Vietnam-The mandatory scope of lithium battery will be extended,
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▍SIRIM Certification

For the security of person and property, Malaysia government establishes product certification scheme and puts surveillance on electronic appliances, information & multimedia and construction materials. Controlled products can be exported to Malaysia only after obtaining product certification certificate and labeling. 

▍SIRIM QAS

SIRIM QAS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Malaysian Institute of Industry Standards, is the only designated certification unit of the Malaysian national regulatory agencies (KDPNHEP, SKMM, etc.).

The secondary battery certification is designated by KDPNHEP (Malaysian Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs) as the sole certification authority. Currently, manufacturers, importers and traders can apply for certification to SIRIM QAS and apply for the testing and certification of secondary batteries under the licensed certification mode.

▍SIRIM Certification- Secondary Battery

Secondary battery is currently subject to voluntary certification but it is going to be in the scope of mandatory certification soon. The exact mandatory date is subject to the official Malaysian announcement time.  SIRIM QAS has already started accepting certification requests.

Secondary battery certification Standard : MS IEC 62133:2017 or IEC 62133:2012

▍Why MCM?

● Established a good technical exchange and information exchange channel with SIRIM QAS who assigned a specialist to handle with MCM projects and inquiries only and to share the latest precisely information of this area.

● SIRIM QAS recognizes MCM testing data so that samples can be tested in MCM instead of delivering to Malaysia.

● To provide one-stop service for Malaysian certification of batteries, adapters and mobile phones.

In 2019, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam issued a draft of a new batch of mandatory lithium battery products, but it has not yet been officially released. MCM has recently received the latest news about this draft. The original draft has been revised and is scheduled to be submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam for review and announcement in August 2021. In addition, the ten secondary lithium battery products controlled by the original draft (as shown below) have been reduced to four, and the other six deleted may be added again in the future.
According to the feedback from the Vietnamese laboratory, the performance test of lithium batteries will not be required this year, and there is no specific time for the mandatory time. We will keep on to pay attention!
1. Standard① based on IEC 62368-1, Audio/video, information and communication equipment – Part 1: Safety requirements，no technical change。
2. Standard① will be implemented from the day it is officially announced and replace the standard ②③④; at the same time, the latter will be implemented until December 31, 2022 and abolished.
3. The KC62368-1 draft has been publicly released by KATS and is currently in the stage of soliciting comments. The deadline for comments is June 18, 2021.