Procedures for importing vitamins into Vietnam

Vitamins are functional foods used to support the function of organs in the human body; have nutritional effects; Makes the body comfortable, increases the resistance as well as reduces the risk of disease.

Procedures for importing vitamins into Vietnam

The procedures for importing vitamins into Vietnam include the following steps:

1. Declaration of conformity and declaration of compliance to food safety regulations
 In order to complete the procedures for importing vitamins into Vietnam, you will first need to declare conformity and comply with food safety regulations with the Department of Food Safety - Ministry of Health. The declaration should be made before the import of vitamins to Vietnam.

2. Food hygiene and safety inspection when upon carrying out the procedure for importing vitamins into Vietnam.

 For imported vitamins into Vietnam to be complete custom clearance, the vitamins shall be taken another step as inspection of food hygiene and safety.
This step will be done when the goods arrive at the port, the company needs to register for food hygiene and safety inspection at the competent agencies such as Quality Assurance and Testing Center 1 (Quatest 1, in Hanoi) , Quality Assurance and Testing Center 3 (Quatest 3, Ho Chi Minh City); National Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene (Hanoi) ...

3. Customs declaration and submitting the customs declaration form attached with the approved registration paper,

4. Carrying out customs procedures and carrying vitamins to warehouse.

 The officer of the Inspection Agency you have registered will go to inspect the warehouse and take samples for inspection

6. After inspection, if results are satisfactory, you submit the results to Customs Department for customs clearance. If the result is not satisfactory, the your vitamins goods will not be cleared, that means your goods have to export such goods.

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