[Vietnam Customs Authorities] Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP on goods labels
[Vietnam Customs Authorities] Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 09, 2021 on amendments to some articles of Government’s Decree 43/2017/ND-CP on goods labels
According to article 10 in the Decree from Vietnam customs document No. 111/2021/ND-CP, the following information on the original label of goods imported into Vietnam must be written in Vietnamese or foreign language while following customs clearance procedures:
a) Name of the goods;
b) origin of the goods; In case of unknown origin of goods, the country from which the last stage of finishing the goods is performed;
c) The name or abbreviated name of the manufacturer or the entity responsible for the goods in the foreign country;
c1) If the original label does not contain the full name and address of the manufacturer or the responsible for entity in the foreign country, this information shall be fully presented in the attached documents of the goods;
c2) If the original labels of goods imported into Vietnam are written in a foreign language as prescribed in Points a, b, c, after completing the customs clearance procedure and transfer goods to storage, the importer shall add Vietnamese labels before putting such goods into circulation in domestic market.
Besides, other mandatory information shall be displayed on the label according to the characteristics of the goods prescribed in Appendix I issued together with this Decree and relevant regulations:
a) Quantity;
b) Date of manufacture;
c) Expiry date (if any);
d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;
dd) Chemical identification number (if any);
e) Warning pictograms, letters, risks (if any);
g) Prevention measures (if any);
h) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.
For more details, please find articles on law net in Vietnam for reference: