Can you bring fresh fruit or produce to Vietnam?

• Fresh produce

  depends on specifics

  Decree 214/2026/ND-CP, Art. 31, quoted directly: importing quarantine-subject plants without a plant quarantine import permit draws a fine of VND 3,000,000–5,000,000 (Khoản 2); importing without a phytosanitary certificate from the exporting country draws VND 10,000,000–20,000,000 (Khoản 4). Both carry forced re-export, or destruction if re-export isn't possible (Khoản 6).

  Seeds not on Vietnam's protected-species list and free of soil are reported elsewhere as allowed to bring in without these documents — the permit/certificate requirement applies to quarantine-subject plants specifically, not every plant product.

  Also covers: fruit, vegetables, seeds, plants

  Checked 2026-09-18 — Source: Nghị định 214/2026/NĐ-CP (Decree on administrative penalties in cultivation, plant protection and plant quarantine), Art. 31

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