Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Mobile Phones (Commercial) → Vietnam
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-25
No specific restrictions for personal mobile phones (commercial)
Details
No specific restrictions for personal mobile phones (commercial). In the reverse direction (taking mobile phones (commercial) out of Vietnam): restricted — Commercial-quantity mobile phones exported from Vietnam requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Quantity limit
Personal use
Leaving with this item
Commercial-quantity mobile phones exported from Vietnam requires a commercial export declaration; samples at personal quantities move informally.
Practical advice
Personal-use single phone clears as routine. Multiple unboxed phones may trigger commercial-intent scrutiny; General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) applies duty + 10% VAT above the personal allowance.
Customs authority
General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) · https://www.customs.gov.vn