On 18 June 2025 the National Assembly passed Law No. 78/2025/QH15, amending the Law on Product and Goods Quality. It took effect on 1 January 2026.
Key points
- Products and goods are classified as low, medium or high risk.
- Imported goods (Article 34) must have a declared applicable standard and be labelled before going on sale; the label may be physical, electronic or a digital product passport.
- Medium-risk imports need a declaration of conformity (based on self-assessment or certification); once made, it need not be repeated for shipments of the same goods unless the regulation or product changes or there is a risk warning.
- High-risk imports must be registered for quality inspection on the National Single Window.
- Goods from origins flagged as high-risk, or from companies with repeated violations, are inspected more often.
Who is affected
Importers of goods subject to quality control and the customs brokers handling them.
In force from
1 January 2026. The lists of goods for each risk level are issued by the responsible ministries; the Government sets the detailed inspection procedure.
What to do
- Check which risk level your imported goods fall under in the ministry lists.
- Medium risk: prepare the declaration of conformity before the goods go on sale.
- High risk: register the inspection on the National Single Window when preparing the customs file.
