Procedures of applying for a Certificate of Free Sale (CFS)

By the following article, Siglaw will concretize the procedure of applying for a Certificate of Free Sale, helping you no longer be confused when carrying out the above procedure.

1. Procedures of applying for a Certificate of Free Sale 

a. Competent agencies

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Ministry of Transportation; Ministry of Construction; Ministry of Industry and Trade; Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs; Ministry of Information and Communications; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; Ministry of Education and Training; Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; State Bank of Viet Nam; Ministry of Defense; Ministry of Police; Ministry of Science and Technology (Appendix V of Decree 69/2018/ND-CP).

b. Implementation time

The time limit for issuance of CFS is no more than 3 working days from the date the trader submits a complete and correct application. In case of refusal to issue CFS, the CFS-issuing agency shall reply in writing clearly stating the reason.

c. Applications include

• A written request for issuance of CFS, clearly stating the goods name, HS code of the goods, product standard certification number or registration number, standard number (if any), compound content (if any), importing country: 1 original in Vietnamese and English.

• Investment Registration Certificate or Business Registration Certificate, Enterprise Registration Certificate: 1 copy with the trader's seal.

• A list of production facilities (if any), including the name and address of the establishment, and products manufactured for export: 1 original.

• A copy of the published standards applicable to products and goods accompanied by the expression (on the goods labels or on the goods packages or documents accompanying the products and goods): 1 copy with the seal of the trader.

2. Legal basis

• Decree 69/2018/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management.

• Decision 10/2010/QD-TTg.

Above are the specific procedures to apply for a Certificate of Free Sale. Applying for a Certificate of Free Sale is not only compulsory, it also makes the goods more prestigious and easier to manage.