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CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
Arriving
in
Vietnam, all visitors must fill in Declaration Forms
and show their luggage to Customs Officials upon request.
There are no limited amounts of foreign currency, objects
made of gold, silver, precious metals and gemstones or
plated with silver or gold but visitors must declare these
in detail on the customs forms.
ENTRY
Tourists are authorized to bring in the following items
duty-free:
Cigarettes:
400 pieces; Cigars: 100 pieces; Tobacco: 500 gram.
Alcohol at
22º and above: 1.5 liters; Alcohol below 22º: 2.0
liters; Alcoholic beverage: 3.0 liters.
Personal
effects of a reasonable quantity, small gift items
valued at not more than US$ 500.
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It is prohibited for any
visitor to bring into Vietnam the followings:
* Weapons, ammunition, explosives and inflammable
objects, military technical equipment, toxic chemicals,
debauched and reactionary products, firecrackers of all
kinds, toys with negative impacts on the dignity
education, social security and safety, cigarettes beyond
the stipulated quantity, etc.
* Opium and other narcotics.
* Cultural materials unsuitable to Vietnamese society.
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NOTE
Luggage of people on entry must be declared in case of:
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- Luggage exceeds duty free concessions.
- Luggage sent
before/ after trips.
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- Professional
equipment temporarily imported/exported or vice versa.
- Addictive
medicines.
- Other
medicines exceed 30 USD in value.
- Foreign
currency exceeds 7,000 USD (or its equivalence other
foreign currency)
or over 15,000,000 VND in cash.
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EXIT
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Goods of
commercial nature and articles of high value require
export permits issued by the Customs Office. Antiques,
some precious stones, animals, plants listed in
Vietnam's red-book may not be brought out of the
country. Weapons,
ammunition, explosives, military technical equipment,
drugs, toxic chemicals. Documents
related to the national security, etc. A quantity
over 300g of gold must be declared and be permitted by
the State Bank.
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