According to the newly issued Government Resolution No 20, the Vietnamese government assigns the Ministry of Health to apply the export licensing policy to medical masks. Medical masks are only allowed for export for the purpose of international aid and assistance. The export volume shall not exceed 25% of the country’s output of medical masks, while the remaining 75% must be ensured for domestic Covid-19 prevention.

The licensing requirement is not applicable to the export activities of enterprises specializing in the production of export goods that were already granted investment certificates, and companies manufacturing medical masks for foreign traders that have signed processing contracts before March 1, 2020.