Alcohol / Spirits 🇻🇳 Vietnam
1.5L spirits or 2L wine/beer duty-free
Can I bring Alcohol / Spirits into Vietnam?
1.5L spirits or 2L wine/beer duty-free
1.5L spirits or 2L wine/beer
- Vietnamese Customs declaration form for quantities above allowance
Required at the destination customs authority
Full details
Vietnam Customs (Tổng cục Hải quan) allows travelers aged 18 or over to bring 1.5 litres of spirits above 20% ABV, OR 2 litres of wine / beer below 20% ABV, plus a separate 3 litre beer allowance, duty-free per visit (Decree 134/2016/ND-CP). Excess attracts full import duty (typically 50%) plus special consumption tax (25-65% depending on ABV) plus 10% VAT. Alcohol for commercial resale requires a separate trading licence.
Occasional — Enforcement reported intermittently.
Duty-free per person: spirits up to 1.5L (or beer up to 3L), 200 cigarettes or 250g pipe tobacco or 20 cigars; personal goods valued up to VND 10 million (approx. USD $400–$430). For Vietnamese nationals returning after 6+ months abroad, the allowance for goods is higher at VND 20 million.
Standard duty-free allowance applies (typically 1L spirits + 1-2L wine + beer). Declare any quantity above; excise + 10% VAT computed at General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) Red Channel. Bring purchase receipts.
1.5L spirits or 2L wine/beer
- Vietnamese Customs declaration form for quantities above allowance
Vietnamese Customs Law
This page covers destination customs rules in Vietnam. Whether you can carry alcohol / spirits through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.
Alcohol / Spirits is classified under Class 3 — Flammable liquids. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.
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