Nowadays, in the market, commercial activities thrive strongly. Goods are more diverse and richer in both quality and types not only domestically produced goods but also imported goods from other countries. Each type of good is labeled to help consumers have more information to shop and choose goods. In this article, LSX legal firm would like to provide you with regulations regarding: “Labels of imported goods in Vietnam”
Legal grounds
- Decree 43/2017/ND-CP
- Decree 111/2021/ND-CP
Regulations on labels of imported goods
Under the current regulations, the lack or wrong labels of goods when importing goods may result in a fine from 500,000 VND to 60,000,000 VND depending on the behavior and value of the goods, and must take the goods out of the territory of Vietnam, or re-export them (Article 22, Decree 128/2020/ND-CP).
During the customs clearance service, we witnessed many situations where customers made unnecessary errors related to the content of imported goods labels, while just a little attention can avoid this. , so we make this content for customers to understand more about knowledge related to current regulations on imported goods labels while you can easily avoid this, so we make this content for customers to understand more about knowledge related to current regulations on imported goods labels.
Some notable concepts related to labels of imported goods
- Label means any manuscript, printed copy, drawing, photocopy of words, pictures, or images that stuck, printed, attached to, cast, or carved, a container of good or on other kinds of materials to attach to the good or commercial container;
- Presentation of good labels means presenting essential information on a label about its contents so as to enable consumers to identify the good, give suitable selection, consume, and use; to enable manufacturers and traders to advertise the good; and to enable regulatory agencies to carry out the inspection and supervision;
- Original label means the initial label that is attached to a good or the good’s commercial package by the manufacturer;
- Supplementary label means a label representing mandatory information translated from the original in a required foreign language and additional mandatory information in Vietnamese as prescribed by Vietnam’s law that is missing in the original label;
- Commercial container means a package containing the goods and to be circulated accompany with the goods; commercial containers include the following types: Primary container and secondary container:
a) Primary container means the layer of packaging containing or in direct contact with the good, forming the shape of goods, or tightly covering goods by their shape;
b) Secondary container means the layer of packaging to be used to cover one or a number of units of the good in the primary container;
Importer’s responsibility for labeling
Firstly, the entity responsible for labeling shall, including supplementary label, shall ensure that the labeling is made truthful, clear, precise, and correctly reflect the substance of the goods (Clause 1, Article 9 of Decree 43/2017/ND-CP).
Secondly, organizations and individuals that import goods into Vietnam shall include the mandatory information on the labels of imported goods prescribed in this Decree (Decree 111/2021/ND-CP).
Thirdly, if the goods imported into Vietnam of which the label has not represented or represented insufficiently mandatory information in Vietnamese, a supplementary label containing mandatory information in Vietnamese required, and the original label shall remain unchanged. The Vietnamese content shall be consistent with the original label text (Clause 3, Article 7 of Decree 43/2017/ND-CP).
Compulsory content on the original label of imported goods
According to Clause 2, Article 10 of Decree 111/2021/ND-CP, the following information on the original label of goods imported into Vietnam must be written in Vietnamese or in foreign language while following customs clearance procedures:
a) Name of the goods;
b) Origin of the goods; In case of unknown origin of goods, the country from which the last stage of finishing the goods is performed;
c) The name or abbreviated name of the manufacturer or the entity responsible for the goods in the foreign country;
c1) If the original label does not contain the full name and address of the manufacturer or the responsible for the entity in the foreign country, this information shall be fully presented in the attached documents of the goods;
c2) If the original labels of goods imported into Vietnam are written in a foreign language as prescribed in Points a, b, c Clause 2 of this Article, after completing the customs clearance procedure and transferring goods to storage, the importer shall add Vietnamese labels as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article before putting such goods into circulation in the domestic market.
Note for imported goods as components that cannot show the mandatory content on the goods label:
In case the imported goods are components, which cannot show the mandatory contents on the goods, the commercial packaging of the imported goods must have a label and the label must show the mandatory contents as prescribed in Section 2, Clause 5, Article 1 of Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 9, 2021. (According to dispatch No. 408/TCHQ-GSQL dated December 10, 2022, of the General Department of Customs on goods labeling)
Compulsory content on goods labels circulating in Vietnam
Under Clause 1, Article 10, Decree 111/2021/ND-CP; Article 12, Decree 111/2021/ND-CP, goods label of goods circulated in Vietnam shall present the following contents in the Vietnamese language:
a) Name of the goods;
b) Name and address of the entity responsible for the goods (hereinafter referred to as “responsible entity”);
c) Origins of goods; In case of unknown origin of the good, the country in which the last stage of finishing the goods is performed;
d) Other mandatory information shall be displayed on the label according to the characteristics of the goods prescribed in Appendix I issued together with this Decree and relevant regulations.
If the goods have the characteristics of multiple categories in the Appendix I issued together with this Decree and not governed by any other relevant legislative documents, the responsible for entity shall, according to the primary use of the goods, determine the suitable category of goods and include information accordingly. If the surface area of the goods is not enough for all mandatory information on the label, the information prescribed in Points a, b, and c Clause 1 of this Article shall be given priority, and the information prescribed in Point d Clause 1 of this Article shall be shown in the booklet of the goods. This must be specified on the label.
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Frequently asked questions
For medical equipment manufactured in Vietnam or imported for circulation in Vietnam, their labels must show the name and address of the equipment owner and the name and address of the registration number holder. If the medical equipment has not had registration number, write the name and address of the owner of the medical equipment and the name and address of the import license holder.
A fine ranging from VND 3,000,000 to VND 7,000,000 if the exhibit worth from VND 10,000,000 to less than VND 20,000,000.
Name of good.
Name and address of entity responsible for the good.
Origin of good.
Other details in conformity with the nature of the good.
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