Aug. 10 – Beginning May 1, businesses are required to provide Certificates of Free Sale (CFS) issued by exporting countries or territories that verify a product is manufactured and freely sold in the country where it is manufactured.
The CFS requirement will affect traders, state management agencies, manufacturers, organizations and individuals in Vietnam. A CFS is good for two years from the date of issue and must contain the following details:
- Name of the CFS issuing agency
- Reference number
- Date of issuance
- Name of the certified product or goods
- Type or group of the certified product or goods
- Name and address of the manufacturer
- Statement that the product or good is manufactured and freely sold on the market of the country of manufacture
- Full name, signature and title of the CFS-issuing person and seal of the CFS issuer
Individuals and companies applying for a CFS must complete the following:
- Register a trader dossier with the CFS issuer
- Submit a CFS application dossier to the CFS issuer
- Prove that the exports satisfy CFS issuance requirements
- Take responsibility before law for the accuracy and truthfulness of declarations related to the CFS application
- Errors in a CFS due to a trader’s fault must notify the CFS issuer for issuance of a new CFS
For help in processing CFS requirements in Vietnam, e-mail Dezan Shira & Associates at vietnam@dezshira.com.
