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Annex II. Decision No.: 18/2019/QD-TTg dated April 19, 2019 of the Prime Minister
on import of used machinery, equipment and technological lines

2. This Decision does not apply to import of used machinery, equipment and technological lines that are:

a) transited or transshipped;

b) under merchanting;

c) temporarily imported for re-export;

d) temporarily imported for re-export in other forms prescribed in Article 15 and temporarily
exported for re-import as prescribed in Article 17 of the Government's Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP
dated May 15, 2018 (except for those temporarily imported to serve execution of processing
contracts; those imported for manufacturing or execution of construction projects);

dd) imported to execute maintenance/repair contracts with foreign parties;

e) traded among enterprises in an export-processing zone or free trade zone; liquidated assets sold
by enterprises in an export-processing zone to other domestic enterprises;

g) transferred from foreign parties upon the expiration of processing contracts or lease-purchase
agreements; repurposed for domestic sale upon the expiration of license for temporary import for

execution of construction contracts or in the lease form for execution of processing contracts with
foreign parties; transferred among enterprises executing processing contracts for foreign parties;

h) meant to serve research and development and cannot be domestically manufactured; meant to
serve national defense and security objectives at the request of relevant Ministries;

i) machinery and equipment on the List of potentially unsafe goods (List of Group 2 goods) issued
by relevant Ministries according to the Law on quality of products and goods;

k) machinery and equipment in specialized sectors provided for in legislative documents of minis-
tries or ministerial agencies.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Decision applies to:

1. Organizations and enterprises (hereinafter referred to as “enterprises”) that import used machinery,
equipment and technological lines.

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