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MINISTRY OF HEALTH |
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
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No.14/2018/TT-BYT |
Hanoi, May 15, 2018 |
PROMULGATING THE NOMENCLATURE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WHOSE HS CODES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED IN THE VIETNAM’S NOMENCLATURE OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 75/2017/ND-CP dated June 20, 2017 defining functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 providing specific provisions and guidance on enforcement of the Customs Law on customs procedures, examination, supervision and control procedures;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 36/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 on management of medical equipment;
At the request of Director of Medical Equipment and Work Department;
The Minister of Health hereby promulgates a Circular to promulgate the nomenclature of medical equipment whose HS codes have been assigned in the Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports.
Article 1. Promulgation of the nomenclature
The nomenclature of medical equipment under the management of the Ministry of Health whose HS codes have been assigned in the Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports (hereinafter referred to as “the Nomenclature”) is promulgated together with the Circular No. 65/2017/TT-BTC dated June 27, 2017 of the Minister of Finance.
Article 2. Use of the nomenclature
1. The Nomenclature includes products that have been classified as medical equipment and managed as prescribed in the Government’s Decree No. 36/2016/ND-CP dated May 15, 2016 on management of medical equipment, Circular No. 30/2015/TT-BYT dated October 12, 2015 of the Ministry of Health on import of medical equipment and other legislative documents about medical equipment.
2. The nomenclature of medical equipment whose HS codes have been assigned promulgated together with this Circular shall serve as a basis for making customs declaration upon export or import of medical equipment into Vietnam.
3. Upon import or export of medical equipment that has been granted the free-sale registration number or import license as prescribed but whose HS codes have yet to be included in the Nomenclature promulgated together with this Circular, customs declaration shall be made according to its description and Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports. After clearance, the exporter/importer shall submit a report on such exported/imported medical equipment to the Ministry of Health (Medical Equipment and Work Department), which will cooperate with the Ministry of Finance (the General Department of Customs) to consider addition of such medical equipment to the Nomenclature.
4. In case of any difficulties or difference in assigning HS codes in the Nomenclature promulgated together with this Circular, the Ministry of Health (Medical Equipment and Work Department) shall cooperate with the Ministry of Finance (the General Department of Customs) in considering reaching an agreement according to the rules specified in Clause 4 Article 19 of the Government’s Decree No. 08/2015/ND-CP dated January 21, 2015 to facilitate clearance, and propose amendments to the nomenclature.
In the cases where any of the legislative documents and regulations referred to in this Circular is amended, replaced or annulled, the newest one shall apply.
1. This Circular comes into force from July 01, 2018.
2. The nomenclature in the Appendix I enclosed with the Circular No. 30/2015/TT-BYT dated October 12, 2015 of the Minister of Health is null and void from the effective date of this Circular.
Article 5. Responsibility for implementation
Director of Medical Equipment and Work Department, Chief of the Ministry Office, Chief Inspector of Ministry, Directors of Departments, heads of affiliates of the Ministry of Health, Departments of Health of provinces and central-affiliated cities, health authorities, organizations and individuals related to import and export of medical equipment and other relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for the implementation of this Circular.
Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be promptly reported to the Medical Equipment and Work Department (the Ministry of Health) for consideration./.
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PP. THE MINISTER Nguyen Viet Tien |
NOMENCLATURE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WHOSE HS CODES HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED IN VIETNAM’S NOMENCLATURE OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 14/2018/TT-BYT dated May 15, 2018 of the Minister of Health)
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No. |
Description |
HS codes |
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1 |
Malaria diagnostic test kits |
3002.11.00 |
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2 |
Products mixed or unmixed for therapeutic or prophylactic uses (for example, spray or cream used for sores pressure ulcer prevention; sea salt nasal spray; seawater nasal spray; ear spray, oral spray; artificial tears; eye emulsion; gel or solution used for softening and moistening wounds, mouth ulcer gel; kidney dialysis, etc.) |
3004.90.99 |
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3 |
Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer covered or impregnated with pharmaceutical substances |
3005.10.10 |
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4 |
Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layer not covered or not impregnated with pharmaceutical substances (for example, antibacterial plasters; fever patches; cooling patches; heat patches, etc.) |
3005.10.90 |
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5 |
Bandages |
3005.90.10 |
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6 |
Gauze |
3005.90.20 |
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7 |
Gamgee |
3005.90.90 |
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8 |
Sterile absorbable surgical or dental yarns; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers and pads, whether or not absorbable |
3006.10.10 |
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9 |
Sterile non-absorbable surgical or dental yarns, sterile absorbable surgical or dental haemostatics; sterile surgical or dental adhesion barriers, whether or not absorbable; hemostatic materials; surgical elevator; mesh used for hernia repair; biological adhesive; bioabsorbable barrier; sterile tissue adhesives for surgical wound closure; sterile laminaria and sterile laminaria tents. |
3006.10.90 |
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10 |
Blood-grouping reagents |
3006.20.00 |
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11 |
Dental cements and other dental fillings |
3006.40.10 |
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12 |
Bone reconstruction cements |
3006.40.20 |
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13 |
First-aid boxes and kits; wound care kits; |
3006.50.00 |
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14 |
Gel preparations designed to be used in human medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical operations or physical examinations or as a coupling agent between the body and medical instruments (for example, ultrasound gel, vaginal gel; viscoeclastic solution used for phaco-emulsification, etc.) |
3006.70.00 |
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15 |
Appliances identifiable for ostomy use |
3006.91.00 |
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16 |
Denture fixative pastes and powders |
3306.10.10 |
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17 |
Solutions used to soak, clean, rinse and store contact lens |
3307.90.50 |
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18 |
Medical X-ray films |
3701.10.00 |
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19 |
X-ray panel detector |
3701.99.90 |
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20 |
Solutions and chemicals used to sterilize medical instruments and equipment |
3808.94.90 |
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21 |
– Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip of plastics impregnated or coated with diagnostic reagents |
3822.00.10 |
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22 |
Paperboard, cellulose wadding and web of cellulose fibres impregnated or coated with diagnostic reagents |
3822.00.20 |
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23 |
Other diagnostic reagents (for example, test trips, test plate, reagents, in vitro calibration solutions, in vitro control materials, etc.) |
3822.00.90 |
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24 |
Other articles of plastics (for example, cuvette, conical probes, sterilization tray; transfer sets, lines; post-surgical splints; fixation masks; catheter clamps, circuit; catheter holder adhesive patches; urine drainage bags; bags containing waste fluid from peritoneal filtration; test tube containing antifreeze; sterilization pouches, paperless instrument containers; banded plastic bags; endoscopic camera protective bags; colonoscopic specimens bags, etc.) |
3926.90.39 |
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25 |
Condoms |
4014.10.00 |
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26 |
Surgical gloves |
4015.11.00 |
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27 |
Examination gloves |
4015.19.00 |
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28 |
Packing containers used for sterilization of medical instruments, in plastic and paper bags (containing more paper), consisting of two sides (plastic coated on one side and paper coated on the reverse side), with 3 edges properly sealed and the fourth edge having an adhesive strip to seal the bag. Put up in packings for retail sale. |
4819.50.00 |
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29 |
Products used for sterilization of medical instruments, in the form of squeezed tubes, consisting of two sides (paper coated on one side and polyester coated on the reverse side), with 2 edges properly sealed, put up in rolls. |
4823.90.99 |
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30 |
Stockings for varicose veins, of synthetic fibres |
6115.10.10 |
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31 |
Surgical gowns |
6211.43.10 |
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32 |
Compression garments of cotton of a kind used for the treatment of scar tissue and skin grafts |
6212.90.11 |
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33 |
Compression garments of other textile materials of a kind used for the treatment of scar tissue and skin grafts |
6212.90.91 |
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34 |
Surgical masks |
6307.90.40 |
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35 |
Medical or surgical sterilizers (for example, steam sterilizers; low-temperature plasma sterilizers, etc.) |
8419.20.00 |
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36 |
Centrifuges used for medical diagnosis, testing and screening |
8421.19.90 |
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37 |
Wheelchairs, wagons and similar vehicles specially designed for disabled persons, whether or not motorized |
8713.10.00 |
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38 |
Contact lens (nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism) |
9001.30.00 |
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39 |
Surgical loupes, dermoscopes |
9002.90.90 |
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40 |
Corrective spectacles |
9004.90.10 |
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41 |
Surgical miroscopes |
9011.80.00 |
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42 |
CO2 laser treatment projector |
9013.20.00 |
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43 |
Electro-cardiographs |
9018.11.00 |
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44 |
Medical Ultrasonic scanning apparatus (for example, ultrasonic diagnostic scanner; ultrasonic bone densitometer; ultrasonic fetal heart detector, high-intensity ultrasound equipment system for tumor treatment, etc.) |
9018.12.00 |
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45 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus |
9018.13.00 |
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46 |
Scintigraphic apparatus |
9018.14.00 |
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47 |
Patient monitors; bilirubin meters; encephalographs; electro-mechanical machine; endoscopic diagnostic system; respiratory function meter/analyzer; surgical positioning equipment and apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters |
9018.19.00 |
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48 |
Ultra-violet or infra-red ray apparatus |
9018.20.00 |
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49 |
Disposable syringes |
9018.31.10 |
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50 |
Electric syringes, infusion pump |
9018.31.90 |
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51 |
Tubular metal needles and needles for sutures; surgical metal needles; lancing devices and lancets used to obtain blood and body fluids; needles for artificial kidney system; intravenous cannulae |
9018.32.00 |
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52 |
Urinary catheters |
9018.39.10 |
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53 |
Catheters, cannulae and the like (for example, catheterization instruments; platelets pooling kits and kits for separating leukocytes; bloodlines; intravenous cannulae used for blood transfusion; stomach tube; feeding tube; blood sampling devices; lines for electric syringes; cannulae, catheters, etc.) |
9018.39.90 |
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54 |
Dental drill engines, whether or not combined on a single base with other dental equipment |
9018.41.00 |
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55 |
Other ophthalmic instruments and appliances (for example, automatic refractometer; retinal power meter; retinal scanners/fundus fluorescence scanner; ophthalmologic surgery system (Excimer Laser, Femtosecond Laser, Phaco, vitreous cutter, corneal flap microkeratome); laser treatment machine used for ophthalmology; express Glaucoma filtration device, etc.) |
9018.50.00 |
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56 |
Intravenous administration sets, vein display instrument |
9018.90.20 |
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57 |
Electronic instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical or dental sciences (for example, cardiac defibrillators; electric scalpels; ultrasonic scalpels; laser scalpels; anesthesia machine and ventilators; ventilators; infant incubators; lithotripsy system; dialysis equipment; cryosurgery equipment; cardiopulmonary bypass machine; liver filtering machines; hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis machines for patients with renal failure; system of equipment for prostate surgery, etc.) |
9018.90.30 |
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58 |
Medical equipment and instruments that are classified under the heading 9018 but yet to be included in Vietnam’s nomenclature of exports and imports and nomenclature enclosed with this Circular. |
9018.90.90 |
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59 |
Orthopaedic or splints and other fracture appliances |
9021.10.00 |
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60 |
Artificial teeth |
9021.21.00 |
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61 |
Dental fittings |
9021.29.00 |
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62 |
Artificial joints |
9021.31.00 |
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63 |
Other artificial parts of the body |
9021.39.00 |
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64 |
Hearing aids, excluding parts and accessories |
9021.40.00 |
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65 |
Pacemakers for stimulating heart muscles, excluding parts and accessories |
9021.50.00 |
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66 |
other appliances which are worn or carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability (for example, coronary stents; embolization beads, inferior vena cava filters, vascular closure devices; artificial intraocular lens, etc.) |
9021.90.00 |
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67 |
Computed tomography apparatus |
9022.12.00 |
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68 |
Diagnostic or therapeutic equipment for dental uses |
9022.13.00 |
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69 |
Apparatus based on the use of X-rays for diagnosis or treatment, for medical or surgical uses |
9022.14.00 |
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70 |
Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiations for medical, surgical or dental uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus (for example, Cobalt machine for cancer treatment, linear accelerator for cancer treatment, gamma scalpels of various kinds, brachytherapy equipment of various kinds, etc.) |
9022.21.00 |
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71 |
Diagnostic equipment with radioactive isotopes (PET, SPECT, thyroid uptake system I130, I131) |
9022.90.90 |
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72 |
Electronic thermometers |
9025.19.19 |
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73 |
Mercury medical thermometers |
9025.19.20 |
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74 |
Electrically operated apparatus for physical or chemical analysis for medical uses (for example, biochemical analyzers; electrolyte and blood gas analyzers; hematology analyzers; coagulation meters; erythrocyte sedimentation rate meters; Elisa test system; blood group analyzers; cell extraction units; platelet aggregation and functional analysis meters; bacteria and virus identifiers; immunological analyzers; bacterial and viral load monitoring devices; blood glucose meters, etc.) |
9027.80.30 |
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75 |
Dentists’ chairs and parts thereof |
9402.10.10 |
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76 |
Furniture specially designed for medical or surgical purposes (for example, electronically controlled hospital beds; operating tables; emergency beds, resuscitative beds; hospital bedside cabinets; specialized emergency carts; blood collection chairs; transfusion chairs, etc.) |
9402.90.10 |
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77 |
Commodes |
9402.90.20 |
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78 |
Ceiling operating lamps |
9405.10.20 |
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79 |
Table or bed operating lamps |
9405.20.10 |
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80 |
Examination lamps |
9405.20.90 |
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81 |
Surgical lamps |
9405.40.91 |