It was one of the provisions of Circular No. 34/2014/TT-BNNPTNT dated Oct.31st,2014 by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, guiding quality control of imported salt.
From Jan.01st.2015, the salt imported under HS heading 2501 in the tariff schedule issued by the Finance Ministry should meet the quality standards in accordance with standards and technical regulations on quality of imported salt. All shipments of imported salt should be tested and assessed in terms of quality.
When shipments of salt to the border gate, the importer should contact with customs office in the border gate to make customs procedures, taking samples and storing the goods as prescribed by the customs authorities.
Importers are responsible for preserving the goods under the provisions of the customs office until the inspection agency issues "Notification of inspection results of salt quality", certifying that the shipment meet quality requirements on imported salt. The businesses are not allowed to put salt on the production or circulation in the market until the customs declaration is cleared by the customs office.
Prior to the effecting date of this Circular (Jan.01st.2015), the provisions of Circulars No.60/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated Sep.09th.2011 and 68/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated Oct.20th.2011 are keep applied for salt shipments with the signed contracts which meet one of the following conditions: being loaded on the transportation means, with loading date indicated on the bill of lading (for transportation by sea, rail, air) or arrival date to the gate (for the transportation by road) or being opened a letter of credit (L/C) or having payment proof before Jan.01st.2015
Source: Vietnam Customs