Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has signed a Decision that will permit international visitors and overseas Vietnamese to purchase duty free goods on arrival in Vietnam from September 15.
The Decision revised some clauses on an earlier regulation for duty free shopping on arrival in Vietnam. Accordingly, duty free shops under management of Vietnamese Customs at border gates, airports, seaports, roads and railways will allow for duty free shopping from September 15.
Henceforth, visitors arriving into Vietnam from overseas can make purchases at duty free shops after clearing customs, but not after exiting customs security area.
The duty free shops will maintain a photocopy of their passport and make necessary entry on purchase receipts.
