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Table A3. 2 Products affected by standards and technical regulations, 2016-20
Group 6: Biodegradable plastic products
Technical regulation and items: Sacks and bags (including cones) of polymers of ethylene; Sacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods; Self-adhesive plates, in rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm
International HS Code: 392321; 630533; 391910

Table 4.20 Manufacturing programmes, 2013-20
Programme: Packaging national programme
Years in operation: 2017-21
Sector: Packaging
Summary: To create a favourable legal and business environment for sustainable development, and to reduce the use of harmful packaging
Reference: (...)

Table 3.6 Recommendations for import
Concerned ministries: MONREC, Department of Environmental Conservation
List of commodities needing a recommendation for importation: Recycled plastic, plastic cuts, and other recycled non-hazardous scrap
Other certificates needed: For recycled plastic, plastic cuts, and other recycled non-hazardous scrap:
1. Application statement providing the details of the reason for import
2. Specification, colour photo, sample, laboratory result (...)

3.31. (...) According to MOC Notification No. 68/2020, which was issued on 22 October 2020 (latest available), 3,931 (approximately 35% of all 10-digit level tariff lines) were on the import negative list and required either an automatic or non-automatic licence for import. (...) Currently, goods subject to licensing include: ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases; animals and animal products; plants, plant products and new plant varieties;(...) wild live animals and plants; pesticides; hazardous waste – waste, parings, and scrap of plastics; (...) scheduled wastes (toxic and hazardous wastes) (...)

13. (...) The environmental protection tax continues to be applied on petroleum products, coal, hydrogen-chlorofluorocarbon liquids, plastic bags, and various pesticides and herbicides; this list has remained unchanged since Viet Nam's previous Review. (...).

3.51. Under the Law on Environmental Protection Tax (Law No. 57/2010/QH12), which entered into force on 1 January 2012, the environmental protection tax has been applied on petroleum products, coal, hydrogen-chlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) liquids (ozone-depleting substances), plastic bags, and various pesticides and herbicides. (...).

Table 3.5 Products subject to environmental protection tax, 2020
Item; Product description; Calculation unit; Tax frame (VND); Tax rate (VND)
III; Hydrogen-chlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) liquid; kg; 1,000-5,000; 5,000
IV; Taxable-plastic bag; kg; 30,000-50,000; 50,000
V; Herbicide that is restricted; kg; 500-2,000; 500
VI; Pesticide that is restricted; kg; 1,000-3,000; 1,000
VII; Forest product preservative that is restricted; kg; 1,000-3,000;1,000
VIII; Warehouse disinfectant that is restricted; kg; 1,000-3,000; 1,000

4.50. Viet Nam aims to achieve higher energy efficiency and conservation, in line with the Law on Energy Saving and Efficiency. Prime Minister's Decision No. 280/QD-TTg, issued on 13 March 2019, approved the National Energy Program on Efficiency (VNEEP3) for the period 2019 30, with energy saving targets of 5%-7% for 2025 and 8%-10% for 2030. Prime Minister's Decision No. 04/2017/QD-TTg, issued on 9 March 2017, updated the list of devices and equipment subject to energy labelling, the application of the minimum energy efficiency requirements, and the relevant implementation roadmap until 2020. The VNEEP3 specifies savings potentials for different industries, such as beverages, plastics, paper, chemicals, and heavy industry products. The authorities indicate that the VNEEP for the period 2011-15 contributed to savings of 5.65% of the total energy demand during that period. Similarly, Prime Minister's Directive No. 20/CT-TTg (on strengthening electricity saving for the period 2020-25), issued on 7 May 2020, seeks to save at least 2% of the total power consumption annually. In 2019-20, the Government approved VND 10 billion for the VNEEP3 for policies and communication on economical and efficient use of energy. Prime Minister's Directive No. 30/CT-TTg, issued on 27 November 2015, urged several ministries to enhance control on investment projects that intensively use energy and resources and potentially cause environmental pollution. These ministries were requested to prepare technical regulations and energy-use norms applicable to each manufacturing industry. Moreover, the National Action Plan for Green Growth in the period 2014-20 promoted the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the use of clean and renewable sources of energy in a wide range of activities in agriculture and industry.

4.99. Korea imposes environmental waste charges on certain items that contain harmful substances and are difficult to recycle (Act on Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources). The charge is intended to ensure that manufacturers bear the cost of processing waste. It applies equally to imports and domestic goods. [131]

[131] At the time of the previous Review, the charges were set at e.g. KRW 24.9 per plastic container of insecticide or KRW 30.7 if the container exceeds 500 ml; and KRW 75 or KRW 150 per kg of the plastic or synthetic resin used for domestic goods.

1.40. (...) Until 2017, China was the leading importer of plastic waste (totalling USD 3,263 million), but since then it has reduced its imports to USD 49 million in 2018, USD 0.5 million in 2019, and USD 0.1 million in 2020.