Official Letter No. 18623/CHQ-GSQL dated 08/07/2026 on the import of conditional chemicals

On 08 July 2026, the Department of Customs issued Official Letter No. 18623/CHQ-GSQL to the Regional Customs Sub-Department VIII regarding the import of conditional chemicals.

Accordingly, in response to Official Letter No. 2223/HQKV8-NVHQ dated 21 May 2026 of the Regional Customs Sub-Department VII reporting difficulties relating to the import of conditional chemicals used as auxiliary production materials, the Department of Customs replied as follows:

On the definition of production, trading and use of chemicals

These concepts are defined in Clauses 16, 17 and 18, Article 2 of the Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15.

On the import of conditional chemicals

Cases of importing conditional chemicals must be covered by a Certificate of Eligibility for the Production and Trading of Conditional Chemicals as prescribed in Decree No. 26/2026/ND-CP, except for the cases exempted under Decree No. 26/2026/ND-CP (Article 10.3) and Resolution No. 19/2026/NQ-CP (Point V, Part C, Section 2, Appendix II).

The declaration of the intended use purpose of conditional chemicals shall be carried out in accordance with Article 10.3 of Decree No. 26/2026/ND-CP.