Vietnam´s official travel and tourism guide

CUSTOMS
Customs procedures in Viet Nam are quick and simple. To enter and exit Viet Nam, visi­tors are required to complete form, available in Vietnamese and English. A reasonable amount of clothing and personal belongings for the purpose of the trip may be brought into Viet Nam. Items listed below must be declared on entry.
• Luggage exceeding duty free concessions

1. Luggage sent before or after the traveler;
2. Professional equipment temporarily imported and re-exported or vice versa;
3. Addictive medication;

• Foreign currency exceeding 7,000 USD (seven thousand USD) or its equivalent in other foreign  currency,   or  more  than VND 15,000,000 (fifteen millions Viet Nam Dong) in cash.
Goods prohibited for import: weapons, ammunition, explosives, military equipment, drugs, toxic chemicals, immoral and reactionary products, firecrackers of all kinds, toys with a negative impact on education, and social security, cigarettes beyond the quantity stipulated.
Goods prohibited for export: weapons, ammunition, explosives, military equipment, antiques, drugs, toxic chemicals, wild animals, endangered animals and plants, documents related to national security. Gold exceeding 300g must be declared approved by the State Bank.
Duty free concessions for arriving passen­gers:

1. Liquor: 1.5 liters of liquor above 22% alco­hol; 2.0 liters of liquor below 22%; 3.0 liters of alcoholic beverages.
2. Cigarettes: 400 pieces; Cigars: 100 pieces; Tobacco: 500g
3. Tea and coffee: 5kg of tea; 3kg of coffee.
4. A reasonable quantity of clothes and per­sonal belongings related to the purpose of the trip.
5. Articles other than those mentioned above (excluding the list of goods banned for import or subject to conditional import) with total a value not exceeding VND 5,000,000

Note: Foreigners carrying luggage, in excess of duty-free quotas to be given as presents and gifts with a total value not exceeding VND 1,000,000 (one million) will be exempt from taxes.