The Ministry of Health issued a decision on the connection of four administrative procedures related to traditional medicine and pharmacy to the National Single Window across the country.

According to the Ministry of Health, four procedures include issuing a certificate of sale for imported traditional medicine exempted from clinical trial or clinical trial stage exemption; application for re-export of recalled traditional medicine; allowing the import of medicine and medicinal ingredients with the remaining expiry date at the customs clearance time shorter than prescribed; and license for export of herbal ingredients under the list of precious, rare and endemic species and categories subject to control.

The results of these procedures are electronic licenses or certificates which are issued by competent persons with digital signatures of competent agencies.

The Administration of Traditional Medicine and Pharmacy, the Ministry of Health, the General Department of Vietnam Customs and the customs departments are in charge of carrying out these administrative procedures.

Traditional medicine manufactures and importers are allowed to implement these procedures via the National Single Window.

The pilot connection of these procedures to the National Single Window is from December 20, 2021 to January 20, 2022.

The four procedures will be officially connected to the National Single Window from January 21, 2022.