🇻🇳 Vietnam Customs Guide
What customs allows you to bring into Vietnam — duty-free caps, banned and restricted goods, and medication rules, from official sources.
Under primary verification · Authority: General Department of Vietnam Customs · Last verified
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Two different questions. Airport security screening (TSA/CATSA — can it go through the checkpoint?) is separate from customs (may it enter the country at all?). This page covers customs after arrival in Vietnam; for checkpoint rules, see the item guides.
Duty-free allowances
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Prohibited & restricted goods
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Medication & prescription drugs
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Accuracy beats completeness here. The following are confirmed gaps in our verified coverage for Vietnam; each line names the official source we are re-checking, not a third-party answer:
- Under verification duty-free thresholds verbatim (Decree 31/2015/NĐ-CP on customs.gov.vn)
- Under verification declaration thresholds (Circular 52/2017/TT-BTC article) verbatim
- Under verification prohibited/restricted list verbatim
- Under verification medication import rules verbatim
Vietnam customs FAQs
What is the duty-free allowance for Vietnam?
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What items are prohibited or restricted at Vietnam customs?
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Can I bring medication into Vietnam?
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