Thursday 19 November, 2020

1. Regarding the import policy for arowana fish:

– Specimens of endangered, precious and rare wild fauna and flora from the wild listed in CITES Appendix I imported for non-commercial purposes; specimens of endangered wild fauna and flora from the wild listed in CITES Appendices II and III; and specimens of endangered wild fauna and flora listed in the CITES Appendices originating from captive breeding, captive rearing or artificial propagation are included in Appendix III – List of goods exported and imported under licenses and conditions within the management scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, issued together with Decree No. 69/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 15, 2018 of the Government;

– Livestock breeds outside the list permitted for production and trading in Vietnam; insect species not yet present in Vietnam; and semen and embryos of livestock breeds imported into Vietnam for the first time are included in Appendix III – List of goods exported and imported under licenses and conditions within the management scope of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, issued together with Decree No. 69/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 15, 2018 of the Government;

– Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 3 of Decree 06/2019/NĐ-CP dated January 22, 2019 of the Government on management of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals and implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the CITES Appendices include:

“a) Appendix I comprises species of wild fauna and flora threatened with extinction, for which export, import, re-export, introduction from the sea and transit of specimens taken from the wild for commercial purposes are prohibited;

b) Appendix II comprises species of wild fauna and flora not currently threatened with extinction but which may become extinct if export, import, re-export, introduction from the sea and transit of specimens of those species taken from the wild for commercial purposes are not controlled;

c) Appendix III comprises species of wild fauna and flora for which a CITES member country requests cooperation from other member countries to control export, import and re-export for commercial purposes.

– Section 3 of Decree 06/2019/NĐ-CP dated January 22, 2019 of the Government on management of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals and implementation of CITES provides for CITES permits and certificates for export, import, re-export, introduction from the sea and transit.

2. Regarding animal quarantine:

The goods fall under Section 1 of the HS code table for the list of terrestrial animals and animal products subject to quarantine issued under Circular 15/2018/TT-BNNPTNN dated October 29, 2018 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The Company is requested to study the above regulations for implementation.

The Ho Chi Minh City Customs Department provides the above guidance for the Company’s information.