Guidance on the condition of imported scrap is unloaded at the port.

Recently, the General Department of Customs issued Official Letter 6644 / TCHQ-GSQL on guiding the management of scrap imported from abroad into Vietnam. Accordingly, discarded materials imported from abroad into the Vietnamese territory shall be allowed to be unloaded from the transport means only when they fully satisfy the following conditions:

• The consignee on the manifest (E-Manifest) must have a valid certificate of environmental protection eligibility in the import of scrap (valid certificate of import of scraps) still valid.
• The recipient of the goods on the E-Manifest must have a written confirmation of the escrow deposited as required in the E-Manifest.
• The quantity of scrap to be discharged into the port must not exceed the quantity of scrap left imported on the written certification of import of discarded materials.

For more details see Official Letter 6644 / TCHQ-GSQL dated 13/11/2018.