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Food – Vietnam

Official title

Draft Circular stipulating regulations on traceability of food products under the management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

Vietnam issued an addendum on 7 May 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/VNM/391. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 29 January 2026. The comment period closed on 30 March 2026.

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Food products

Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Updated: check whether it is now adopted or in force
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/391Latest notice: G/TBT/N/VNM/391/Add.1
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 30 March 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 30 March 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/391/Add.1; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/VNM/391/Add.1⁩, 7 May 2026)

Draft Circular stipulating regulations on traceability of food products under the management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

Viet Nam would like to inform Members that, pursuant to Government Resolution No. 15/NQ-CP dated 6 April 2026 on the temporary suspension of the effect of Decree No. 46/2026/ND-CP dated 26 January 2026 and Government Resolution No. 66.13/2026/NQ-CP dated 27 January 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 906/QD-BCT dated 15 April 2026 on the temporary suspension of Circular No. 11/2026/TT-BCT dated 27 February 2026 stipulating regulations on traceability of food products under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Comments received from WTO Members on the notified draft measure will be studied and reviewed in the process of amending, supplementing, or replacing Circular No. 11/2026/TT-BCT, to be notified afterward.

This draft Circular regulates food traceability and traceability systems; supervision and inspection of food products; and the responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals within the scope of management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. It applies to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in the import, export, production, transportation, and trading of food products in Viet Nam under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. This draft Circular does not apply to: a) Food products that are temporarily imported for re-export; in transit, transhipped, or stored in bonded warehouses for export to a third country; b) Small-scale food products produced by households or individuals for on-site consumption and not placed on the market.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/VNM/391/Add.1

    Draft Circular stipulating regulations on traceability of food products under the management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

    Viet Nam would like to inform Members that, pursuant to Government Resolution No. 15/NQ-CP dated 6 April 2026 on the temporary suspension of the effect of Decree No. 46/2026/ND-CP dated 26 January 2026 and Government Resolution No. 66.13/2026/NQ-CP dated 27 January 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Decision No. 906/QD-BCT dated 15 April 2026 on the temporary suspension of Circular No. 11/2026/TT-BCT dated 27 February 2026 stipulating regulations on traceability of food products under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Comments received from WTO Members on the notified draft measure will be studied and reviewed in the process of amending, supplementing, or replacing Circular No. 11/2026/TT-BCT, to be notified afterward.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/VNM/391

    Comment deadline: Closed on 30 March 2026

    Draft Circular stipulating regulations on traceability of food products under the management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

    This draft Circular regulates food traceability and traceability systems; supervision and inspection of food products; and the responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals within the scope of management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. It applies to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in the import, export, production, transportation, and trading of food products in Viet Nam under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. This draft Circular does not apply to: a) Food products that are temporarily imported for re-export; in transit, transhipped, or stored in bonded warehouses for export to a third country; b) Small-scale food products produced by households or individuals for on-site consumption and not placed on the market.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

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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