NEW REGULATIONS ON ORIGIN OF GOODS

Effective from February 15, 2022, Decree 111/2021/ND-CP issued on December 9, 2021 amends and supplements a number of articles of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated April 14, 2017 of the Government on product labels.

In particular, Decree 111/2021/ND-CP amends and supplements Article 15 on origin of goods. Specifically, organizations and individuals producing, exporting, and importing goods must self-determine and record the origin of their goods to ensure honesty, accuracy, and compliance with legal regulations on origin of exported and imported goods, goods produced in Vietnam, or international commitments to which Vietnam is a party.

The origin of goods stated on the label is shown by one of the following phrases: “made in”; “manufactured in”; “country of manufacture”; “origin”; “manufactured by”; “product of” with the name of the country or territory where the goods are produced or stated according to the law on origin of goods.

In case the origin of goods cannot be determined according to the above regulations, the place where the final stage of completing the goods is recorded. Expressed by one of the following phrases or a combination of phrases showing the stage of completing the goods: "assembled at"; "bottled at"; "mixed at"; "finished at"; "packaged at"; "labeled at" with the name of the country or territory where the final stage of completing the goods is performed.

The name of the country or territory where the goods are produced or where the final stage of completion of the goods is carried out cannot be abbreviated.

Source: Hon Gai Border Gate Customs Branch