Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Decision No. 1725QD-BCT on New list of Vietnam energy efficient products, which stipulates a number. This Decision replaces Appendix 3 of Decision No. 1182/QĐ-BCT dated May 20, 2019 of the MOIT on promulgating the list of goods subject to specialized inspection under the management of the MOIT.
The goods specified in the list include some ICT equipment such as laptop, PC, printer, computer monitors, with Energy Efficiency standards and HS code corresponding to each product:
- TCVN 11848:2017, TCVN 11848:2021 for Laptops including notebooks and subnotebooks (HS code 8471.30.20)
- TCVN 13371:2021 for Desktop computer (HS code 8471.41.10, 8471.41.90)
- TCVN 9509:2012 for Printer (HS code 8443.31.11, 8443.31.19, 8443.31.21, 8443.31.29, 8443.31.31, 8443.31.39, 8443.31.91, 8443.31.99)
- TCVN 9508:2012 for Computer monitors – Liquid crystal devices (LCD), light-emitting diodes (LED) and other flat panel display type (HS code 8528.72.92)
Note that some goods in the list of goods that must apply for type approval and DoC of the Ministry of Information and Communications MIC (attached to Circular 02/2024/TT-BTTTT) are also in this list (with matching HS codes and product descriptions), such as: Desktop computers (HS code 8471.41.10), Laptops (HS code 8471.30.20), and therefore need to comply with the import regulations of the Ministry of Information and Communications (in Circular 30/2011/TT-BTTTT and amendments) as well as the regulations on Energy Efficiency labeling of MOIT (in Circular 36/2016/TT-BCT and amendments).
Subjects of application of this regulation include manufacturers and importers of equipment in the list required to have energy labels.
Type Approval Impacted? No
Spectrum Impacted? No
Imports Impacted? Yes