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Tiếng Việt There are many people who are concerned and worried about going abroad and how many phones they can bring back. This is because many people intend to buy cheap phones abroad and resell them. For example, many people go to Singapore to bring iPhones back to Vietnam to sell. If you want to bring multiple phones on the plane, please read the latest regulations from the Vietnam Customs Department below!
How many phones can you bring when entering the country
Customs regulations on how many phones you can bring back from abroad
You need to be aware of the regulations regarding bringing phones into Vietnam to avoid issues with customs before entering. It can be very troublesome if your entry procedures have problems. Therefore, make sure you understand the following regulations.
Understand the law if you don't want to be fined
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According to regulations in Section 5, Appendix of Duty-Free Quotas for arriving passengers, issued with Government Decree 66/2002/ND-CP dated July 1, 2002, on the quota of luggage for departing and arriving passengers and duty-free gifts, the duty-free limit is VND 5,000,000 (five million Vietnamese dong).
If this quota is exceeded, you must pay taxes according to tax laws for the amount exceeding the quota. If the tax amount is less than 50,000 VND, no tax is required. The law does not restrict the number of mobile phones you are allowed to bring back to Vietnam.
Therefore, you are allowed to bring an unlimited number of mobile phones back to Vietnam. You must pay tax on the amount exceeding the quota, which is the total value of the mobile phone minus 5 million VND. Here's how to calculate the value-added tax for mobile phones brought from abroad.
What is the maximum number of phones allowed from abroad
Taxes to be paid on the excess amount
Import tax:
These are the taxes you need to pay when bringing phones from abroad back to Vietnam:
Import tax payable = Taxable import value x Import tax rate
Import tax rate on mobile phones is 0%. According to Article 8 of the Export and Import Tax Law 2005; Appendix II of Circular 164/2013/TT-BTC dated 15/11/2013 of the Ministry of Finance issuing the export tariff schedule and import tariff schedule by taxable goods categoryAccording toHow much tax needs to be paid?>>>
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buy foreign SIM cards in VietnamValue Added Tax: Value Added Tax payable = (Import price at border gate + Import tax) x VAT rate
- VAT rate is 10%. (Article 7, Article 8 of the Value Added Tax Law No. 2008)
Hope the information we shared above meets your requirements. Wish you success!
VAT rate is 10%. (Article 7, Article 8 of the Law on Value Added Tax No. 2008)
We hope the information we shared above meets your needs. Wish you success!
