On 30/07/2018, the Ministry of Transport issued Circular No. 41/2018/TT-BGTVT regulating the list of potentially unsafe products subject to state management of the Ministry of Communications transportation. This Circular takes effect on September 15, 2018.
Accordingly, Circular No. 41/2018/TT-BGTVT applies to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in production and business activities, design, construction and construction of potentially unsafe products and goods under the state management responsibility of the Ministry of Communications and Transport. Organizations and individuals involved in activities of managing and evaluating the quality of products and goods which may cause unsafety are under the State management responsibility of the Ministry of Communications and Transport.
Attachment with the Circular No. 41/2018/TT-BGTVT, the Ministry of Transport has issued the list of potentially unsafe products with a total of 194 types. Specifically:
– The list of products and goods must be certified before customs clearance (for imported goods) and before show out the market (for products and goods manufactured or assembled), there are 31 types of products, including:
+ Field of road transport: Automobiles, trailers and semi-trailers (15 loại); Motorcycles (01 type), specialized motorcycles (11 types);
+ Railway sector: 04 types.
For 31 products, the goods belong to this category if imported they must be certified according to relevant national standards and technical regulations before customs clearance. For domestically manufactured or assembled products and goods, they must be certified and publicized in conformity with relevant national standards and technical regulations before being marketed.
– The list of products and goods subject to certification or announcement of technical – regulation conformity includes 163 types of products and goods, including:
+ Road transport means, spare parts, including: Automobiles, trailers and semi-trailers (20 types); motorcycles, electric bicycles and bicycles (04 types); four wheel drive engine (01 type); Special-use motorcycles (26 types); spare parts (18 types);
+ Offshore oil and gas exploration and production facilities (04 types), in which, there are fixed platforms in the sea, floating cargoes warehouse, moving scafford, marine pipeline system, oil and gas anchor;
+ Marine field (04 types), including passenger ships, Yachts, ferries, cargo ships, barges, etc., tug boats, pushers, signal boats, rescue ships, etc., other vessels;
+ Domestic waterway means (04 types): passenger ships, yachts, ferries, cargo ships, barges, tugs, push ships, etc.;
+ Domestic water infrastructure (01 type) includes other floating goods (rafts, liquid tanks, bridges, floating floats and signs, etc.);
+ Railway sector (08 types), including specialized vehicles, luggage wagons, post carriages, food wagons, etc.;
+ Industrial products used in transportation and means of exploration and exploitation on the sea (73 types): Glass for ships and equipment for exploration, exploitation of oil and gas, generators of under 50 kVA, transmitters of under 50 kVA, transformers under 50 kVA, plastic, rubber, etc.;
For the above 163 products and goods, if they are imported, they must be certified or declared compatible with the corresponding national standards and technical regulations. Time of inspection and certification is made after customs clearance and before show out to the market. For domestic products, they must be certified or announced according to relevant national standards and technical regulations before being marketed.
The HS code was determined from 15/09/2018. For imported goods, it is the date of opening the customs declaration or the date of arrival or arrival and the date of arrival at the Vietnamese border gate. For products and goods manufactured or assembled in Vietnam, it shall be the date of manufacture.
It can be seen, Circular No. 41/2018/TT-BGTVT issued will contribute to create favorable conditions for export business activities of enterprises, while contributing to strengthen the management. The quality of products imported into Vietnam.