Disqualified Imported Scrap Must Be Exported from Checkpoint

The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDC) recently instructed customs authorities of Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, and Binh Dinh to deal with the re-export of existing scrap disqualified for import.

GDC required local customs authorities to notify shipping lines of only allowing re-export for backlogged scrap shipments after scrap is determined to be disqualified for import. The re-export must be carried out right at import entry gates and cannot be exported via ground traffic routes and inland waterways.

Disqualified imported scrap backlogged at seaports must be re-exported according to each bill of lading upon import (no splitting the shipment).

When shipping lines send requests in writing or work directly on scrap re-export, local customs authorities will require them to sign commitment memoranda on re-export of all disqualified scrap backlogged at seaports out of Vietnamese territory.

Source: Vietnam Business Forum