The Prime Minister has just signed the Decision No. 39/2015/QD-TTg dated September 11, 2015 of the Prime Minister on amending and supplementing a number of articles of the duty-free trade issued with the Decision No. 24/2009/QD-TTg dated February 17, 2009 of the Prime Minister promulgating the Regulation on trading in duty-free goods.
Accordingly, beside the outbound airplanes in accordance with current regulations, from November 01, 2015, duty-free goods may be sold to outbound and inbound passengers aboard international flights of airlines established and operating under Vietnam’s law. Passengers purchasing duty-free goods sold onboard international flights to
Vietnam must present passports and boarding pass; Flight attendants must fully record information such as name of passengers purchasing the goods (duty-free goods purchasers), passport number, flight number and seat number.
Also in accordance with this Circular, entry passengers may purchase duty-free goods at international checkpoints of airports of entry after procedures of entry are fulfilled; and no longer entitled to purchase duty-free goods after getting out of the areas under management and control of customs authority at international checkpoints of entry airports.
This Decision takes effect on November 01, 2015.
Source: luatvietnam.vn
