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VietnamProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Starches; inulin – Vietnam

Official title

Draft National Technical Regulation for food cassava starch (QCVN xx:2025/BCT)

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 18 December 2025. The comment period closed on 16 February 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Manioc starch; Starch and derived products

HS codes
  • 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
    • 110814 Manioc starch
Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 18 December 2025. Check WTO ePing or Vietnam for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/388

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 16 February 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 16 February 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/VNM/388; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

This draft technical regulation defines the limits for physical, chemical, safety indicators and management requirements, applicable to dry cassava starch used in food. Dry cassava starch is defined as the starch product obtained from cassava roots, cassava chips or cassava flour of the species Manihot esculenta Crantz. This technical regulation does not apply to modified cassava starch and cassava flour. This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and individuals involved in the production, trading, and importation cassava flour products in Viet Nam and related organizations and individuals. With regard to management requirements, the labeling and self-declaration of cassava starch products intended for use in food use shall comply with current regulations. Product labeling shall be carried out in accordance with Government Decree No. 43/2017/NĐ-CP dated April 14, 2017 on goods labeling; Decree No. 111/2021/NĐ-CP dated December 9, 2021 amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 43/2017/NĐ-CP; and other relevant legal documents. Prior to being placed on the market, cassava starch products for food use—whether imported, produced, or traded domestically—must be self-declared in conformity with the requirements of this Technical Regulation. The dossier and procedures for self-declaration shall comply with Articles 4 and 5 of Government Decree No. 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated February 02, 2018 detailing the implementation of several provisions of the Law on…

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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