Can I send food to Vietnam?
Yes, with conditions.
Send only sealed, commercially packaged, shelf-stable food. Travelers can't bring fresh or semi-processed animal products, couriers refuse perishables, and other animal products go through quarantine.
For every Onvoyo box: Only sealed, shop-bought, shelf-stable food. Express couriers don't carry perishable food: nothing fresh, frozen, meat, dairy or produce.
More rules for Vietnam
Not allowed
- Fireworks of all kinds, sky lanterns, and devices that jam traffic speed cameras
Allowed with conditions
- Meat, dairy, and other animal products
- Fresh or semi-processed animal products can't be carried in. Travelers may bring up to 5 kg of processed animal-product food for personal use after a border quarantine check. Other imports of animal products need quarantine registration with the animal health authority.
Quantity limits
- Animal-product food (travelers only)
- Up to 5 kg of processed animal-product food for personal use, after a border quarantine check. No fresh or semi-processed animal products.
Before you ship to Vietnam
- Tax-free limit
- Express and postal shipments worth VND 1,000,000 (about $39) or less, or with import duty of VND 100,000 (about $4) or less, pay no import duty. Above that, duty is due on the whole shipment. VAT has applied to express imports from the first dong since February 18, 2025, when the old rule that waived both taxes up to VND 1,000,000 ended. Gifts from someone abroad to a person living in Vietnam are free of duty and VAT if worth VND 2,000,000 (about $77) or less, or if the total tax would be under VND 200,000 (about $8), up to 4 times a year.
- Receiver ID
- Personal identification number (số định danh cá nhân) from the citizen ID card, or passport number for foreigners needed. Have the receiver's ID number ready before you ship. Customs applies the gift allowance per receiver (4 times a year), and the relocation exemption needs a copy of the receiver's citizen ID card or residence papers, or a passport and work permit for foreigners. The courier may also ask for it on the customs declaration.
- Transit
- 4-7 business days from Europe or North America; 2-5 from elsewhere in Asia
Questions
Can I send food to Vietnam?
Yes, with conditions. Send only sealed, commercially packaged, shelf-stable food. Travelers can't bring fresh or semi-processed animal products, couriers refuse perishables, and other animal products go through quarantine.
Ask about a specific item
Official sources
- 1.
Cục Hải quan (Vietnam Customs), Ministry of Finance
Danh mục hàng hóa cấm nhập khẩu (opens in a new tab) - 2.
Cục Hải quan (Vietnam Customs), Ministry of Finance
Tài sản di chuyển và quà biếu, quà tặng (opens in a new tab) - 3.
Công báo (Official Gazette of Vietnam)
Nghị định số 163/2025/NĐ-CP quy định chi tiết một số điều và biện pháp để tổ chức, hướng dẫn thi hành Luật Dược. (opens in a new tab) - 4.
Công báo (Official Gazette of Vietnam); Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development circular
Thông tư số 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT quy định về kiểm dịch động vật, sản phẩm động vật trên cạn. (opens in a new tab) - 5.
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Cục Hải quan (Vietnam Customs), Ministry of Finance
Thủ tục hải quan đối với hành lý của người nhập cảnh vượt quá định mức miễn thuế, gửi trước, gửi sau chuyến đi (opens in a new tab) - 7.
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Công báo (Official Gazette of Vietnam)
Nghị định số 181/2025/NĐ-CP quy định chi tiết thi hành một số điều của Luật Thuế giá trị gia tăng. (opens in a new tab) - 9.
Government of Vietnam (vanban.chinhphu.vn)
Nghị định số 134/2016/NĐ-CP của Chính phủ: Quy định chi tiết một số điều và biện pháp thi hành Luật thuế xuất khẩu, thuế nhập khẩu (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Vietnam makes the final decision on every box.