Applications must also be submitted to the MOH for a permit to import samples of the equipment. There are no regulations requiring a foreign company to obtain a registration for exporting cosmetics to Vietnam. A permit must be obtained from the MOH to import samples required for the registration. The quality registration is valid for two years and is renewable. In addition to the company registration and product licensing by the MOH referred to above, imports of pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and cosmetics are subject to quantitative limits set by the MOH each year.
All imports are subject to duties and taxes.
Such imports are subject to specific regulations set by the MOH each year. Product Labeling Vietnam recently enacted a regulation on product labeling which came into effect on March 1, 2000. This regulation will be applied to all lots of products imported into Vietnam after March 1, 2000. Labeling can be in Vietnamese or English, but the package insert must be in Vietnamese. The regulation sets both compulsory and optional contents of product labels and package inserts.