What documents do crewmembers that waiting for exit to buy duty-free goods need to present in Vietnam?

1. What documents do crewmembers that waiting for exit to buy duty-free goods need to present in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 18 of Decree No. 100/2020/ND-CP stipulating duty-free sale procedures for buyers being crewmembers working on vessels sailing international route:

1. Staff selling duty-free goods to crewmembers buying duty-free goods for daily living of the crew of a vessel sailing international route while it is at anchor in a Vietnamese seaport waiting to exit Vietnam shall:

a) Request the person placing the order to present their passport and submit 01 authentic copy of the purchase order and 01 authentic copy of the crew list;

b) Inspect the purchase order from the captain or vessel representative and crew list, check the duty-free allowance of each crew member; and check information on the electronic data processing system to sell duty-free goods within the allowances provided for in Clause 4 Article 8 herein;

c) Input data on the order to the duty-free business’s software system; send data to the electronic data processing system and receive feedback from the electronic data processing system. In the event that the system encounters an error, the duty-free business shall send the data to the system within 24 hours after the error is fixed;

d) Issue sales invoice (including invoice for free gifts with purchase, if any), which shall include full name, passport number and nationality of the captain/vessel representative, vessel identification number and date of entry to Vietnam;

dd) Retain the sales invoice with signature from the captain or vessel representative, purchase order and crew list.

Thus, according to the above regulations, when going to buy duty-free goods, your colleagues need to present documents such as passports, purchase orders, and crew list in Vietnam.

2. What are currencies used in duty-free sales transactions in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 7 of Decree 100/2020/ND-CP stipulating currencies used in duty-free sales transactions are as follows:

1. Vietnam Dong.

2. United States Dollar (USD), Euro (EUR).

3. Currency of the country sharing land border with the place where a duty-free shop is located in a border area.

4. Currency of the country where an international flight of an airline established and operating under Vietnamese law enters or transits through.

According to this Article, when buying duty-free goods, your colleagues can use the currencies as prescribed above in Vietnam.

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