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Circular No. 63/2026/TT-BKHCN dated October 27, 2026 of the Ministry of Science announcing detailed List of used digital technology products prohibited from import and their HS codes
Date: 10/27/2026
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THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- |
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No. 63/2026/TT-BKHCN
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Hanoi, October 27, 2026
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CIRCULAR
ANNOUNCING DETAILED LIST OF USED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS PROHIBITED FROM IMPORT AND THEIR HS CODES
THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Pursuant to the Law on the Digital Technology Industry;
Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 292/2026/ND-CP dated July 22, 2026 on elaboration of certain Articles and measures for organizing and providing guidance on implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 353/2025/ND-CP dated December 31, 2025 on elaboration of certain Articles and measures for organizing and providing guidance on implementation of the Law on Digital Technology Industry;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 225/2026/ND-CP dated June 24, 2026 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science and Technology;
At the request of the Director General of the Authority of Information Technology Industry;
The Minister of Science and Technology hereby promulgates a Circular announcing a detailed List of used digital technology products prohibited from import and their HS codes.
Article 1. List of used digital technology products prohibited from import
A detailed List of used digital technology products prohibited from import and their HS codes is announced as prescribed in clause 2 Article 5 of the Government’s Decree No. 292/2026/ND-CP dated July 22, 2026 on elaboration of certain Articles and measures for organizing and providing guidance on implementation of the Law on Foreign Trade Management (hereinafter referred to as “the List”).
Article 2. Principles for compilation and regulations on application of the List
1. Principles for compilation of the List
a) The List, together with HS codes, is compiled according to the Circular No. 31/2022/TT-BTC dated June 08, 2022 of the Minister of Finance promulgating Vietnam’s Nomenclature of Exports and Imports.
b) Where the HS codes included in the List to this Circular are inconsistent with those in Vietnam’s Nomenclature of Exports and Imports, the customs law shall prevail;
c) The List shall be amended and supplemented in accordance with the law applicable from time to time.
2. Regulations on application of the List:
a) In case the List specifies a 04-digit heading, the prohibition shall apply to all 08-digit HS codes under that heading;
b) In case the List specifies a 06-digit subheading, the prohibition shall apply to all 08-digit HS codes under that sub-heading;
c) In case the List specifies a 08-digit HS code, the prohibition shall apply only to that 08-digit code;
b) Used parts, accessories, knock-down kits and electronic components of the products on the List are also prohibited from import;
dd) Refurbished digital technology products assigned HS codes on the List to this Circular are prohibited from import.
Refurbished digital technology products stipulated in this point are used digital technology products that have been repaired or had their components replaced to restore their functions, quality and appearance to a condition equivalent to those of new products; must satisfy technical regulations and standards, warranty conditions and goods labeling regulations applicable to new products in accordance with law;
e) Used technology lines, machinery, equipment and tools which satisfy the criteria for import in accordance with the law on the digital technology industry and directly serve projects on investment in manufacture, packaging or testing of semiconductor integrated circuit products, or activities involving training, research into and development of digital technology products and services shall not be included in the List.
Article 3. Implementation clause
1. This Circular comes into force from January 01, 2027.
2. The Circular No. 11/2018/TT-BTTTT dated October 15, 2018 of the Minister of Information and Communications announcing a detailed List of used digital technology products prohibited from import and their HS codes shall cease to have effect from the effective date of this Circular, except the provisions of clause 3 of this Article.
3. The goods on the List of used information technology products prohibited from import that have been permitted for import by the competent authority before the effective date of this Circular shall continue to be imported in accordance with the contents and within the validity period of the written permission for import.
4. In the cases where any of the legislative documents referred to in this Circular is amended, supplemented or replaced, the amending, supplementing or replacing ones shall prevail.
5. Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be promptly reported to the Ministry of Science and Technology for consideration and resolution within competence./.
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THE MINISTER
(Signed and sealed) Vu Hai Quan |
(This translation is for reference only)
APPENDIX
LIST OF USED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS PROHIBITED FROM IMPORT AND THEIR HS CODES
(Enclosed with the Circular No. /2026/TT-BKHCN dated (dd) (mm), 2026 of the Minister of Science and Technology)
(Enclosed with the Circular No. /2026/TT-BKHCN dated (dd) (mm), 2026 of the Minister of Science and Technology)
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Chapter
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Heading
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Subheading
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Description
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Note
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Chapter 84
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8443
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Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof
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- Excluding multicolor digital printers and digital photocopiers
- Excluding used monochrome (black-and-white) digital printers and digital photocopiers, whether or not combined with other functions, which are capable of producing prints/copies at A0 sizeor have a copy/print speed of 35 A4-size sheets or above per minute
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8443
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31
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19
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- - - - Other
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8443
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31
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29
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- - - - Other
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8443
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31
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39
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- - - - Other
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8443
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32
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19
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- - - - Other
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8443
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32
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29
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- - - - Other
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8443
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32
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39
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- - - - Other
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8443
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32
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90
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- - - Other
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8443
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99
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20
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- - - Ink-filled printer cartridges
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Excluding laser printer cartridges
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8470
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Calculating machines and pocket-size data recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions; accounting machines, postage-franking machines, ticket-issuing machines and similar machines, incorporating a calculating device; cash registers
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8471
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Automatic data processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included
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Chapter 85
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8517
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Telephone sets, including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28
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8518
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Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets
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8525
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Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders
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8526
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Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus
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8527
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Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock
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8528
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Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
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8534
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Printed circuits
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8540
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Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes)
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8542
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Electronic integrated circuits
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8544
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Insulated (including enamelled or anodized) wire, cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors
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8544
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42
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11
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- - - - Submarine telephone cables; submarine telegraph cables; submarine radio relay cables
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8544
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42
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13
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- - - - Other, insulated with rubber, plastics or paper
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8544
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42
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19
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- - - - Other
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8544
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42
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21
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- - - - Submarine telephone cables; submarine telegraph cables; submarine radio relay cables
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8544
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42
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23
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- - - - Other, insulated with rubber, plastics or paper
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8544
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49
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11
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- - - - Submarine telephone cables; submarine telegraph cables; submarine radio relay cables
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8544
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49
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13
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- - - - Other, insulated with rubber, plastics or paper
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8544
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49
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19
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- - - - Other
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8544
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49
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21
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- - - - Shielded wire of a kind used in the manufacture of automotive wiring harnesses
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8544
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49
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22
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- - - - - Electric cables insulated with plastics, of which each core having diameter not exceeding 19.5 mm
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8544
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49
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23
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- - - - - Other electric cables insulated with plastics
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8544
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49
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24
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- - - - - Other, insulated with rubber, plastics or paper
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8544
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49
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29
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- - - - - Other
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8544
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49
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31
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- - - - Submarine telephone cables; submarine telegraph cables; submarine radio relay cables
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8544
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49
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32
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- - - - Other, insulated with plastics
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8544
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49
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39
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- - - - Other
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8544
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70
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10
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- - Submarine telephone cables; submarine telegraph cables; submarine radio relay cables
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8544
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70
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90
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- - Other
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