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The provisions are set out in Decree No. 365/2026/ND-CP of the Government on rice export and import business, which takes effect on October 1, 2026.
Accordingly, under Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree No. 365/2026/ND-CP, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall consider and decide to revoke the Certificate of Eligibility for Rice Export Business (Certificate) of a trader in the following 10 cases:
- The trader granted the Certificate requests its revocation;
- The trader is dissolved or declared bankrupt in accordance with law;
- The trader has its business registration certificate, enterprise registration certificate, or investment registration certificate revoked;
- The trader is not named as the exporter on export goods declarations for 12 consecutive months, except where the trader has notified the temporary suspension of business in accordance with law;
- The trader fails to maintain the business conditions prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree during its business operations;
- The trader provides inaccurate declarations regarding its specialized warehouse for storing paddy and rice or rice milling facility, or commits other fraud to obtain the Certificate;
- The trader fails to comply with, or improperly complies with, the directions or instructions of competent authorities as prescribed in Article 15 of this Decree;
- After 45 days from the date the Ministry of Industry and Trade issues a document urging rice export traders to fulfill their reporting responsibilities as prescribed at Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 25 of this Decree, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has not received a report from the trader;
- The trader fails to maintain the required reserves of paddy and rice as prescribed in Article 12 of this Decree;
- At the proposal of a competent authority.
The revocation of a trader's Certificate shall be carried out under a Decision of the Minister of Industry and Trade. The Decision must clearly state the reason for revocation of the Certificate.
Notably, after the Certificate is revoked, the trader may not immediately apply for a new Certificate. Depending on the case, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall only consider granting a new Certificate after a minimum period of 12 months or 24 months has elapsed from the date of the revocation decision, as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 8 of Decree No. 365/2026/ND-CP.
