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Consumer Drone 🇻🇳 Vietnam

VERIFIED · 2025-01-15NOT YET GRADED

Ministry of Defence approval required

ANSWER

Can I bring Consumer Drone into Vietnam?

RESTRICTEDVERIFIED · 2025-01-15

Ministry of Defence approval required

QUANTITY / LIMITS

With MND approval only

DOCUMENTS

  • Ministry of National Defence approval

DECLARATION

Required at the destination customs authority

SOURCE

customs.gov.vn
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Full details

Vietnam requires approval from the Ministry of National Defence for drone operations. This applies to both Vietnamese citizens and foreign visitors. The approval process is bureaucratic and often impractical for tourists. Drones may be confiscated at customs without prior approval.

PRACTICAL ADVICE

Apply for approval well in advance. In practice, many tourist drones are confiscated at airports without prior MND approval.

OFFICIAL SOURCES · VERIFIED 2025-01-15

RULE DETAILS

QUANTITY LIMITS

With MND approval only

DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

  • Ministry of National Defence approval

LEGAL REFERENCE

Decree 36/2008/ND-CP

AIR TRAVEL IS SEPARATE

This page covers destination customs rules in Vietnam. Whether you can carry consumer drone through security, in carry-on, or in checked baggage depends on airline and screening rules — see air travel rules.

IATA DANGEROUS GOODS

Consumer Drone is classified under Class 9 — Miscellaneous dangerous goods. Cabin and checked-baggage rules apply on top of any destination regulation.

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Consumer Drone rules in other countries

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