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Working with Vietnam, explained by people who live here

Sourcing, quality, customs, product registration and market entry — the practical detail that decides whether a Vietnam project works.

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Logistics & customs

Proof of Origin from Vietnam by Destination Market

Which origin form a shipment leaving Vietnam actually needs for the EU, the UK, CPTPP and RCEP markets, who issues it now, and which circular governs it.

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Compliance & regulation

Apostille or Legalisation for Your Vietnam Dossier

Since 11 September 2026 Vietnam accepts apostilles, but not from Germany, Austria or Czechia. Which dossier document needs which route, line by line.

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Selling into Vietnam

Vietnam Supplementary Label Checklist Under Decree 37/2026

The mandatory fields on a Vietnamese supplementary label under Decree 37/2026, who has to apply it, and why the common before-clearance rule is wrong.

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Sourcing from Vietnam

How to Compare Two Vietnamese Supplier Quotations Line by Line

A cheaper Vietnamese quotation may just be a missing VAT line. The twelve lines to normalise, and the worksheet, before you judge either price.

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Compliance & regulation

Which Declaration Route Your Vietnam Food Product Takes

Five questions that put your food product on the self-declaration or the registered route, and the exact document list each one demands.

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Sourcing from Vietnam

How to Verify a Vietnamese Supplier Without Visiting

Match a supplier's paperwork against the national registry before you wire a deposit, and why an address mismatch in 2026 is usually a ward rename, not fraud.

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Logistics & customs

Vietnam Local Charges by Incoterm: Who Pays at Origin

An origin invoice from Vietnam arrives with lines nobody quoted, from THC and CIC to seal and telex release. Here is who pays each one, by Incoterm.

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Sourcing and OEM production from Vietnamese suppliers, or importing, registering and distributing your product inside Vietnam. We work in English, Japanese and Vietnamese from Ho Chi Minh City.