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VietnamProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

Official title

Draft Circular promulgating Amendment 01:2026 to a number of National Technical Regulations on safety for explosion-proof electrical equipment used in underground mine, including: 1. Amendment 01:2026 QCVN 03:2019/BCT - National technical regulation on for safety explosion-proof transformers sub-station used in underground mine; 2. Amendment 01:2026 QCVN 14:2021/BCT - National technical regulation on safety for explosion-proof circuit breaker used in underground mine; 3. Amendment 01:2026 QCVN 1

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 23 June 2026. The comment period closed on 23 July 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Explosion-proof electrical equipment for use in underground mines, including: transformers sub-station (HS 8504); circuit breakers (HS 8536.20); electromagnetic starters and soft starters (HS 8537); distribution equipment (HS 8537.10); leakage current protective relays (HS 8536.49); electrical cable

HS 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
    • 8501 Electric motors and generators (excl. generating sets)
    • 8504 Electrical transformers, static converters, e.g. rectifiers, and inductors; parts thereof
    • 8536 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, e.g., switches, relays, fuses…
    • 8537 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 8535 or 8536, for electric control or the…
    • 8544 Insulated 'incl. enamelled or anodised' wire, cable 'incl. coaxial cable' and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors…
  • 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
    • 9405 Luminaires and lighting fittings, incl. searchlights and spotlights, and parts thereof, n.e.s; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like having a…
Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 23 June 2026. Check WTO ePing or Vietnam for its current status.
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/428

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 23 July 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 23 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/428; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

Amendment 01:2026 amends, supplements and replaces a number of provisions of the above-mentioned QCVNs relating to HS codes of products, conformity assessment, state inspection of product quality, product labeling, inspection, surveillance and management measures for explosion-proof electrical equipment used in underground mine. The draft amendments apply to organizations and individuals involved in the manufacture, importation, testing, certification, inspection, use and other related activities concerning the above-mentioned products in the territory of Viet Nam (for more details, see each amendment individually)

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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