Release of new standards for IT/AV terminal safety regulations,
IT/AV,

▍Vietnam MIC Certification

Circular 42/2016/TT-BTTTT stipulated that batteries installed in mobile phones, tablets and notebooks are not allowed to be exported to Vietnam unless  they are subjected to DoC certifctaion since Oct.1,2016. DoC will also be required to provide when applying Type Approval for end products (mobile phones, tablets and notebooks).

MIC released new Circular 04/2018/TT-BTTTT in May,2018 which stipulates that no more IEC 62133:2012 report issued by overseas accredited laboratory is accepted in July 1, 2018. Local test is necessity while applying for ADoC certificate.

▍Testing Standard

QCVN101：2016/BTTTT（refer to IEC 62133：2012)

▍PQIR

The Vietnamese government issued a new decree No. 74/2018 / ND-CP on May 15, 2018 to stipulate that two types of products imported into Vietnam are subject to PQIR (Product Quality Inspection Registration) application when being imported to Vietnam.

Based on this law, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam issued the official document 2305/BTTTT-CVT on July 1, 2018, stipulating that the products under its control (including batteries) must be applied for PQIR when being imported into Vietnam. SDoC shall be submitted to complete the customs clearance process. The official date of entry into force of this regulation is August 10, 2018. PQIR is applicable to a single import to Vietnam, that is, every time an importer imports goods, he shall apply for PQIR (batch inspection) + SDoC.

However, for importers who are urgent to import goods without SDOC, VNTA will temporarily verify PQIR and facilitate customs clearance. But importers need to submit SDoC to VNTA to complete the entire customs clearance process within 15 working days after customs clearance. (VNTA will no longer issue the previous ADOC which is only applicable to Vietnam Local Manufacturers)

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● Co-founder of Quacert battery testing laboratory 

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On November 30, 2022, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam issued Regulation No. 24/2022/TT-BTTTTT, the National Technical Regulation on Electrical Safety of Telecommunications and Information Technology Terminals, which published the latest technical regulation on electrical safety of telecommunications and information technology terminals, QCVN 132:2022/BTTTT. The regulation will take effect on January 1, 2024. The previous technical regulation for telecommunication and information technology terminals in Vietnam is Article 21 of Decree 18/2010/TT-BTTTTT of 2010, which stipulates that the relevant mandatory standard is QCVN 22:2010/BTTTT. After the latest standard is officially implemented, the old version of the regulation will become invalid.At present, there are not many local laboratories with relevant qualifications in Vietnam, so it is acceptable to apply with overseas reports and certificates of IEC 62368-1:2018 issued by labs having qualification of ISO/IEC 17025.