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Cruise ships – Vietnam

Official title

Regulation on Classification and Construction of Inland Waterway Vessels (Proposed code: Amendment No. 1: 2026 QCVN 72:2025/BGTVT)

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 31 July 2026. The comment period closed on 29 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Inland waterway vessels with design length up to 140 m excluding vessels within the scope of application of QCVN 25:2015/BGTVT

HS codes
  • 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures
    • 8901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/440

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 29 September 2026
Proposed adoption
30th September 2026
Proposed entry into force
November 2026

How to comment

The comment period closed on 29 September 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/440; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

This draft National Technical Regulation applies to the classification and construction of inland waterway vessels with a design length of up to 140 m and which are not within the scope of application of QCVN 25:2015/BGTVT. This draft Regulation applies to organizations and individuals involved in activities related to the vessels within the abovementioned scope, including: Viet Nam Register; registration units, registration units leading a consortium of registration units; shipowners; establishments for the design, construction, conversion, repair, and operation of inland waterway vessels; establishments for the design and manufacture of products and materials installed on board; testing establishments, providers of survey and testing services for safety equipment; and organizations and individuals importing vessels and products/materials installed on board

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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