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2020 K-V Economic Cooperation Work Program
Disseminating Information on Used Machinery and
Equipment Import Regulations of Viet Nam for K-V Investment Promotion

submitting the application for inspection bearing the certification by the inspection body as
prescribed in this Decision to the customs authority;

b) Within 30 working days from the day on which machinery or equipment is put into storage, the

importer must submit the inspection certificate to the customs authority. The customs authority shall
only initiate customs clearance procedures as regulated if import documents and additional docu-
ments prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article are sufficient and valid, and the inspection certificate

includes the conclusion that the used machinery or equipment satisfies requirements in Article 6
hereof.

If the inspection result shows that the machinery or equipment fails to meet requirements in Article
6 hereof, the importer shall incur penalties for administrative violations against the Law on customs.

Article 9. Other cases of importing used machinery and equipment

1. If an enterprise wishes to import used machinery or equipment whose age exceeds the age limit
prescribed in Clause 1 Article 6 hereof but remaining capacity (which is the number of products that
the machinery or equipment produces in a given time period) or performance achieves 85% or
above of its design capacity or performance, and amount of raw materials, energy consumed by that

machinery or equipment does not exceed 15% of its design consumption level to serve its manufac-
turing in Vietnam, it shall submit an application for import license, including all required docu-
ments, directly or by post or through the online public service portal to the Ministry of Science and

Technology for consideration and processing.

2. The application includes:

a) The application form for approval for import of used machinery or equipment using the form

provided in the Appendix II enclosed herewith, including explanations about the necessity of import
of used machinery or equipment to maintain manufacturing and business operations, the plan for
using machinery or equipment and the necessity of used machinery or equipment to be imported in

the technological line;

b) The copy of the Certificate of enterprise registration bearing the enterprise’s seal;

c) The inspection certificate issued by a designated inspection body as regulated in Article 11

hereof. Contents of such inspection certificate must conform to Points a, b, c, d, g Clause 1 Article
10 hereof;

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