Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has promulgated the Circular No. 03/2015/TT-BNNPTNT dated January 29, 2015 on the list of plant protecting products prohibited and permitted in Vietnam and announced the equivalent HS codes of the products.
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has promulgated the Circular No. 03/2015/TT-BNNPTNT dated January 29, 2015 on the list of plant protecting products prohibited and permitted in Vietnam and announced the equivalent HS codes of the products.
As regulated in the Circular, the list of plant protecting products that are permitted in Vietnam (detailed in the Annex 1 of the Circular) includes:
* Products used for agriculture, include: insecticides: 769 active substances with 1690 trade names; anti-disease products: 607 active substances with 1295 trade names; herbicides: 223 active substances with 678 trade names; rodenticides: 10 active substances with 26 trade names; plant growth regulators: 51 active substances with 143 trade names; insect enticing products: 08 active substances with 09 trade names; snailicides: 26 active substances with 141 trade names; agricultural supporting substances: 05 active substances with 06 trade names;
* Termiticides: 15 active substances with 21 trade names.
* Wood preservatives: 11 active substances with 13 trade names.
* Disinfectants: 05 active substances with 10 trade names.
* Golf course used products: insecticides: 01 active substance with 01 trade name; anti- disease products: 03 active substances with 03 trade names; herbicides: 01 active substance with 01 trade name; plant growth regulators: 01 active substance with 01 trade name.
* Seed processing products: Insecticides: 12 active substances with 16 trade names; anti-disease products: 10 active substances with 11 trade names.
* The List of plant protecting products prohibited in Vietnam (detailed in the Annex II of the above mentioned circular) includes: insecticides, wood preservatives: 21 active substances; anti-disease products: 06 active substances; mousicide: 01 active substance; herbicides: 01 active substance.
* The detailed list of HS codes of plant protecting products permitted in Vietnam is stipulated in the Annex III attached to the Circular.
The Circular comes into effect from March 15, 2015.