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Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles

Official title

Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, replacing Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP issued on 15 May 2018

Vietnam issued an addendum on 26 March 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/VNM/373. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 6 November 2025. The comment period closed on 15 April 2026.

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Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of animal or plant life or health
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/373Latest notice: G/TBT/N/VNM/373/Add.1

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 15 April 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 15 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/VNM/373/Add.1; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/VNM/373/Add.1⁩, 26 March 2026)

Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, replacing Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP issued on 15 May 2018

Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, replaced Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP issued on 15 May 2018 (111 pages, in English).

This draft Decree details certain provisions and measures for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding: (i) international trade activities including export, import; temporary import, re-export; temporary export and re-import; transshipment; transit; and other activities related to international trade in goods as prescribed by law and international treaties to which The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is a Party, (ii) Management of export and import activities, including: The right to conduct export and import business freely by Vietnamese traders, except for goods subject to prohibition, temporary suspension, or conditional trading; The implementation of export and import rights by foreign-invested business organizations in accordance with Viet Nam’s international commitments and the lists announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade; Detailed regulations on: • Export and import procedures; • Lists of goods prohibited, temporarily suspended, or subject to conditional export or import; • Special licensing mechanisms; • Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) for exported and imported goods. (iii) dispute settlement mechanisms concerning the application of measures for foreign trade management. This draft Decree applies to state management agencies involved in foreign trade administration, as well as enterprises, organizations, and individuals engaged in foreign trade activities and other related operations..

Notices on this measure

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

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/VNM/373/Add.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 15 April 2026

    Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, replacing Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP issued on 15 May 2018

    Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, replaced Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP issued on 15 May 2018 (111 pages, in English).

    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. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/VNM/373

    Comment deadline: Closed on 5 January 2026

    Draft Decree on detailing a number of articles and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management, replacing Decree No.69/2018/ND-CP issued on 15 May 2018

    This draft Decree details certain provisions and measures for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management regarding: (i) international trade activities including export, import; temporary import, re-export; temporary export and re-import; transshipment; transit; and other activities related to international trade in goods as prescribed by law and international treaties to which The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is a Party, (ii) Management of export and import activities, including: The right to conduct export and import business freely by Vietnamese traders, except for goods subject to prohibition, temporary suspension, or conditional trading; The implementation of export and import rights by foreign-invested business organizations in accordance with Viet Nam’s international commitments and the lists announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade; Detailed regulations on: • Export and import procedures; • Lists of goods prohibited, temporarily suspended, or subject to conditional export or import; • Special licensing mechanisms; • Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) for exported and imported goods. (iii) dispute settlement mechanisms concerning the application of measures for foreign trade management. This draft Decree applies to state management agencies involved in foreign trade administration, as well as enterprises, organizations, and individuals engaged in foreign trade activities and other related operations..

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

Sources

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