Circular No. 14/2018/TT-BYT dated May 15th, 2018 of the Ministry of Health on promulgating the nomenclature of medical equipment whose HS codes have been assigned in the Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports

This Circular is to promulgate the nomenclature of medical equipment whose HS codes have been assigned in the Vietnam’s 2018 nomenclature of exports and imports promulgated together with Circular No. 65/2017/TT-BTC .

This nomenclature include 81 products which have been classified as medical equipment and managed as prescribed in Decree No. 36/2016/ND-CP and Circular No. 30/2015/TT-BYT .

The nomenclature of medical equipment whose HS codes have been assigned promulgated together with this Circular shall serve as a basis for making customs declaration upon export or import of medical equipment into Vietnam.

With regard to medical equipment that has been granted the free-sale registration number or import license as prescribed but whose HS codes have yet to be included in the Nomenclature promulgated together with this Circular, customs declaration shall be made according to its description and Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports. After clearance, the exporter/importer shall submit a report on such exported/imported medical equipment to the Ministry of Health to consider adding such medical equipment to the Nomenclature.

This Circular takes effect from July 1st, 2018.

To replace the List of HS codes promulgated in Annex 1 issued together Circular No. 30/2015/TT-BYT dated October 12th, 2015.