Waste importation into Vietnam is prohibited

The State allows importation of certain categories of scrap materials for use (or recovery) as secondary materials for industrial production (Decision No. 12/2006/Q?-BTNMT).

Decree No. 12/2006/ND-CP dated 23 January 2006 of the Government providing guidelines on implementation of the Trade Law’s stipulates that the temporary import for re-export of commodities (including waste) should have permit from Ministry of Trade