnam.

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What the notification says

The regulation on inspection and control of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) originating from catches that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Viet Nam by container vessels. The regulation shall apply to Vietnamese organizations and individuals related to the import of Bigeye tuna and Bigeye tuna products by container vessels.

Notices on this measure

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

  1. CorrigendumG/SPS/N/VNM/192/Corr.1

    The regulation on inspection and control of Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating from fishing activities that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Vietnam by container vessels

    The purpose of this corrigendum is to inform WTO Members that a typographical error in Item 6 (Description of content) of document G/SPS/N/VNM/192, circulated on 16 September 2026, has been corrected. In Item 6 of G/SPS/N/VNM/192, the reference to 'Albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga)' was incorrect. The reference should read 'Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)'. This correction is made to rectify the typographical error and does not change the scope or substance of the notified regulation.

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

  2. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/VNM/192

    Comment deadline: Open until 15 November 2026

    The regulation on inspection and control of Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating from fishing activities that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Vietnam by container vessels

    The regulation on inspection and control of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) originating from catches that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Viet Nam by container vessels. The regulation shall apply to Vietnamese organizations and individuals related to the import of Bigeye tuna and Bigeye tuna products by container vessels.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document 4 (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document 6 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

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