Can you bring or ship used electronics to Vietnam, and are there customs issues?

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TL;DR

Used electronics are usually fine in your luggage as personal belongings, but if you ship them to Vietnam by cargo or courier, customs may treat them as imported goods and hold or reject the shipment. If the route goes through China, problems may start there first.

What the community said

If you carry used electronics in your luggage as personal belongings, it generally goes through Vietnam customs without major issues.

luggage as personal belongings

If your shipment or flight route goes through China, the risk is higher: based on traveler reports, the item may be stopped there before it even reaches Vietnam.

China

Shipping used electronics to Nha Trang by cargo or courier is riskier than carrying them yourself: Vietnam customs may classify it as imported merchandise instead of personal belongings.

cargo / courier service

There is a real import risk for second-hand consumer electronics: customs may request extra paperwork, deny entry, or return the parcel to the sender.

extra documents / return to sender

Delivery speed depends on where it ships from: items sent within Vietnam are usually fast, while shipments coming from China can be significantly delayed.

from Vietnam / from China