Vietnam product certification

According to Vietnam's Product Quality Law, Telecommunications Law and other regulations, radio equipment and telecommunications equipment must meet the corresponding technical regulations in order to be legally sold in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) is the competent Authority in the field of radio and communications in Vietnam, and the VNTA (Vietnam Authority of Telecommunications) is the specific authority in charge of radio and telecommunications equipment.

Since the license certificate issued by MIC has the watermark of VNTA, the industry generally refers to the license process as MIC certification or VNTA certification.

The MIC has issued a series of circulars and decisions that set out certification models and guidelines, and its Circular No. 15, issued in 2018, is the latest document on regulatory compliance certification.

According to the circular, wireless devices should be certified to VNTA by either Declaration of Conformity (DoC) or Type Approval (TAC).

The Declaration of conformity does not require sample testing and is usually registered with VNTA after signing the declaration of conformity on the basis of CE/FCC reports and other technical documents; For type certification, samples need to be sent to the designated laboratory for testing. After the laboratory issues a report, it is submitted to VNTA together with other technical documents for review and certification.

The scope of products covered by VNTA certification is stipulated in the circular letter "List of products that may cause security Risks stipulated by the Management responsibilities of the Ministry of Information and Communication" issued by MIC, the common products in the conformity declaration catalog are notebook computers, desktop computers, routers, set-top boxes, and the common products in the type certification mode catalog are WIFI products, Bluetooth products and mobile phones.

It should be noted that according to the current MIC's 05/2014 / TT-BTTTT circular, 2.4GHz / 5GHz wireless LAN devices with current transmitting power below 60 mW are exempt from VNTA certification. This means that most Bluetooth headsets and Bluetooth speakers can be sold in the Vietnamese market without obtaining a VNTA.

VNTA certification is a necessary document for customs clearance.

At the same time, due to the fact that the computer systems of the Vietnam Customs Administration and MIC are not directly connected, the customs personnel cannot quickly identify the exempted products outside the catalog, in this case, in order to quickly clear customs, the exemption declaration is a recommended choice

According to Circular Letter No. 30 of 2011 issued by MIC, radio equipment (products) must be printed with a standard ICT logo indicating compliance with the corresponding technical regulations.

On the identification, NAME refers to the registered dealer, Code refers to the code of the certification authority (type approval mode applies), and ICT is the English abbreviation of information and communication technology.

The logo style looks like a combination of the English letter CR, which is also known as the CR logo in the industry.

The CR mark is also used for Vietnam Safety certification and Vietnam EMC certification, and brands should pay attention to both Vietnam safety certification and Vietnam EMC certification to ensure the correct use of the mark.