26/2026/NĐ-CPArticle 6In force · from 2026-01-17

Imported chemicals of Chapters 28 and 29 subject to pre-clearance declaration

Goods in Article 6 of 26/2026/NĐ-CP: Declare imported chemicals through the National Single Window before clearance, with the commercial invoice and safety data sheet. The automatic system response is the clearance document. 2 goods lines, transcribed verbatim from the appendix. 26/2026/NĐ-CP has been in force since 2026-01-17.

Detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Chemicals concerning the management of chemical activities and of hazardous chemicals in products and goods. Issued by Government, in force from 2026-01-17.

Reviewed 2026-08-122/2 lines carry an HS codeView the source instrumentAll lists
Lines in appendix
22 carry an HS code
Effective from
2026-01-17In force
Obligation
Chemical declarationReplaces 113/2017/NĐ-CP và 82/2022/NĐ-CP

In short

What to do if your goods fall in Article 6

Declare imported chemicals through the National Single Window before clearance, with the commercial invoice and safety data sheet. The automatic system response is the clearance document.

No clearance before the declaration is filed

Every consignment carrying a Chapter 28 or Chapter 29 code must be declared through the National Single Window BEFORE CLEARANCE. The document used for the filing is the Ministry’s automatic system response — not a certificate issued by an official, so there is no processing deadline to wait out.

Weight thresholds, and mixtures outside the two chapters, need no declaration

Article 6.7 exempts: consignments under 10 kg of a chemical under clause 1; consignments under 1 kg of a new chemical imported for testing and physico-chemical characterisation; and mixtures carrying a code OUTSIDE Chapters 28 and 29 even where they contain chemicals of those chapters. These turn on WEIGHT and on the mixture’s own code — not on the HS code of each active substance — so they cannot be read off a code table.

A licence already held replaces the declaration — but that list is keyed on CAS

Specially controlled chemicals and banned chemicals are exempt from declaration once an import licence has been granted: their duty sits at the licensing stage, not the declaration stage. But the list of specially controlled chemicals is in Appendix III of Decree 24/2026/ND-CP and is keyed on CAS number and substance name with NO HS column — so whether a consignment is on it cannot be determined from the HS code alone. It must be checked against the CAS number of each substance in the consignment.

This chapter-level rule says which codes are IN SCOPE, not which consignments must actually be declared: Article 6.7 exempts by weight (under 10 kg, or under 1 kg for a new chemical for testing) and by licence already held — conditions that cannot be read from an HS code.

HS code list

2 lines of Article 6, transcribed verbatim

Transcribed verbatim in the order of the appendix. A line with no code is a heading row — this page does not assign codes. Select a code to open the full HS lookup.

Showing 2/2 rows
HS codeGoods
28All of Chapter 28Hóa chất thuộc Chương 28 của Danh mục hàng hóa xuất khẩu, nhập khẩu Việt Nam do Bộ trưởng Bộ Tài chính ban hành
29All of Chapter 29Hóa chất thuộc Chương 29 của Danh mục hàng hóa xuất khẩu, nhập khẩu Việt Nam do Bộ trưởng Bộ Tài chính ban hành

Source: Article 6, 26/2026/NĐ-CP. Reviewed 2026-08-12. View the source instrument

Scope & how to read the table

The code level in the table decides the scope

Whatever level a line states its code at, the line applies to every 8-digit code beneath that level.

2-digit code

The duty applies to every good in Chapters 28 and 29 of Vietnam’s export-import nomenclature — the decree states its scope at Chapter level and lists no more specific code.

2 lines

This chapter-level rule says which codes are IN SCOPE, not which consignments must actually be declared: Article 6.7 exempts by weight (under 10 kg, or under 1 kg for a new chemical for testing) and by licence already held — conditions that cannot be read from an HS code.

What being absent from this list does not mean

This appendix is one of many specialised-management lists. Goods absent from it may still fall under another ministry's list, or be controlled on other conditions. This page does not replace a full check before filing.

Validity & transition

Validity milestones for this list

  1. 2026-01-17

    26/2026/NĐ-CP takes effect

    The list starts to apply on this date. 113/2017/NĐ-CP và 82/2022/NĐ-CP is repealed.

Responsible authorityMinistry of Industry and Trade — Article 6.5: "The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in building the system for receiving declaration information; and shall preside over and coordinate with the relevant ministries and branches in inspecting the organisations and individuals engaged in chemical declaration." Filings go through the National Single Window and are passed automatically to the Ministry’s public-service portal.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Article 6 26/2026/NĐ-CP

Which goods does Article 6 of 26/2026/NĐ-CP cover?
Article 6 of Decree 26/2026/ND-CP — the declaration of imported chemicals. This is NOT an appendix: the decree prints no list table, and its scope sits in the wording of Article 6.1 — goods of Chapter 28 (inorganic chemicals) and Chapter 29 (organic chemicals) of Vietnam’s export-import nomenclature issued by the Minister of Finance. Article 6.7 sets out five exemptions, all resting on a licence already held or on consignment weight, none on the HS code. The decree took effect on its signing date, 17 January 2026, and terminated Decree 113/2017/ND-CP and Decree 82/2022/ND-CP.
How do I tell whether my goods fall in Article 6 of 26/2026/NĐ-CP?
What decides whether a consignment is caught: the CHAPTER of its HS code, not the product description. Article 6.1: "Organisations and individuals importing chemicals of Chapters 28 and 29 of Vietnam’s list of export and import goods issued by the Minister of Finance shall declare the imported chemicals before customs clearance through the National Single Window portal." No product-description column narrows that scope. The five exemptions in Article 6.7: (a) import of chemicals subject to special control where an import licence has ALREADY been granted; (b) import of banned chemicals where an import licence has ALREADY been granted; (c) import of under 10 kg of a chemical under clause 1; (d) import of under 1 kg of a new chemical for testing and physico-chemical characterisation; (e) import of a mixture NOT falling in Chapters 28 or 29 that contains chemicals of those chapters. Point (e) is easy to read backwards: a mixture carrying a code outside the two chapters needs no declaration even where its constituents are chemicals of those chapters. The list of specially controlled chemicals in point (a) sits in Appendix III of Decree 24/2026/ND-CP and is keyed on CAS number with no HS column — so it cannot be looked up by HS code.
What does chemical import declaration involve?
1. Create an account on the National Single Window, then file BEFORE CLEARANCE with the dossier in Article 6.2: the declarant’s details and the chemical’s details; the original commercial invoice (with a certified Vietnamese translation where the invoice is in a foreign language); and the safety data sheet. For non-commercial goods without a commercial invoice, an arrival notice may be used instead. The Ministry’s system responds AUTOMATICALLY through the Single Window to the declarant and to the customs authority, and that response is itself the legally valid document for clearance — no separate certificate is issued by any official. The declarant is liable at law for the accuracy of the information; where it is inaccurate, the electronic declaration file is the basis for administrative penalties. — Ministry of Industry and Trade — Article 6.5: "The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance in building the system for receiving declaration information; and shall preside over and coordinate with the relevant ministries and branches in inspecting the organisations and individuals engaged in chemical declaration." Filings go through the National Single Window and are passed automatically to the Ministry’s public-service portal.
When did 26/2026/NĐ-CP take effect, and has it been amended?
Effective from 2026-01-17. Data on this page reviewed 2026-08-12.

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This page summarises and quotes Article 6 of 26/2026/NĐ-CP, reviewed 2026-08-12. The HS table is transcribed verbatim from the appendix — not normalised, and no codes are inferred. This is not legal advice: for a specific consignment, check against the original text and the view of the customs office handling it.

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