Question: I am starting up an export company from the France. I will be exporting cosmetic products, vitamins and milk products from the Europe to Vietnam.
After reading some of the regulations from Vietnam and ASEAN, it seems like there are some paperwork I need to file and register.
I am writing to you because I do not know what is the process of getting these paperwork and registration. where do I file for these paperworks and regulations?How much will it cost me? How long this process will take? When can I file for these paperworks.
I am appreciate your time and advices. Please get back with me on this email.
Answer: I am Lawyer of SB Law. I was entrusted to provide you legal advice regarding to the matter below.
Firstly, if you wish to export cosmetic products, vitamin and milk products to Vietnam, you must register such product with relevant competent authority.
For this purpose, you shall need to have qualified importer in Vietnam, especially those relating to vitamin and milk products.
For example, vitamin can be either classified to pharmaceutical products or food products. If it is classified to pharmaceutical products, the importer must have license for importing pharmaceutical products. Otherwise, it must have warehouse and other equipment which satisfy conditions of food safety and hygiene before registering food products.
Meanwhile, for cosmetic, you just need an Importer having registered for trading cosmetic products in Vietnam to hold the cosmetic product registration for you in Vietnam.
Please let us know if you already had a qualified importer in Vietnam to hold the product registration.
