Vietnam Customs regulations

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General information

When entering Vietnam, you are required to complete a customs declaration if you have items to declare. Then it is presented when leaving the country.

Import of household and computer equipment (including laptop) Vietnam is theoretically subject to mandatory declaration. All undeclared equipment will be allowed for export only if customs duties are paid or there is a receipt for its purchase in local trade organizations.

It is recommended to retain evidence of all expenses incurred in the country during the stay. The export of national currency, art and antiques, jewelry and handicrafts without appropriate documentation is prohibited.

Also do not forget that there is a Vat Refund system, which allows you to return part of the cost of expensive purchases at check-out. Learn more about Vat Refund in Vietnam here....

Duty-Free allowed to import:

• up to 400 cigarettes, 100 cigars or 500g of tobacco
• up to 2 liters of alcoholic beverages with a strength of up to 22 degrees or 1.5 liters of stronger alcoholic beverages, up to 3 liters of other alcoholic beverages or beer.
• up to 5 kg. tea, up to 3 kg. coffee
• other goods for personal use with a total value of no more than 5,0000 VND (about 250 US dollars, see Vietnam currency, exchange rate).

Import/export of currency

The import and export of foreign convertible and national currency from Vietnam is not restricted, but it is necessary to declare any foreign currency in the equivalent of more than 5 thousand US dollars, as well as national currency in the amount of more than 15,000,000 VND. Also, gold with a total weight of over 300 grams is subject to declaration.

By itself, the declaration does not threaten you with anything, you will not have to pay anything from this amount. Therefore, you should not take risks in such cases, and honestly declare everything.

What is prohibited to import and export

It is forbidden to import / export drugs and drugs without a medical prescription for their use (sanctions for the import of drugs are extremely high, up to the death penalty), firearms, pornography, printed products, CDs, audio and video recordings that offend local traditions, antiques, live wild animals, stuffed turtles, corals, rare plants.

There are no quantity restrictions on the following items, but they must be declared (fill in the customs declaration) upon entry if a certain quantity (amount) is exceeded. At the same time, if you fill out a customs declaration, then you need to pass not through the green, but through the red customs corridor.

• Foreign currency in the amount of more than 5,000 US dollars, including Russian rubles in translation.
• Vietnamese currency in the amount of more than 15,000,000 VND (approximately 585 USD, see Vietnam's currency and exchange rate).
• Gold weighing more than 300 grams.
• Gold and jewelry are not for personal use.
• Videotapes, CDs and DVDs. They can also be temporarily withdrawn from you at the entrance for verification and subsequent return.

Fruit export

Officially, there are no customs bans on the export of fruit from Vietnam, but theoretically, some restrictions can be set by the veterinary and phytosanitary control service. In practice, when exporting fruits, they are of no interest to anyone, so you can export them without problems, as long as it is in reasonable non-commercial quantities.

Sometimes you can find information that fruits from Vietnam can be exported only in plastic containers. This is complete nonsense, since the Customs Service does not regulate in any way what kind of fruit can be transported on board the aircraft. This is all within the purview of the particular airline you are flying. Usually fruits are not handed over in luggage, but are transported in hand luggage in any convenient package (plastic container, just a bag, a backpack), unless other rules are established by the airline.