Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

1) From 1 July 2025, Viet Nam will officially use new formats of the Phytosanitary Certificate for export and the Phytosanitary Certificate for re-export. These new formats remain consistent with the IPPC standard format and comply with the provisions of ISPM 12, with the change concerning the name of the competent authority and the official logo, as follows:

- The name of the competent authority has been changed from Plant Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to Plant Production and Protection Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment;

- Logo and the Financial liability statement, the name of the competent authority have also been changed to Plant Production and Protection Department.

2) The Phytosanitary Certificates in the old format certificated before 1 July 2025 are valid. We kindly request the support of importing NPPOs in accepting these certificates for the clearance of consignments upon arrival.

3) Specimens of the new formats of Phytosanitary Certificate for export and for re-export are attached in the PDF file.