Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP detailing the Implementation of the Commercial Law regarding International Goods Sale and Purchase and Goods Sale, Purchase, Processing and Transit Agency activities with foreign countries.

This Decree, consisting of 42 articles divided into eight Chapters and two Appendixes, details the implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international goods purchase and sale, including import and export, temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-import, border-gate transfer; import and export and entrustment undertaking; and goods purchase, sale, processing and transit agency. Goods being movable assets and goods serving the needs of individuals with diplomatic status, and personal baggage prescribed by law comply with separate regulations of the Government and Prime Minister. The Decree applies to Vietnamese traders, and other organizations and individuals engaged in trade-related activities prescribed in the Commercial Law.
The Decree is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Import and Export of Goods (Chap. II); Temporary Import for Re-Export, Temporary Export for Re-Import, Border-Gate Transfer of Goods (Chap. III); Entrustment of Import and Export and Undertaking of Entrusted Import and Export of Goods (Chap. IV); Goods Sale and Purchase Agency for Foreign Countries (Chap. V); Goods Processing Involving Foreign Elements (Chap. VI); Transit of Goods Through Vietnamese Territory (Chap. VII); Organization of Implementation and Implementation Provisions (Chap. VIII). Appendixes deal with: the List of Goods Banned from Import or Export (I) and the List of Goods Imported and Exported under Permits and Subject to Specialized Management (II).