Vietnam Lifting Ban on Pre-Owned IT Imports Under Certain Conditions
Vietnam is lifting an import ban on pre-owned information technology goods if those goods will be used for scientific research and development or will be re-exported, according to an Oct. 24 report from the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The…
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items were previously on a 2015 prohibited list but now must be re-exported or destroyed within three months of the completion of research and development, the report said. In cases in which “the imported items are to be used in repairs or export-processing,” the final goods are prohibited from being sold domestically and must be exported.