Temporary vehicle import to Vietnam
A visa and a vehicle are different law: the person and the car are given their terms by different authorities, and those terms need not match.
- Maximum term
- 45
- How the term is counted
- per entry
- Carnet de Passages
- No data
- Extension
- Not available
Decree 30/2024/ND-CP covers foreign-registered road motor vehicles temporarily imported for tourism by foreigners; stay is capped at 45 days per entry, and in practice you must also export the vehicle before your own visa/visa‑exemption period ends. No Carnet de Passages is mentioned or required; customs uses its own temporary import/re-export declaration.
"The permitted time for participating in road traffic in Vietnam shall not exceed 45 days. In cases of force majeure, an additional stay in Vietnam of no more than 10 days is allowed" (Decree 30/2024/ND-CP, in force since 1 May 2024; published on the website of the Ninh Binh Province Police). Important: entering with your own vehicle is possible only as part of an organised self-drive tour through a licensed Vietnamese tour operator, with an escort vehicle on Vietnamese plates — there is no "free" tourist entry.
Source: congan.ninhbinh.gov.vn
Vehicle import to other countries
Reference data, not legal advice. Rules change without notice — check with the consulate or at the border.