Procedures for inspection by the Vietnamese state on the quality of imported fertilizers
“Hello, Lawyer, I have the following question. I imported a batch of fertilizer at the beginning of August this year. Currently, I want to carry out the fertilizer quality inspection procedure to be able to conduct business. However, I don’t know how to carry out this procedure. Hope you can answer it quickly for me. Thank you.”. Thanks for your question. To meet the huge demand for fertilizer in Vietnam, many business enterprises tend to import fertilizers to serve their business. In addition to being licensed to import fertilizers; After being imported, fertilizer quality must be checked. What is the procedure for state inspection of the quality of imported fertilizers? Today, LSX Lawfirm will give you an article about “Procedures for inspection by the Vietnamese state on the quality of imported fertilizers”, as follows:
What is fertilizer?
Fertilizers are substances or compounds containing one or more essential nutrients for plants, in order to promote the growth and development of plants, provide nutrients to the soil, and change soil quality. suit the needs of the crop. Or to put it simply, fertilizers are substances that use to fertilize the soil to provide nutrients to the soil and plants to help plants grow in a healthy, balanced, and productive manner.
Based on the origin, fertilizers are divided into two main types: organic fertilizers and inorganic fertilizers.
– Firstly, Organic fertilizer: a fertilizer derived from organic substances, microorganisms, animals, and plants … Inorganic fertilizers, there are different types of fertilizers: traditional organic fertilizers, microbial organic fertilizers, mineral organic fertilizers, and biological organic fertilizers.
– Secondly, Inorganic fertilizers: fertilizers derived from natural minerals, inorganic substances, or chemical products. In inorganic fertilizers, there are many different types of fertilizers: single fertilizers, complex fertilizers, and mixed fertilizers.
Dossier to prepare
- Firstly, a Certificate of registration for state inspection of imported fertilizer quality.
- Secondly, Photocopies of the following documents: Purchase and sale contract; the list of enclosed goods (specify the registered quantity and code of each shipment); Bill of goods; bill of lading (for goods imported by air, sea, or rail).
So To be able to conduct a state inspection of the quality of imported fertilizers; First of all, a registration form required. After that, enterprises need to provide photocopies of documents proving that the batch of fertilizers imported. These can mention as purchase and sale contracts; the list of fertilizers to check (specify the registered quantity and code of each shipment); receipt; bill of lading (if any).
The sequence of inspection and sampling
Step 1: Submit your application
After fully preparing the above documents; organizations and individuals shall send dossiers to the prescribed state inspection agencies then.
Step 2: Check profile
The state inspection agency checks the adequacy, and validity of the dossier within 01 working day.
So If the application is complete and valid, the state inspection agency shall certify it in the registration application; and carry out sampling as prescribed.
In case the dossier is incomplete and invalid, the state inspection agency shall reply in writing; and state the reason.
Step 3: Take samples for quality check.
Physically check the conformity of the batch of fertilizers at the sampling site with the documents in the registration dossier. If suitable, conduct fertilizer sampling. After taking the fertilizer sample, it must seal; and make a record of taking samples for state inspection of the quality of imported fertilizers then.
Test all quality criteria and limiting factors of fertilizers according to the provisions of the national technical regulation on fertilizer quality. In case quality criteria have not assign to domestic testing laboratories, the agency assigned to perform the state management of fertilizers will consider and approve the manufacturer’s quality test results.
Step 4: Announce the test results.
So Within 10 working days after taking samples for inspection, the state inspection agency shall notify the results of the state inspection of imported fertilizer quality to organizations and individuals.
Exemption and reduction in quality inspection of imported fertilizers
The inspection exemption and reduction regime applied to fertilizers of the same name; fertilizer codes; a form of fertilizers of the same production establishment, of the same origin, of the same importer, after 3 consecutive times of testing results of state inspection of quality meeting import requirements then. The volume of each of the following imports must not exceed the total volume of 3 consecutive imports used as a basis for inspection exemption or reduction.
The exemption and reduction regime is in place to avoid having to carry out the procedure too many times; reduce the frequency of procedures then. Thereby reducing costs and time consuming not only for businesses; but also for government agencies.
The inspection exemption period is 12 months. The frequency of sampling for quality inspection of fertilizers subject to the inspection exemption and reduction regime is up to 20%; within 1 year, randomly selected by the testing agency then.
So During the application of the inspection exemption and reduction regime, the importer shall submit a dossier of requests for state inspection to the agency for state inspection of the quality of imported fertilizers then. The inspection agency only takes quality inspection samples according to the prescribed frequency then.
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Within the time limit for application of the inspection exemption and reduction regime, if imported goods circulating on the market are found to be inconsistent with national technical regulations or the decision on recognition of fertilizers circulating in Vietnam, the competent authority shall be assigned to perform the state management of fertilizers shall issue a written notice of cessation of application of the inspection exemption or reduction regime then.
The state inspection agency for the quality of imported fertilizers is the Plant Protection Department or a regulation conformity certification organization that has a testing room and is authorized by the Plant Protection Department from time to time then.
In case of failure to take samples for quality inspection, within 2 days after receiving valid dossiers, the state inspection agency shall notify the results of the state inspection of the quality of imported fertilizers the organization personnel then.
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