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Send Cosmetics (Commercial) 🇻🇳 Vietnam

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Can I post Cosmetics (Commercial) to Vietnam?

ALLOWEDVERIFIED · 2026-07-26LOW CONFIDENCE

Personal-quantity cosmetics can be posted to Vietnam; product registration applies to selling, not to personal parcels.

QUANTITY / LIMITS

Personal-use quantities; bulk or repeated identical shipments are treated as commercial imports

DOCUMENTS

  • Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.gov.vn
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Full Details

Posting cosmetics to Vietnam in personal quantities is permitted — registration and notification regimes govern marketing cosmetics, not personal parcels. General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) applies the ordinary parcel framework to an accurate CN22/CN23 declaration: import VAT/GST at 10% applies above the exemption threshold, plus duty on above-threshold consignments. Import goods valued at or below VND 1,000,000 (approx. USD $43) are generally exempt from import duty if they are non-commercial gifts. VAT (10%) may still apply. Vietnam has been working to tighten low-value e-commerce import rules. Verify current rules with GDVC. Aerosols and nail varnish are dangerous-goods limited quantities for air mail; bulk or repeated identical parcels are treated as unregistered commercial imports.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Keep parcels to personal quantities and declare contents specifically ('face cream', not 'gift'). Check carrier rules for aerosols and nail varnish — they are the commonly refused items in this class.

OFFICIAL SOURCES

POSTING DETAILS

QUANTITY / WEIGHT LIMITS

Personal-use quantities; bulk or repeated identical shipments are treated as commercial imports

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Commercial invoice or proof of purchase showing the transaction value

COUNTRY POSTING NOTES

Vietnam Post and customs handle international postal imports. Customs duties and VAT apply to goods above the de minimis threshold. Prohibited items cannot be imported by any means including post.

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