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and over, jewelry and gemstones not many common pharmaceuticals
of personal properties must declare which are widely accessible.
these processions at Customs.
Telephone and the Internet
Tourists entering Vietnam are
exempt from tax on: 200 tobacco Pre-paid phone cards that allow
sticks, 50 cigarettes, 150gr of direct international calls are sold
tobacco thread and 1.5litres of everywhere: airports, retail stores,
alcohol. Other items (not in banned department stores and branch
list) are exempt from the maximum stores of major networks such as
tax payable of USD300. MobiFone, VinaPhone or Viettel…
Floor price is VND10,000.
Banned items include: weapons,
opium and other addictive and Internet services are also extremely
pornographic materials. popular, particularly in cities.
Internet service providers can easily
Tax refunds for visitors be found on the streets. Most of
cafés are free wifi connected.
Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds are
effective since July 1, 2014 for goods Business course of banks
purchased in Vietnam when departing
at 7 gates, including: international Banks are available from 7.30 or 8am
airports of Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat, Da to 4.30 or 5pm in ordinary weekdays
Nang and Cam Ranh and international from Monday and Friday. Some
harbors of Khanh Hoi (Ho Chi Minh branches are open on Saturday
City), Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu morning from 8 to 11.30am. All
Quoc. Purchasing bills entitled to banks are closed on Sunday.
refunded VAT are at least VND2 million
and goods are purchased at the same Shopping hours
store in the same day (accumulated
billable amount at the same store in All stores are available from 8 or
the same day is allowed). 8.30am to 7 or 7.30pm. In large
cities, opening hours may be earlier
Medicinal and insurance and closing hours later.
regulations
Costumes
Tourists from regions affected
by infectious fever or common Vietnamese costumes are diverse
epidemics must be vaccinated. and rich, which reflect cultural
Local drugstores in Vietnam carry characteristics of 54 ethnicities of
the country. Many ethnicities boast
their distinct costumes. Ethnicities
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