Upgrade of Korean KC 62619,
KC 62619,

▍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)

▍Why MCM?

● Sharer of Latest Information

● Co-founder of Quacert battery testing laboratory 

MCM thus becomes the sole agent of this lab in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

● One-stop Agency Service

MCM, an ideal one-stop agency, provides testing, certification and agent service for clients.

Korean Agency for Technology and Standard (KATS) released 2022-0263 circular on September 16th 2022. It notices in advance the amendment of Electrical and Household Goods Safety Management Operation Instruction and Electrical Appliance Safety Standards.The Korean government concerns that there lacks management system for ESS. For settled ESS, they still comply with Electrical Appliances and Household Products Safety Management Act, which means the cell of ESS should have safety certification, and BMU should have safety confirmation. However, removable ESS lacks a management framework, therefore Korean government plans to amend the policy and update the standard to support relevant industry.Amend Electrical and Household Goods Safety Management Operation Instruction, in which it amends the requirement of series model and component management, so as to cover more relevant products.KC 62619 will be updated in accordance with the latest IEC 62619 standard. This will make it more convenient to certify the products with CB certificate, and all ESS batteries will be included in its management.Terminology aligning with international standard, like the terms of battery management system, the definition of flame (sparks and arcing are not considered as flame), adding the definition of maximum charging current, etc.