33/2025/TT-BCTAppendixIn force · from 2025-07-21

Goods tradeable through secondary border gates and border openings

Goods in Appendix of 33/2025/TT-BCT: Only listed goods may use secondary border gates and openings outside border-gate economic zones. Unlisted goods go through a main gate; there is no licence to apply for. 35 goods lines, transcribed verbatim from the appendix. 33/2025/TT-BCT has been in force since 2025-07-21.

Amending Circular 01/2018/TT-BCT of 2018-02-27 of the Minister of Industry and Trade detailing goods traded by traders through secondary border gates and border openings. Issued by Ministry of Industry and Trade, in force from 2025-07-21.

Reviewed 2026-08-0634/35 lines carry an HS codeView the source instrumentAll lists
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3534 carry an HS code
Effective from
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Obligation
Border-trade positive list

In short

What to do if your goods fall in Appendix

Only listed goods may use secondary border gates and openings outside border-gate economic zones. Unlisted goods go through a main gate; there is no licence to apply for.

Outside the list does NOT mean banned from import

The list restricts only the ROUTE: goods outside it may not pass through secondary border gates or border openings outside border-gate economic zones, but still import normally through a main border gate under the general rules.

There is no licence to apply for

The instrument creates no administrative procedure, no licence and no dossier. Customs applies the list at the border gate; the only accompanying duty is the monthly report to the Department of Industry and Trade by the 20th.

Exceptions are NOT stated generally but line by line in the description cell ("except HS code…", "except heading…"), so read the row text rather than only the code level. And a code being in the list means only that the goods may use secondary gates and openings — it does NOT mean the goods face any import restriction.

HS code list

35 lines of Appendix, 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 35/35 rows
HS codeGoods
071410Whole 6-digit group- Sắn:
- Hạt Điều:
0801.31.00- - Chưa bóc vỏ
0801.32.00- - Đã bóc vỏ
1005Whole 4-digit groupNgô
11All of Chapter 11Toàn bộ Chương 11
1201Whole 4-digit groupĐậu tương, đã hoặc chưa vỡ mảnh.
121293Whole 6-digit group- - Mía đường:
25All of Chapter 25Toàn bộ Chương 25 trừ nhóm 2501
26All of Chapter 26Toàn bộ Chương 26 trừ các mã HS: 2618.00.00, 2619.00.00 và các nhóm: 2620, 2621
2701Whole 4-digit groupThan đá; than bánh, than quả bàng và nhiên liệu rắn tương tự sản xuất từ than đá
2704Whole 4-digit groupThan cốc và than nửa cốc luyện từ than đá, than non hoặc than bùn, đã hoặc chưa đóng bánh; muội bình chưng than đá
39All of Chapter 39Toàn bộ Chương 39 trừ các nhóm HS: 3915, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3919, 3920, 3921, 3922, 3923, 3924, 3925, 3926
40All of Chapter 40Toàn bộ Chương 40 trừ mã HS 4004.00.00 và các nhóm: 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017
41All of Chapter 41Toàn bộ Chương 41 trừ các nhóm HS: 4101, 4102, 4103
44All of Chapter 44Toàn bộ Chương 44 trừ các nhóm HS: 4403, 4407, 4414, 4415, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4419, 4420
50All of Chapter 50Toàn bộ Chương 50
51All of Chapter 51Toàn bộ Chương 51 trừ nhóm 5103
52All of Chapter 52Toàn bộ Chương 52 trừ nhóm 5202
53All of Chapter 53Toàn bộ Chương 53
54All of Chapter 54Toàn bộ Chương 54
55All of Chapter 55Toàn bộ Chương 55
56All of Chapter 56Toàn bộ Chương 56
58All of Chapter 58Toàn bộ Chương 58 trừ các nhóm: 5805, 5811
59All of Chapter 59Toàn bộ Chương 59
60All of Chapter 60Toàn bộ Chương 60
7201Whole 4-digit groupGang thỏi và, gang kính ở dạng thỏi, dạng khối hoặc dạng thô khác
7202Whole 4-digit groupHợp kim fero
73All of Chapter 73Toàn bộ Chương 73 trừ các các nhóm 7321, 7322, 7323, 7324, 7325, 7326
74All of Chapter 74Toàn bộ Chương 74 trừ mã HS 7404.00.00 và nhóm 7418
75All of Chapter 75Toàn bộ Chương 75 trừ mã HS 7503.00.00
76All of Chapter 76Toàn bộ Chương 76 trừ mã HS 7602.00.00 và các nhóm 7615, 7616
78All of Chapter 78Toàn bộ Chương 78 trừ mã HS 7802.00.00 và nhóm 7806
79All of Chapter 79Toàn bộ Chương 79 trừ mã HS 7902.00.00 và nhóm 7907
80All of Chapter 80Toàn bộ Chương 80 trừ mã HS 8002.00.00 và nhóm 8007

Source: Appendix, 33/2025/TT-BCT. Reviewed 2026-08-06. 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

Every 8-digit code in that Chapter applies

24 lines
4-digit code

Every 8-digit code in the heading applies

6 lines
6-digit code

Every 8-digit code in the subheading applies

2 lines
8-digit code

Only the listed 8-digit code applies

2 lines

Exceptions are NOT stated generally but line by line in the description cell ("except HS code…", "except heading…"), so read the row text rather than only the code level. And a code being in the list means only that the goods may use secondary gates and openings — it does NOT mean the goods face any import restriction.

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. 2025-07-21

    33/2025/TT-BCT takes effect

    The list starts to apply on this date.

Responsible authorityThere is no receiving body — this group of instruments creates no administrative procedure. The list is applied by customs at the border gate. The provincial Department of Industry and Trade receives traders’ monthly reports and reports up to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Import-Export Department).

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Appendix 33/2025/TT-BCT

Which goods does Appendix of 33/2025/TT-BCT cover?
Appendix — the list of goods traded by traders through secondary border gates and border openings outside border-gate economic zones, 35 lines, replacing Appendix I of Circular 01/2018/TT-BCT in full. The table has 24 lines at CHAPTER level ("The whole of Chapter X…"), 6 four-digit heading lines, 2 six-digit subheading lines, 2 eight-digit lines and 1 line naming goods with no code. This is a POSITIVE LIST: goods outside it may not pass through secondary gates or openings, but still import normally through a main border gate. The circular also repealed Article 3.2(c) of Circular 01/2018 — which had let provincial People’s Committees admit goods OUTSIDE the list from time to time — so that provincial escape hatch is closed and the list is now self-contained.
How do I tell whether my goods fall in Appendix of 33/2025/TT-BCT?
Section I "Principles of application", printed at the head of the appendix, sets scope by code level: a 2-digit HS code brings every 8-digit code in that Chapter into scope; 4 digits cover every 8-digit code in the heading; 6 digits the subheading; 8 digits only that code. There is no 10-digit level. Exceptions are NOT stated generally but line by line in the description cell, as "except HS code…" or "except heading…". The list governs only the ROUTE the goods take; it creates no licensing procedure.
What does only listed goods may be traded across the border involve?
1. Check the goods’ HS code against the list BEFORE choosing a border gate: only listed goods may be traded through secondary border gates or border openings outside border-gate economic zones. Goods outside the list are not banned from import — use a main border gate instead. The accompanying duty is reporting: traders report to the Department of Industry and Trade by the 20th of each month. — There is no receiving body — this group of instruments creates no administrative procedure. The list is applied by customs at the border gate. The provincial Department of Industry and Trade receives traders’ monthly reports and reports up to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Import-Export Department).
When did 33/2025/TT-BCT take effect, and has it been amended?
Effective from 2025-07-21. Data on this page reviewed 2026-08-06.

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This page summarises and quotes Appendix of 33/2025/TT-BCT, reviewed 2026-08-06. 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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