SAFI

• Local time = GMT + 7

• National holidays

01st January	New Year's Day	1 day
Tet	Lunar New Year	4 days
	(the last day of the old year and the first three days of the new year by lunar calendar)
30th April	Victory Day	1 day
01st May	International Workers’ Day	1 day
02nd September	National Day	1 day

• SAFI working hours

Monday – Friday

Working

Saturday morning	Working on duty
Saturday afternoon & Sunday	No work

• Customs working hours

Normally effective time for clearance formalities:

Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 11:00

13:30 - 16:30

Saturday & Sunday: No work

Customs officers on-duty during week-end and holidays available up to pre-arrangement and depending
on a certain kind of goods or place of inspection.

• Restricted time for truck and container trailer travelling in the inner city

Ho Chi Minh City

	Capacity	Time restricted
	Truck under 2.5 tonnes	from 06:00 to 08:30 & from 16:00 to 21:00 &
	Truck over 2.5 tonnes & 20’ trailer	from 06:00 to 21:00 (exept roads linked to port)
	40’ trailer	from 06:00 to 21:00 (exept roads linked to port)

Ha Noi

	Capacity	Time restricted
	Truck up to 1.25 tonnes	from 06:30 to 08:30 & from 16:30 to 20:00
	Truck above 1.25 to 2.5 tonnes	from 06:00 to 20:00
	Truck above 2.50 to 10.00 tonner	from 06:00 to 21:00
	Truck above 10.00 tonner & oversize, overweight cargo	24/24 hours (permission from 21:00 to 06:00)

Hai Phong

	Capacity	Time restricted
	All kind of truck and trailer	from 06:00 to 22:00

Da Nang

	Capacity	Time restricted
	Under 2.0 tonnes	nil
	Over 2.0 tonnes , 20’ & 40’ trailer	from 06:00 to 07:00 &
		from 16:30 to 18:00

Quy Nhon

	Capacity	Time restricted
	All kind of trucks	nil
	Trailer with container (s) on	nil

Any travelling during the restriction time must be submitted for special permission from the
authorities in advance.

• Limitation on weight and dimension for road and bridge pass

Cargoes with length, width or weight exceeded the limitation for travelling on road or bridge
should be submitted for special permission from the authorities in advance. Maximum for length,
width and weight is applicable.

• Width limit for road pass

From Hai Phong port to Ha Noi : 3.6 metres

• Height limit for road pass

Measuring from road surface and for the safety purpose not to hit electric cables hanging over the streets.

	Ho Chi Minh City:	4.5 metres
	Ha Noi:	4.2 metres
	Hai Phong:	4.2 metres
	Da Nang:	4.2 metres
	Quy nhon	4.2 metres

Highway No.5 from Hai Phong port to Ha Noi : 4.2 metres
SAFI service available, by barge or lowbed trailer, for overheight pieces.

• Weight limit for bridge pass

Ho Chi Minh City

General: 25 metric tonnes
Overweight cargo handling with heavylift equipment is available; maximum 80 MT per piece.

Ha Noi

General: 25 metric tonnes
Overweight cargo handling is available; maximum 60 MT per piece.

Hai Phong

Rao bridgel: 15 metric tonnes
Vuot and New An Duong bridge: 30 metric tonnes
Overweight cargo handling is available; maximum 60 MT per piece.

Da Nang

General: 25 metric tonnes
Overweight cargo handling is available; maximum 60 MT per piece.

Quy Nhon

General: 25 metric tonnes
Overweight cargo handling is available; maximum 60 MT per piece.

• Height limit for bridge pass

Form bridge surface to overhead stopbar.

Ho Chi Minh City

Tan Thuan bridge : 4.5 metres
Sai Gon bridge : 5.2 metres

Ha Noi : nil

Hai Phong

Niem bridge : 4.35 metres

Da Nang : nil

• Insurance for in-land trucking:

Rate: 0.15% invoiced value
Risk covering: total loss/fire/bridge collapse/truck overturn/collision