On 12 May 2026, the Ministry of Public Security (“MPS”) issued Circular No. 48/2026/TT-BCA promulgating QCVN 11:2026/BCA, the new National Technical Regulation on basic cybersecurity requirements for Internet Protocol (“IP”) surveillance camera devices. The issuance of QCVN 11:2026/BCA marks an important regulatory development in Vietnam’s cybersecurity and product compliance framework for connected devices. As the...

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) has just issued Circular 14/2026/TT-BKHCN, a general regulation for the type approval certification and declaration of conformity. This new Circular will replace Circular 28/2012/TT-BKHCN and take valid from May 25, 2026. All certificates which were issued under the current regulation will keep valid until the expiry date. Below...

The Vietnam Government has just issued the Decree 26/2026/ND-CP, a detailed guidance of Chemical Law. Based on this Decree, The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just issued Circular 01/2026/TT-BCT which has the list of chemicals in the electronic products which need to be declared. The Circular 01/2026/TT-BCT is valid from Jan 17th, 2026. From...

On 30 November 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam of Vietnam issued Circular 41/2025/TT-BKHCN which promulgate QCVN 136:2025/BKHCN for 6 GHz Wireless Devices. The application date of this QCVN will start from January 1, 2027 and will replace for QCVN 47:2015/BTTTT. The National Technical Standard QCVN 136:2025/BKHCN refers to the European Telecommunications...

On December 31, 2024, MoST issued the local standard for IP cameras – QCVN 135:2024/BTTTT. This local standard is equivalent to ETSI TS 103 701 V1.1.1 The implementation plan for this new standard will be as following: From Jan. 01, 2026: all imported IP Cameras must meet the regulation of QCVN 135:2024/BTTTT. It means the...

MoST has just issued the new Circular 29/2025/TT-BKHCN which will replace Circular 02/2024/TT-BTTTT. This new Circular will be valid from December 31, 2025 Below are some highlighted features for your reference: –        QCVN 134:2024/BTTTT will be mandatory. Details: + Mobile phone: mandatory to type approval certification and SDoC for this new standard from...

On 13 November, 2025, the Ministry of Science and Technology officially issued Circular 29/2025/TT-BKHCN in replacement for Circular 02/2024/TT-BTTTT on the List of Products required for TA certification and SDoC.  The issuance of this Circular shall set out the legal basis for the Quality Center to grant TA certification for 6 GHz wifi in Vietnam....

MoST has just released a draft EMC standard which will apply for 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G NR and LTE NB-IoT. This new standard may be QCVN 86:2025/BKHCN. The new QCVN 86:2025/BKHCN is equivalent to EN 310 489-52 v1.3.1 (2024-11). It is expected to be valid from Jan. 01, 2026. Below is the application plan for...