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THE GOVERNMENT |
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM |
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No. 365/2026/ND-CP |
Hanoi, September 23, 2026 |
DECREE
ON RICE EXPORT AND IMPORT BUSINESS
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Law on Commerce No. 36/2005/QH11;
Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management No. 05/2017/QH14;
Pursuant to the Law on Investment No. 143/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Enterprise Law No. 59/2020/QH14, as amended by Law No. 76/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Law on Prices No. 16/2023/QH15, as amended by Law No. 140/2025/QH15;
At the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Trade;
The Government hereby promulgates a Decree on rice export and import business.
1. This Decree prescribes the export and import business of paddy and all types of rice (hereinafter collectively referred to as “rice”).
2. Activities of temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-import, transit trade, transit, processing of rice for foreign parties; non-commercial export activities, and aid, gift and donation of rice do not fall within the scope of this Decree.
This Decree applies to traders as prescribed by the Law on Commerce; agencies and organizations responsible for the management and regulation of rice export and import; and other relevant organizations and individuals.
Article 3. Right to conduct rice export and import business
1. Vietnamese traders of all economic sectors that meet the conditions prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree and are issued a Certificate of Eligibility for Rice Export Business (hereinafter referred to as “the Certificate”) shall have the right to conduct rice export business in accordance with this Decree and other relevant provisions of law.
2. Traders that are foreign direct investment enterprises that are issued the Certificate shall conduct rice export business activities in accordance with this Decree; other relevant provisions of Vietnamese law and the commitments of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party.
3. Only traders holding the Certificate may receive entrusted export of rice.
4. Traders that export organic rice, parboiled rice and micronutrient-fortified rice are not required to meet the business conditions prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article, are not required to hold the Certificate, are not required to maintain the circulation reserve prescribed in Article 12 and are not required to comply with the reporting requirements prescribed in Article 25 of this Decree.
5. Rice import traders shall notify the Ministry of Industry and Trade of their rice import plans.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS AND CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR RICE EXPORT BUSINESS
Article 4. Conditions for rice export business
1. Traders that have been established and registered for business in accordance with the law may conduct rice export business when they have at least one specialized paddy and rice warehouse and one rice milling facility meeting the requirements of the law on food safety, technical standards and regulations.
2. The specialized paddy and rice warehouse and rice milling facility prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article may be owned by the trader or leased from another organization or individual, with a written lease agreement in accordance with the law and for a duration consistent with the validity period of the Certificate.
Traders holding the Certificate shall not lease to other traders, for the purpose of applying for the Certificate, the specialized paddy and rice warehouses and rice milling facilities that have been approved in the Certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Article 5. Inspection of rice export business conditions
1. Traders shall self-declare their application documents for the Certificate and independently bear legal responsibility for the declared contents and for the documents in the application for the Certificate as prescribed in Article 6 and for meeting the rice export business conditions prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree.
2. The province-level People’s Committee of the locality where the trader’s specialized paddy and rice warehouse is located shall take the lead and direct functional agencies in the area to cooperate with functional agencies in other areas (if any) to organize post-licensing inspections of the specialized paddy and rice warehouses and rice milling facilities of traders to verify compliance with rice export business conditions within 45 days from the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues the Certificate to the trader.
Within five working days from the date of completion of the inspection, the post-licensing inspection authority shall report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the inspection results in writing, propose handling measures for violations (if any) and enclose the inspection record.
3. In accordance with annual periodic plans or on an ad hoc basis, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take the lead and cooperate with relevant agencies to organize inspections of compliance with the law on rice export business.
Article 6. Issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Rice Export Business
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall issue the Certificate to traders in paper form and electronic form (when applicable) to traders that meet the rice export business conditions prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree.
2. Application documents for the Certificate shall comprise:
a) An application in accordance with Form No. 01 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree: one original;
b) Documents evidencing the right to use the land and ownership of the specialized paddy and rice warehouse and rice milling facility (where the specialized paddy and rice warehouse and rice milling facility is owned by the trader) or a lease agreement for the specialized paddy and rice warehouse and rice milling facility (where the trader leases the specialized paddy and rice warehouse and rice milling facility) together with supporting documents of the lessor: one copy, certified by the trader.
Where the trader submits documents electronically, the application documents for the Certificate shall include the documents prescribed in Points a and b of this Clause: one electronic copy.
3. Number of document sets: one set.
Traders may submit documents in person at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade or send documents by post (address: Ministry of Industry and Trade, No. 23 Ngo Quyen, Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi) or submit documents via the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s electronic information portal.
Where documents are submitted in person at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, traders shall submit one copy, certified by the trader, of the documents prescribed in Point b of Clause 2 of this Article.
4. Document processing time
a) Within ten working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid documents, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider and issue the Certificate in accordance with Form No. 02 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;
b) Where the documents are incomplete or non-compliant, within five working days from the date of receipt of the documents, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall respond to the trader in writing and clearly state the reasons for the trader to supplement and finalize the documents. The period from the request for supplementation until receipt of valid supplementary information shall not be counted toward the document processing time;
c) Where verification of relevant documents in the application for the Certificate is required, the document processing time prescribed in Points a and b of this Clause shall be calculated from the time the Ministry of Industry and Trade receives the written response of the relevant agencies regarding the verification.
5. The Certificate shall be valid for five years from the date of issuance. Upon expiry of the Certificate, the trader must apply for a new Certificate to continue rice export business.
6. The issuance of a new Certificate to a trader to replace a Certificate that is about to expire: the components of the application documents, number of document sets, method of submission, time limit for consideration and issuance of a new Certificate shall be carried out in accordance with Clauses 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.
Article 7. Re-issuance and amendment of the Certificate
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider re-issuing the Certificate where the Certificate is lost, damaged or destroyed.
The trader shall send an application in accordance with Form No. 03 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree for consideration and re-issuance of the Certificate: one original.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider amending the Certificate where there are changes to the particulars of the Certificate.
Application documents for amendment of the Certificate shall comprise:
a) An application in accordance with Form No. 03 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree: one original;
b) Documents relating to the changes to the contents of the Certificate: one copy, certified by the trader.
Where the trader submits documents electronically, the application documents for amendment of the Certificate shall include the documents prescribed in Points a and b of this Clause: one electronic copy.
3. Number of document sets: one set.
Traders may submit documents in person at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade or send documents by post (address: Ministry of Industry and Trade, No. 23 Ngo Quyen, Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi) or submit documents via the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s electronic information portal.
Where documents are submitted in person at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, traders shall submit a copy, certified by the trader, of the documents prescribed in Point b of Clause 2 of this Article.
4. Time limit for consideration and re-issuance or amendment of the Certificate
a) Within seven working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid documents, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider and issue the Certificate in accordance with Form No. 04 (for cases of amendment of the Certificate) or Form No. 05 (for cases of re-issuance of the Certificate) prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree.
b) Where the documents are incomplete or non-compliant, within five working days from the date of receipt of the documents, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall respond to the trader in writing and clearly state the reasons for the trader to supplement and finalize the documents. The period from the request for supplementation until receipt of valid supplementary information shall not be counted toward the document processing time.
c) Where verification of relevant documents in the application for the Certificate is required, the document processing time prescribed in Points a and b of this Clause shall be calculated from the time the Ministry of Industry and Trade receives the written response of the relevant agencies regarding the verification.
5. The validity period of the Certificate re-issued or amended in accordance with Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article shall be the validity period of the previously issued Certificate.
Article 8. Revocation of the Certificate
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider and decide on the revocation of the Certificate in the following cases:
a) The trader holding the Certificate requests revocation;
b) The trader is dissolved or declared bankrupt in accordance with the law;
c) The trader has its business registration certificate, enterprise registration certificate or investment registration certificate revoked;
d) The trader is not named as the exporter on export customs declarations for 12 consecutive months, unless the trader has notified the temporary suspension of business operations in accordance with the law;
dd) The trader fails to maintain compliance with the business conditions prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree in the course of business;
e) The trader makes false declarations regarding the specialized paddy and rice warehouse or rice milling facility or engages in other fraudulent acts to obtain the Certificate;
g) The trader fails to comply with or does not properly comply with the direction and administration of competent authorities as prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree;
h) Where, after 45 days from the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues a written reminder to the rice export trader to comply with the reporting requirements prescribed in Points a and b of Clause 1 of Article 25 of this Decree, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has not received the trader’s report;
i) The trader fails to maintain the paddy and rice circulation reserve as prescribed in Article 12 of this Decree;
k) At the proposal of the competent functional authority.
2. The revocation of a trader’s Certificate shall be carried out by Decision of the Minister of Industry and Trade. The Decision must clearly state the reason for revocation.
In the case prescribed in Point a of Clause 1 of this Article, the rice export trader shall send one set of application documents for revocation of the Certificate in person at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade or by post (address: Ministry of Industry and Trade, No. 23 Ngo Quyen, Cua Nam Ward, Hanoi) or via the National Public Service Portal or the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s electronic information portal, comprising a written request for revocation of the Certificate in accordance with Form No. 11 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree (clearly stating the reason).
Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the trader’s request, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall issue a decision revoking the Certificate already issued to the trader.
3. Where a trader’s Certificate is revoked in accordance with Clause 1 of this Article, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall only consider issuing a new Certificate to the trader after the expiry of the following periods:
a) Where the Certificate is revoked due to violations of the provisions of Points a, b, c, d, e, g, h, i or k or a first-time violation of Point dd of Clause 1 of this Article, this period shall be 12 months from the date of the revocation decision;
b) Where the trader’s Certificate has been revoked due to a violation of Point dd of Clause 1 of this Article and the trader commits a repeat violation, this period shall be 24 months from the date of the most recent revocation decision.
4. The issuance of a new Certificate to a trader after revocation shall be carried out in accordance with Article 6 of this Decree and may only be carried out after the expiry of the minimum period prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article.
Article 9. Fee for issuance, re-issuance and amendment of the Certificate
Traders applying for issuance, re-issuance or amendment of the Certificate shall not be required to pay any fee.
RICE EXPORT AND IMPORT MANAGEMENT
Article 10. Objectives and principles of rice export management
Rice export management must meet the following objectives and principles:
1. Contribute to the consumption of commercial paddy and rice and safeguard the interests of rice growers in accordance with current policies.
2. Ensure a balance between exports and domestic consumption; contribute to the price stabilization of paddy and rice in the domestic market.
3. Fulfill international commitments; ensure effective exports.
Article 11. Balancing commercial paddy and rice supply for export
1. Each year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall take the lead and cooperate with province-level People’s Committees to balance supply against domestic paddy and rice consumption demand, announce in the fourth quarter of each year the supply of commercial paddy and rice available for export in the following plan year; update and notify the Ministry of Industry and Trade, province-level People’s Committees and the Vietnam Food Association of the production situation, output and supply of commercial paddy and rice available for export by type and crop season during the year.
2. Rice export management shall be carried out on the basis of the commercial paddy and rice supply balanced for export each year as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 12. Circulation reserve
Rice export traders must at all times maintain a minimum circulation reserve equivalent to 5% of the volume of rice exported by the trader in the preceding six months.
Article 13. Purchase of commercial paddy and rice for export
1. Rice export traders shall notify province-level People’s Committees of paddy and rice purchase points, publish purchase points, post purchase prices by quality and type of commercial paddy and rice and by harvest season for farmers to be informed and transact directly.
2. Where commercial paddy and rice is purchased through other traders or from processing establishments, the traders and processing establishments must establish and organize a stable system to comply with the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 14. Assessment of the credibility level of rice export traders
1. Criteria for assessing the credibility level of traders
a) Credit rating of the trader;
b) Fulfillment of tax obligations by the trader;
c) Results of assessment of the level of customs law compliance;
d) Development of production linkage and product offtake chains;
dd) Development and promotion of rice brands;
e) Rice export business performance results;
g) Results of compliance with the reporting obligations and maintenance of the circulation reserve;
h) Results of compliance with regulations on specialized paddy and rice warehouses, rice milling facilities; and purchase of commercial paddy and rice from farmers;
i) Assessment of the specialized paddy and rice warehouse system and integrated and modern logistics system;
k) Compliance with regulations on occupational safety and hygiene, fire prevention and fighting, and natural disaster and flood prevention at the trader’s specialized paddy and rice warehouses and rice milling facilities.
2. The criteria prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall be assessed and classified on a scale of 0 to 100 points.
3. The credibility level of traders shall be assessed at the following levels:
a) Very high credibility: credibility score of 80 to 100;
b) High credibility: credibility score of 60 to below 80;
c) Medium credibility: credibility score of 40 to below 60;
d) Low credibility: credibility score of 20 to below 40;
dd) Very low credibility: credibility score of 0 to below 20.
4. Ministries, sectoral agencies and province-level People’s Committees, namely Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Environment, Finance, the State Bank of Vietnam and relevant province-level People’s Committees, shall, based on the criteria prescribed in this Article and in accordance with their functions, tasks and responsibilities prescribed in Article 23, annually organize credibility level assessments of traders based on the list of traders provided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and no later than June 30 each year send the credibility level assessment results to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation and publication of the credibility levels of rice export traders.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall establish a Trader Credibility Assessment Council in accordance with Article 23 and consolidate the credibility level assessment results of ministries, sectoral agencies and localities to publish the credibility levels of traders.
Article 15. Stabilization of domestic commercial paddy and rice prices
Rice export traders shall be responsible for organizing the rice distribution system and immediately supplying existing rice inventory and rice from the circulation reserve to stabilize the domestic market at the direction of competent state authorities. The announcement and application of price stabilization measures for paddy and rice shall be carried out in accordance with the law on prices.
Article 16. Production and consumption linkages and development of raw material production areas
1. Rice export traders are encouraged to develop raw material production areas or link with producers to develop raw material production areas (hereinafter collectively referred to as “raw material production areas”) by the following methods:
a) Develop raw material production areas under the trader’s management and use on rice-growing land allocated, leased or contributed as land use right capital by the State or leased from households, organizations and individuals for rice cultivation in accordance with the law on land;
b) Implement the policy on encouraging the development of agricultural cooperation and production linkages tied to the consumption of agricultural products, development of large-scale fields and raw material production areas meeting export standards;
c) Maintain production and consumption linkages for paddy and rice in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and current provisions of law.
2. Traders that develop raw material production areas in accordance with Clause 1 of this Article shall be given priority consideration under the following specific support policies:
a) Participate in trade promotion programs and develop and promote the image and brands of products and enterprises domestically and internationally;
b) Participate in contracts at markets with centralized contracts as prescribed in Clause 1 of Article 19;
c) Be allocated quotas for performing centralized rice export contracts;
d) Participate in the State’s paddy and rice temporary purchase program.
Article 17. Ensuring the quality of commercial paddy and rice for export
1. Rice for export must conform to the corresponding national technical standards and regulations and meet the requirements on quality, packaging, labeling, packing, preservation and traceability of the importing country; unless the importer has different requirements, in which case the importer’s requirements shall apply.
2. Rice export traders and traders exporting organic rice, parboiled rice and micronutrient-fortified rice shall be responsible for complying with the processes, technical standards and regulations on the production, processing and preservation of commercial paddy and rice issued by competent state authorities.
Article 18. Development of rice export markets
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take the lead and cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and relevant agencies to negotiate to open rice markets and remove difficulties and barriers in such markets; direct and organize the implementation of market information activities; implement programs and activities of commercial exchange, product promotion and rice trade promotion; and establish, consolidate and expand rice trade cooperation with countries and territories.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take the lead and cooperate with ministries, sectoral agencies and relevant agencies to negotiate, conclude or submit to competent authorities for conclusion of Memoranda of Understanding and Agreements on rice trade with foreign countries and territories in accordance with the Law on International Treaties and the Law on International Agreements. Where a foreign country or territory requests signing at government level or authorizes an enterprise to sign, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.
3. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall support Associations and enterprises in strengthening market development activities to contribute to promoting the consumption of domestically produced rice.
4. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall take the lead and cooperate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies to monitor and negotiate to remove technical barriers and phytosanitary barriers applied by countries and territories to imported paddy and rice; negotiate and conclude agreements on phytosanitary measures and technical regulations on paddy and rice quality with foreign countries and territories.
5. The Ministry of Finance shall allocate annual funding for the implementation of the programs and activities prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.
Article 19. Transactions, negotiations, tendering, conclusion and organization of performance of centralized rice export contracts
1. A centralized rice export contract (hereinafter referred to as “centralized contract”) is a rice export contract concluded pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding or Agreement between the competent authority of the Government of Vietnam and the competent authority of a foreign government or territory, and rice export contracts concluded at the direction of the Prime Minister.
2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consult relevant agencies and organizations and designate the leading exporter for centralized contract transactions based on the following criteria:
a) The trader’s rice export performance in the two most recent years in the market expected for the centralized contract transaction;
b) The trader’s overall rice export performance in the two most recent years;
c) Transactions with foreign partners that have been or are expected to be designated as the lead rice importer;
d) The credibility level of the trader.
Traders that were designated as leading exporters before the effective date of this Decree may continue to perform their functions until the conclusion of the contracts already signed. Where the importing country requests the immediate designation of a leading exporter or the conduct of transactions immediately after the conclusion of the Memorandum of Understanding, the Minister of Industry and Trade shall designate the leading exporter for the market with centralized contracts.
3. Where two or more traders are designated as leading exporters in one market with centralized contracts, the rotating leading exporter arrangement shall apply.
4. Responsibilities of the leading exporter in transactions, negotiations or tendering and conclusion and organization of performance of centralized contracts.
a) Proactively monitor market conditions and promptly obtain information on transaction demand, conclusion of rice import contracts or organization of import tendering rounds by competent authorities or organizations of the importing country;
b) Based on supply-demand balance and capacity, the trader shall proactively develop transaction and tendering plans, independently decide on the offer price to ensure export efficiency and independently bear responsibility for the concluded contract;
c) Report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade in writing on the feasibility of transactions, conclusion of contracts or participation in tendering, the ability to balance supply sources and other relevant matters to ensure contract performance; results of transactions, conclusion of contracts or tendering results and plans for organizing contract performance;
d) Fulfill entrusted export quotas that have been returned by allocated traders, not yet performed, or for which no trader has accepted the entrusted export.
5. The leading exporter that concludes and organizes the performance of centralized contracts shall directly export 20% of the rice volume in the contract. Where the rotating leading exporter arrangement applies as prescribed in Clause 3 of this Article, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall prescribe the allocation of the 20% of the rice volume in the contract among the leading exporters.
Based on the criteria prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article and relevant provisions of law, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall allocate the remaining 80% of the rice volume in the centralized contract to other rice export traders, including leading exporters not participating in the conclusion of the contract, for the purpose of carrying out entrusted export.
6. The allocation of centralized contracts to rice export traders for entrusted export shall be based on the following criteria:
a) The trader’s direct export performance in the preceding six months;
b) Responsibility for delivery under allocated centralized contracts;
c) Results of development of raw material production areas or implementation of production and consumption linkages for paddy and rice by the trader;
d) The trader’s paddy and rice purchase performance at the direction of competent agencies and organizations;
dd) The credibility level of the trader.
7. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall allocate centralized contract quotas to traders based on the criteria prescribed in Clause 6 of this Article; monitor and urge the performance of centralized contracts, including the conclusion and performance of entrusted export contracts.
After the Ministry of Industry and Trade allocates the quotas, the trader allocated quotas and the leading exporter must sign a contract on the performance of the centralized contract, clearly setting out the rights and obligations of the parties.
Contract disputes arising between the parties shall be resolved in accordance with the law.
8. Traders shall not be allocated centralized contract quotas as prescribed in this Article in the following cases:
a) Directly or indirectly bidding, transacting or concluding rice export contracts in markets with centralized contracts in violation of the regulations and direction of competent state authorities;
b) Forging documents or engaging in other fraudulent acts to be designated as a leading exporter for centralized contracts, to be allocated centralized contract quotas or to have allocated entrusted export quotas approved for return;
c) Failing to perform or incompletely performing the allocated entrusted export quotas without constituting a case of force majeure and without reporting to competent state authorities as prescribed.
The period of application of the measure of non-allocation of centralized contract quotas as prescribed in this Clause shall be six months.
Where the trader violates multiple provisions of this Clause or commits a repeat violation while still subject to the measure, the period of application of the measure prescribed in this Clause shall be determined by the aggregate of the periods applicable to each violation handled.
9. Where foreign countries or territories organize open tendering open to traders other than leading exporters, based on the notification of the competent authority or organization of the foreign country or territory, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall notify rice export traders to be informed and participate in tendering at their own responsibility for business efficiency.
10. Based on the provisions of this Decree, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take the lead and cooperate with relevant agencies to issue regulations and guidelines on the criteria for designating leading exporters and on the conclusion and organization of performance of centralized contracts.
Article 20. Statistics, use of information and data and regime for reporting statistical data on rice export contracts and performance of rice export contracts
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take the lead and cooperate with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies to agree on the information and data to be notified for rice export contracts and the information feedback mechanism on the delivery performance under notified contracts to serve rice export management.
2. Periodically on the 15th of each month or the immediately following working day (where the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday), the Ministry of Finance shall provide rice export data to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In urgent cases, the Ministry of Finance shall provide data in accordance with the written request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Information provided shall include the following criteria: HS code 1006 (excluding paddy 100610), quantity, value, declared commodity name, importing country, importer, exporter, export border gate and date of registration of the export customs declaration.
Article 21. Ensuring the objectives and principles of rice export management
To meet the objectives and comply with the principles of rice export management, based on market conditions and actual rice export management requirements, the Prime Minister shall consider and decide on the adjustment of rice export activities and the application of the rice export price framework at the proposal of the Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Environment and Industry and Trade.
Article 22. Rice import management
1. Rice import traders shall send a notification of their rice import plan to the Ministry of Industry and Trade in accordance with Form No. 09 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree and comply with the reporting requirements prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 25 of this Decree.
2. Where the rice import plan changes, the trader shall send a supplementary notification of the import plan in accordance with Form No. 09 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree together with a report in accordance with Clause 2 of Article 25 of this Decree.
Traders sending a notification of their rice import plan for the first time are not required to send the report prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 25 of this Decree.
3. Periodically on the 15th of each month or the immediately following working day (where the 15th falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday), the Ministry of Finance shall provide rice import data to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In urgent cases, the Ministry of Finance shall provide data in accordance with the written request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Information provided shall include the following criteria: HS code 1006, quantity, value, declared commodity name, exporting country, exporter, importer, import border gate and date of registration of the import customs declaration.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND RELEVANT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
Article 23. Responsibilities of ministries, sectoral agencies and province-level People’s Committees
In addition to the responsibilities prescribed in this Decree and other current provisions of law, the following ministries, sectoral agencies and province-level People’s Committees, namely the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Environment, Finance, State Bank of Vietnam and relevant province-level People’s Committees shall also have the following responsibilities:
1. Ministry of Industry and Trade
a) Allocate centralized contract quotas in a transparent and open manner and in accordance with the provisions of this Decree;
b) Develop mechanisms and implement trade promotion and rice export market development under special mechanisms, with a focus on key markets, traditional markets and new and potential markets, and rice types with high added value for export;
c) Proactively seek to expand rice export markets with centralized contracts, negotiate and conclude Agreements on rice trade with foreign countries or territories that have import demand;
d) Organize inspections of compliance with the law on rice export and import business by traders and relevant agencies and organizations; cooperate with competent agencies and organizations in inspecting, detecting and handling violations of rice export and import business; resolve complaints and denunciations and handle violations in the field of rice export and import business within its competence;
dd) Take the lead and cooperate with relevant ministries and sectoral agencies, province-level People’s Committees and relevant agencies to organize rice export management ensuring the principles prescribed in this Decree;
e) Cooperate with relevant agencies to provide guidance on and organize the implementation of the provisions of Article 14 and Clause 2 of Article 16 of this Decree;
g) Provide guidance and support to rice export traders in enhancing production and business capacity, market information, negotiation, conclusion and performance of export contracts, and resolution of international commercial disputes;
h) Carry out credibility level assessment of traders as prescribed in Points e and g of Clause 1 of Article 14 of this Decree; annually publish the list of traders by credibility level on the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s information portal.
2. Ministry of Agriculture and Environment
a) Uniformly organize the implementation of planning for commercial rice production areas; guide farmers to specialize in cultivating high-quality, high-value rice varieties meeting food safety requirements; apply scientific and technological advances in the production, processing and preservation of paddy and rice; improve the quality and brand of Vietnamese rice in the market;
b) Implement policies encouraging and supporting the development of raw material production areas and the implementation of production and consumption linkages for paddy and rice; enhance the organizational capacity of farmer representative organizations; remove difficulties and obstacles related to relevant mechanisms and policies;
c) Develop national technical standards and regulations on paddy and rice; national technical regulations on specialized paddy and rice warehouses; national technical regulations on rice milling facilities to meet the rice export business conditions as prescribed;
d) Take the lead and cooperate with province-level People’s Committees and rice industry stakeholders to monitor the production situation and determine paddy and rice output to balance commercial paddy and rice supply for export;
dd) Carry out credibility level rating of traders based on the criteria prescribed in Points d and dd of Clause 1 of Article 14 of this Decree and periodically each year in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 14 of this Decree send the credibility level assessment results to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation and publication of the credibility levels of rice export traders;
e) Provide guidance, direction and organize the inspection and supervision of compliance by traders, producers and relevant organizations and individuals with national technical standards and regulations on paddy and rice; national technical regulations on specialized paddy and rice warehouses; national technical regulations on rice milling facilities.
3. Ministry of Finance
a) Take the lead and cooperate with relevant ministries, sectoral agencies and localities to implement price stabilization measures for paddy and rice in accordance with the law;
b) Provide the Ministry of Industry and Trade with periodic reports (monthly, quarterly, annually) or ad hoc reports upon request on rice export and import;
c) Resolve relevant issues on export taxes to support rice trading and exporting enterprises;
d) Carry out credibility level rating of traders as prescribed in Points b and c of Clause 1 of Article 14 of this Decree in accordance with the Ministry of Finance’s regulations and periodically each year in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 14 of this Decree send the credibility level assessment results to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation and publication of the credibility levels of rice export traders.
4. State Bank of Vietnam
a) Carry out credit rating of traders as prescribed in Point a of Clause 1 of Article 14 of this Decree in accordance with the current regulations of the State Bank of Vietnam on credit operations of the State Bank of Vietnam;
b) Periodically each year in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 14 of this Decree send the credibility level assessment results of traders to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation and publication of the credibility levels of rice export traders.
5. Responsibilities of province-level People’s Committees
a) Organize the implementation of rice production planning; direct the supply of inputs, seed structure, cultivation techniques and improvement of rice quality to meet market demand; inspect production, circulation and consumption of paddy and rice in the area; manage and organize the implementation of planning for the specialized paddy and rice warehouse system and rice milling facilities in the area; direct the purchase of paddy and rice directly from producers and through production and consumption linkage contracts concluded with producers in accordance with current policies;
b) Submit periodic or ad hoc reports at the request of the Prime Minister and relevant ministries and sectoral agencies on the output and types of commercial paddy and rice in inventory and the expected yield and output of paddy and rice by type and crop season in the area to serve rice export management;
c) Organize inspections of the maintenance of rice export business conditions by traders in the area;
d) Disseminate, mobilize and organize local people to produce rice in accordance with the planning and orientation; comply with the direction and guidance of the agriculture sector on production processes, seed structure and crop season structure; produce in accordance with market demand and trader orders; link and cooperate with traders to develop rice raw material production areas for export;
dd) Carry out credibility level rating of traders based on the criteria prescribed in Points h, i and k of Clause 1 of Article 14 of this Decree in accordance with the regulations of the Chairperson of the province-level People’s Committee and periodically each year in accordance with Clause 4 of Article 14 of this Decree send the credibility level assessment results to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consolidation and publication of the credibility levels of rice export traders;
e) Inspect and supervise rice export traders in the area in complying with regulations and following the direction and administration of competent state authorities as prescribed in this Decree; effectively organize the implementation of policies on raw material production area development in the area; inspect, detect and handle violations of regulations on the production, trading and use of fertilizers and plant protection products in the area;
g) Publish the production cost of paddy and rice in the area in accordance with the law on prices; develop a database on the production cost of paddy and rice in the area to serve rice export management in the area;
h) Effectively implement the Government’s programs and projects on rice production; ensure output and area in accordance with approved plans; closely monitor the crop calendar by crop season; direct functional agencies in the area to monitor and gather information on developments in paddy and rice procurement to promptly develop handling solutions and provide timely information to relevant ministries and sectoral agencies to serve the management of production and export. Disseminate and mobilize farmers to confidently produce in accordance with plans and ensure stable output as planned;
i) Effectively utilize funding, protect and develop rice-growing land in accordance with the law, with a focus on supporting improvements to the irrigation system, intra-field transport, and expansion of the production area.
Article 24. Responsibilities of the Vietnam Food Association and the Vietnam Rice Industry Association
In addition to the functions and tasks prescribed by current law, the Associations shall also have the following specific responsibilities:
1. Vietnam Food Association
a) Cooperate with province-level People’s Committees in directing, guiding and supporting Association members in developing raw material production areas in accordance with current State policies;
b) Cooperate with competent authorities in inspecting and detecting violations in the field of rice export business and recommend that competent authorities handle such violations;
c) Cooperate with ministries, sectoral agencies and localities in directing and guiding Association members to purchase commercial paddy and rice, maintain the mandatory circulation reserve and stabilize the market in accordance with this Decree;
d) Develop and maintain the operation of an electronic information portal on the rice supply and demand situation, domestic and international markets, import customers, prices and rice trade forecasts, and information on rice export and paddy and rice consumption;
dd) Proactively seek to expand rice export markets; guide Association members in enhancing market capacity, proactively transacting, negotiating and concluding export contracts to improve rice export efficiency;
e) Periodically on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis, report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the Government Office and province-level People’s Committees on fluctuations in domestic paddy and rice prices; rice export prices; the rice inventory of Association members;
g) Cooperate with ministries and sectoral agencies in organizing credibility level assessments of enterprises based on the criteria in Article 14 of this Decree when requested;
h) Cooperate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in allocating centralized contract quotas to traders when requested and urge Association members to perform centralized contracts, including the conclusion and performance of entrusted export, and report performance to the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
i) Mobilize and encourage members to participate in implementing production, supply and consumption linkage chains for paddy and rice and tasks and solutions for developing an integrated and modern logistics system linked to raw material production areas;
k) Promptly report to relevant ministries and sectoral agencies on issues arising in accordance with the assigned functions and tasks and propose handling measures.
2. Vietnam Rice Industry Association
a) Encourage members to actively implement the development of raw material production areas in accordance with State policies; fulfill the reporting regime on the implementation of raw material production area development with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies as prescribed.
b) Encourage members to actively participate in implementing production, supply and consumption linkage chains for paddy and rice and tasks and solutions for developing an integrated and modern logistics system linked to raw material production areas.
c) Cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and province-level People’s Committees to monitor the production situation and determine paddy and rice output to balance commercial paddy and rice supply for export; ensure national food security; meet the objectives and principles of rice export management prescribed in this Decree.
Article 25. Responsibilities of rice export and import traders
1. Responsibilities of rice export traders
a) Immediately report in writing to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and province-level People’s Committees of the locality where the trader’s specialized paddy and rice warehouses and rice milling facilities declared for the issuance of the Certificate are located when the trader fails to meet the business conditions or when there are changes to the specialized paddy and rice warehouse or rice milling facility to meet the business conditions prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree;
b) Periodically on the 5th of each month, report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Department of Industry and Trade of the locality where the trader’s headquarters, specialized paddy and rice warehouses and rice milling facilities are located, and the Vietnam Food Association (for traders that are members of the Association) on the status of conclusion and performance of rice export contracts in the reporting period and the actual inventory of paddy and rice by specific type in accordance with Form No. 06 and Form No. 07 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;
c) Submit periodic quarterly and annual reports and ad hoc reports at the request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, province-level People’s Committees and Departments of Industry and Trade of the locality where the trader’s headquarters, specialized paddy and rice warehouses and rice milling facilities are located or raw material production areas are developed. Periodic reports shall be submitted in accordance with Form No. 08 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;
d) Actively implement the development of raw material production areas in accordance with State policies; fulfill the reporting regime on the implementation of raw material production area development with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies as prescribed;
dd) Actively participate in implementing production, supply and consumption linkage chains for paddy and rice and tasks and solutions for developing an integrated and modern logistics system linked to raw material production areas;
e) Traders that submit untruthful reports as prescribed in this Article shall not be entitled to the priority policies prescribed in Clause 2 of Article 16 of this Decree until the trader ceases and remedies the violation.
2. Responsibilities of rice import traders
a) Submit periodic quarterly and annual reports and ad hoc reports at the request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance on rice import business operations in accordance with Form No. 10 prescribed in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;
b) Comply with the direction of ministries, sectoral agencies and localities in rice import management.
Article 26. Transitional provisions
1. Traders that have been issued the Certificate in accordance with Decree No. 107/2018/ND-CP dated August 15, 2018 of the Government on rice export business, as amended by Decree No. 01/2025/ND-CP dated January 1, 2025 of the Government, may continue rice export business activities for the duration of the validity period of the issued Certificate, without having to apply for re-issuance of the Certificate in accordance with this Decree, unless they apply for re-issuance or amendment of the Certificate in accordance with Article 7 of this Decree.
2. Within 45 days from the effective date of this Decree, rice import traders shall notify the Ministry of Industry and Trade of their rice import plans in accordance with Clause 5 of Article 3 and Article 22 of this Decree.
3. Credibility level assessment of rice export traders in accordance with Article 14 of this Decree shall be conducted from January 1, 2028.
4. Foreign direct investment enterprises that have been engaged in rice production and export before 2010 may continue to operate in accordance with the licenses already issued; comply with the provisions of this Decree and relevant legislative documents.
5. Traders that have submitted complete application documents for issuance, re-issuance or amendment of the Certificate in accordance with the prescribed requirements before the effective date of this Decree shall have the Certificate issued, re-issued or amended by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in accordance with Decree No. 107/2018/ND-CP.
The date of submission of the trader’s documents shall be calculated based on the date of posting shown on the postmark (where the trader sends documents by post), the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade receives the documents on the Online Public Service Portal or the date shown on the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s incoming document receipt stamp where the trader submits documents in person at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
6. Where regulations on food safety, technical standards and technical regulations on specialized paddy and rice warehouses and rice milling facilities have not yet been issued, the regulations already issued shall continue to apply until new regulations take effect.
1. This Decree comes into force as of October 1, 2026.
2. Annul Decree No. 107/2018/ND-CP dated August 15, 2018 of the Government on rice export business and Decree No. 01/2025/ND-CP dated January 1, 2025 of the Government amending certain articles of Decree No. 107/2018/ND-CP.
3. Annul Clause 2 of Article 27 of Decree No. 85/2024/ND-CP dated July 10, 2024 of the Government prescribing in detail certain articles of the Law on Prices.
Article 28. Implementation provisions
Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, Chairpersons of province-level People’s Committees, the Chairperson of the Vietnam Food Association, the Chairperson of the Vietnam Rice Industry Association and relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Decree.
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT Pham Gia Tuc |
