The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) will impose a ban on second-hand electronic devices from September 1.
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Devices such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops, printers and loudspeakers will be written off the import goods list into Vietnam.
The ruling will also be applied to second-hand accessories and spare parts.
New imported products will be required to have labels written in Vietnamese or English.
Products that are sent aboard for maintenance and repair will be allowed back into the country. The MIC will also allow the import of spare parts and other devices if they are to be used for repairs or creating new export products or research models.
Waste that is generated during the manufacturing process will have to be exported or dealt with in accordance with environment law.
The MIC also instructed organisations and individual businesses to report on imported goods, inventories, and export and import activities each year for inspection.
The new regulation will take effect from September 1, and the MIC said that it will co-operate with management agencies to carry out random inspections.
