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NEW REGULATIONS FOR DUTY-FREE GOODS APPLICABLE SINCE NOVEMBER
Customers shall have to present their passports and boarding passes. Air stewardesses shall take note all customers’ information about name, number of passport, number of flight and seat number.
Earlier, under PM’s Decision 24/2009/QD-TTg, dated February 17, 2009 and PM’s Decision 43/2013/QD-TTg, dated July 19, 2013 promulgating the regulations on trading in duty-free goods, enterprises were only allowed to trade duty-free products at international airports and fights leaving Viet Nam to international destinations. There were no regulations on tax exemption for passengers on entry flights to Viet Nam.
Meanwhile, almost all international airlines are offering duty-free goods on flights to Viet Nam.
The new regulation is in accordance with international practices and facilitate foreign arrivals’ access to duty-free goods.
Source: VGP
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