Vietnam Waste Regulations
2019-11-18

Vietnam - List of Wastes Permitted for Import From Overseas for Use as Production Materials


Date of implementation: February 5, 2015


No.

Name of waste

HS code

1

Gypsum

2520

10

00

2

Granulated   slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel

2618

00

00

3

Chemical   elements doped for use in electronics, in the   form of discs, wafers or similar forms

3818 

00

00

4

Waste and scarp of   plastics of polyethylene (PE): Soft, not   film

3915 

10

10

5

Waste and scarp of   plastics of polyethylene (PE): Others

3915 

10

90

6

Waste and scarp of plastics of   polystyrene (PS): Soft, not film

3915 

20

10

7

Waste   and scarp of plastics of polystyrene (PS): Others

3915 

20

90

8

Waste   and scarp of plastics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC):   Soft, not film

3915 

30

10

9

Waste   and scarp of plastics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC):   Others

3915 

30

90

10

Waste and scarp of other plastics

3915

90

00

11

Recovered   paper or paperboard (waste and scrap): Unbleached   kraft paper or paperboard or corrugated paper or paperboard

4707

10

00

12

Recovered   paper or paperboard (waste and scrap): Other   paper or paperboard made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured   in the mass

4707 

20

00

13

Recovered   paper or paperboard (waste and scrap): Paper   or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (e.g. newsprints)

4707

30

00

14

Recovered   paper or paperboard (waste and scrap):  

Other, including unsorted waste and scrap

4707

90

00

15

Silk   waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yam   waste and garneted stock)

5003

00

00

16

Cutlet   and other waste and scrap of glass; glass in the mass

7001

00

00

17

Waste   and scrap of cast iron

7204

10

00

18

Waste   and scrap of alloy steel: Of stainless steel

7204

21

00

19

Waste   and scrap of alloy steel: Other ( other than those   of stainless steel)

7204

 

29

00

20

Waste   and scrap of tinned iron or steel

7204

30

00

21

Other   waste and scrap of iron or steel: Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste,   sawdust, filings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles

7204

 

41

00

22

Waste   and scrape of iron or steel: Other

7204

49

00

23

Re-melting scrap ingots ( of iron, steel   or cast iron)

7204

50

00

24

Copper   waste and scrap

7404

00

00

25

Nickel   waste and scrap

7503

00

00

26

Aluminium waste   and scrap

7602

00

00

27

Zinc waste   and scrap

7902

00

00

28

Tin waste   and scrap

8002

00

00

29

Tungsten (wolfram) waste   and scrap

8101

97

00

30

Molybdenum   waste and scrap

8102

97

00

31

Magnesium waste   and scrap

8104

20

00

32

Titanium   waste and scrap

8108

30

00

33

Zirconium waste   and scrap

8109

30

00

34

Antimony   waste and scrap

8110

30

00

35

Manganese   waste and scrap

8111

00

00

36

Chromium   waste and scrap

8112

22

00

 

However, it is reported that the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed to remove 13 of 36 types of scrap allowed to be imported from abroad, including:

1.      Gypsum

2.      Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms

3.      Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yam waste and garneted stock)

4.      Tungsten (wolfram) waste and scrap

5.      Molybdenum waste and scrap

6.      Manganese waste and scrap

7.      Titanium waste and scrap

8.      Zirconium waste and scrap

9.      Antimony waste and scrap

10.  Chromium waste and scrap

11.  Re-melting scrap ingots ( of iron, steel or cast iron)

12.  Waste and scarp of plastics of polystyrene (PS): Soft, not film

13.  Waste and scarp of plastics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC): Soft, not film

 

The Ministry also proposed to remove the following 4 types by January 1, 2022

1.    Waste and scarp of plastics of polystyrene (PS): Others

2.    Waste and scarp of plastics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC): Others

3.    Recovered paper or paperboard (waste and scrap): Other, including unsorted waste and scrap

4.    Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel