Decision No. 54/2014/QD-TTg dated September 19, 2014 of the Prime Minister on exempting the import tax for devices for manufacturing and assembling the medical equipments with high priority

THE PRIME MINISTER
 

No. 54/2014/QD-TTg

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness

Hanoi, September 19, 2014

No.

Name of medical equipment

Basic technical specifications

I

Diagnostic equipment

1

Magnetic resonance imaging system

≥ 0,3 T

2

Computed tomography scanner system

≥ 2 slices

3

Angiography system

All types

4

Digital radiography machine

Electric current (sparking) ≥ 300 mA

5

Ultrasound machine, transcranial doppler ultrasound machine

All types

6

Patient monitor

≥ 5 parameters

7

Fetal monitor

All types

8

Electrocardiogram machine

≥ 3 channels

9

Electroencephalogram machine

≥ 32 channels, computer-connectable

10

Pulse oximeter

All types

11

Fetal doppler

All types

12

Diagnostic endoscopic system

All types

13

Rheoencephalograph

All types

14

Magnetic resonance imaging equipment

All types

15

CT scanner

All types

II

Therapeutic equipment

1

Electric syringe pump

All types

2

Infusion pump

All types

3

Portable oxygen concentrator

Of a capacity of 5 liters or more

4

Surgical suction pump 

Of a maximum suction speed  of 5 liters per minute

5

Constant/interrupted low-pressure suction machine used to remove fluid or air from the pleural cavity

Of a maximum suction speed of 2 liters per minute

6

High-frequency electric surgical knife

Of a capacity  ≥  300 W

7

CO₂ surgical laser system

Of a capacity ≥ 40 W

8

Surgical endoscopic system

All types

9

Electrotherapeutic machine

All types

10

Medical ventilator

All types

11

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy system

All types

III

Sterilizing equipment

1

Autoclave

Of a volume ≥ 20 liters

2

Drying oven

Of a volume ≥ 50 liters

3

Incubator

Of a volume ≥ 50 liters

4

Aerosol generator for operating room disinfection

All types

5

Sterilizer kit for medical use

All types

6

Air sterilizer

All types

7

Ultrasonic cleaner

All types

IV

Testing equipment

1

Coagulation analyzer

All types

2

Automatic urine analyzer

≥ 10 parameters

3

Semi-automatic biochemistry analyzer

All types

4

Multi-purpose centrifuge

All types

5

Automatic hematology analyzer

≥ 18 parameters

6

Class-II biological safety cabinet

All types

V

Medical waste and wastewater treatment equipment

1

Medical waste incinerator

≥ 5 kg/ time

2

Medical waste storage freezer (accompanied with medical waste incinerator)

Of a volume of ≥ 1,000 liters

3

Microwave treatment equipment for medical solid waste

All types

4

Medical wastewater treatment system

All types

VI

Rehabilitation equipment

1

Spine stretcher

All types

2

Lower limb rehabilitation equipment

All types

3

Elbow and shoulder joint rehabilitation equipment

All types

VII

Personal and household medical equipment

1

Sphygmomanometer

All types

2

Compressor nebulizer

All types

3

Hand-held electrocardiogram monitor

All types

4

Personal blood glucose meter

All types

5

Electronic thermometer

All types

VIII

Other equipment

1

Blood shaker

All types

2

Water distiller

All types

3

Blood and infusion warmer

All types

4

Radiation dosimeter reader and dosimeter for medical use

All types

5

Dental chair

All types

6

Ultrasonic scaler

All types