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VietnamProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Machinery and mechanical appliances

Official title

Circular promulgating the List of Civil Cryptographic Products Classified as Medium-Risk and High-Risk under the Management of the Minister of National Defence

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 18 June 2026. The comment period closed on 18 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

8471.30.90; 8471.41.90; 8471.49.90; 8471.80.90; 8517.62.42; 8517.62.43; 8517.62.49; 8517.62.51; 8517.62.53; 8517.62.59; 8517.62.61; 8517.62.69; 8517.62.91; 8517.62.92; 8517.62.99; 8517.11.00; 8517.13.00; 8517.14.00; 8517.18.00; 8523.51.11; 8523.51.21; 8523.51.99; 8523.52.00; 8542.32.00; 8525.50.00

HS codes
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 844331 Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing…
    • 844332 Machines which only perform one of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine…
    • 847130 Data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral…
    • 847141 Data-processing machines, automatic, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit, and one input unit and one output unit, whether or not…
    • 847149 Data-processing machines, automatic, presented in the form of systems 'comprising at least a central processing unit, one input unit and one output unit'…
    • 847180 Units for automatic data-processing machines (excl. processing units, input or output units and storage units)
All 18 codes
  • 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
    • 851711 Line telephone sets with cordless handsets
    • 851713 Smartphones for wireless networks
    • 851714 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks (excl. line telephone sets with cordless handsets, and smartphones)
    • 851718 Telephone sets (excl. line telephone sets with cordless handsets and telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks)
    • 851762 Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, incl. switching and routing apparatus (excl. telephone…
    • 852351 Solid-state, non-volatile data storage devices for recording data from an external source [flash memory cards or flash electronic storage cards] (excl. goods…
    • 852352 Cards incorporating one or more electronic integrated circuits 'smart cards'
    • 852550 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, not incorporating reception apparatus
    • 852560 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, incorporating reception apparatus
    • 852691 Radio navigational aid apparatus
    • 852692 Radio remote control apparatus
    • 854232 Electronic integrated circuits as memories
Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 18 June 2026. Check WTO ePing or Vietnam for its current status.
Objectives
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/412

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 18 July 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 18 July 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/412; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

This draft Circular stipulates the List of Civil Cryptographic Products Classified as MediumRisk and High-Risk under the Management of the Minister of National Defence, as specified in the Appendix attached to this Circular. This draft Circular applies to: 1. Organizations and individuals producing, trading, and using civil cryptographic products classified as medium-risk and high-risk as stipulated in this Circular. 2. Conformity assessment organizations performing activities to serve the requirements of state management regarding the quality of products and goods included in the List of civil cryptographic products classified as medium-risk and high-risk as stipulated in this Circular. 3. Agencies responsible for managing the quality of civil cryptographic products under the purview of the Government Cipher Committee and other relevant agencies, organizations, units, and individuals. The draft Circular consists of 4 Articles and an Appendixed List of civil cryptographic products with medium and high risk levels under the management authority of the Minister of National Defence.

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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