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WTO notification · TBT

VietnamProposed measure, open for comments

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock

Official title

Draft Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Decrees in the field of manufacturing, assembling and importing road motor vehicles and the Decree detailing a number of articles of the Railway Law, amending and supplementing: Decree No. 116/2017/NĐ-CP on conditions for manufacturing, assembling, importing and warranty and maintenance service business of automobiles; Decree No. 60/2023/NĐ-CP on inspection and certification of quality, technical safety and environmental protect

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 29 October 2026. Comments are open until 28 December 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Automobiles (motor vehicles as defined in Article 4(1) of Circular No. 53/2024/TT-BGTVT, as amended) and chassis automobiles that are manufactured, assembled or imported. ICS: 43.020; 43.080; 43.100

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 8702 Motor vehicles for the transport of >= 10 persons, incl. driver
    • 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of…
    • 8704 Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl. chassis with engine and cab
    • 8705 Special purpose motor vehicles (other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods), e.g. breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire…
    • 8706 Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05.
Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/460

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 28 December 2026
Proposed adoption
January 2027
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 28 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/VNM/460 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Vietnam.

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What the notification says

The draft Decree amends and supplements a number of articles of Decree No. 116/2017/NĐ-CP dated 17 October 2017 (as amended and supplemented by Decrees No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP, No. 14/2026/NĐ-CP and No. 117/2026/NĐ-CP), Decree No. 60/2023/NĐ-CP dated 16 August 2023 (as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 14/2026/NĐ-CP), and Decree No. 16/2026/NĐ-CP dated 14 January 2026 of the Government. The draft Decree applies to enterprises manufacturing, assembling and importing automobiles in Vietnam, as well as relevant agencies, organizations and individuals. Its main contents are as follows: 1. Amendments and supplements to Decree No. 116/2017/NĐ-CP (Chapter I) The draft Decree provides amendments and supplements to the government’s Decree no. 116/2017/ND-CP stipulating conditions for the manufacture, assembly, and import of automobiles, and the provision of automobile warranty and maintenance services (as amended and supplemented by Decree no. 17/2020/ND-CP dated February 5, 2020; Decree no. 14/2026/ND-CP dated January 13, 2026; and Decree no. 117/2026/ND-CP dated April 3, 2026) (referred to as Decree no. 116/2017/ND-CP, which stipulates the conditions for automobile manufacturing, assembly and importation, removing the business of automobile warranty and maintenance services from its scope of regulation. 2. Amendments and supplements to Decree No. 60/2023/NĐ-CP on the inspection and certification of imported automobiles (Chapter II) The draft Decree provides amendments and…

Sources

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