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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

Article 8. Documentation and procedures for importing used machinery and equipment

1. Import documents:

Apart from the import documents prescribed by the Law on customs, the importer must submit
additional documents, including:

a) The copy of the Certificate of enterprise registration bearing the importer’s seal. In case of
entrusted import, the import entrustment agreement must be submitted;

b) The original of manufacturer’s certification that the manufacturing year and manufacturing stan
dards applied to the used machinery or equipment are conformable with Article 6 hereof if the

machinery or equipment to be imported have been manufactured in any G7 countries or Korea. That
certification must be consularly legalized and accompanied by its Vietnamese translation;

c) The inspection certificate issued by a designated inspection body that meet the requirements laid
down in Article 11 hereof if the machinery or equipment to be imported has been manufactured in
any G7 countries or Korea without the manufacturer's certification or the machinery or equipment
to be imported has been manufactured in a country other than G7 countries and Korea. Contents of
such inspection certificate must conform to Points a, b, c, d, e Clause 1 Article 10 hereof.

2. Import procedures:

a) The importer shall submit a set of import documents and additional documents mentioned in
Clause 1 of this Article to the customs authority where the customs declaration is registered;

b) The customs authority shall only initiate customs clearance procedures as regulated if received
import documents and additional documents prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article are sufficient and

valid. If the inspection certificate is submitted according to Point c Clause 1 of this Article, it must
include the conclusion that the used machinery or equipment satisfies requirements in Article 6
hereof.

3. Putting goods into storage:

a) At the time of submitting import documents as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, if an importer
of the used machinery or equipment fails to provide the manufacturer’s certification as prescribed

in Point b Clause 1 of this Article and the inspection certificate as prescribed in Point c Clause 1 of
this Article, the importer may put goods into storage in accordance with the Law on customs after

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