Summary
On December 12, 2021, Vietnam government has released Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles in Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP regarding the label requirements for goods entering Vietnam Market.
Label Requirements on Battery
Clear requirements are clarified in Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP for the label of battery on such three location markings as specimen, user manual and packaging box. Please refer to below format about the detailed requirements:
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S/N |
Content |
Specimen |
User manual |
Packing box |
Remarks |
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Must location |
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1 |
Product name |
Yes |
No |
No |
/ |
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2 |
Full name of manufacturer |
Yes |
No |
No |
In case the main label does not present full name, then full name must be printed on user manual. |
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3 |
Country of origin |
Yes |
No |
No |
Shall be expressed as :”made in”, “manufactured in”, “country of origin”, “country”, “manufactured by”, “product of”+Country/region”. In case of unknown origin of goods, write the country in which the last stage of finishing the goods is performed. It shall be presented as assembled in”, “bottled in”, “blended in”, completed in”, “paced in”, “labeled in”+Country/region |
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4 |
Address of manufacturer |
Either one of these 3 locations |
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5 |
Model Number |
Either one of these 3 locations |
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6 |
Name and address of importer |
Either one of these 3 locations. Or it can be added on later before importer put them into Vietnam market |
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7 |
Manufacturing date |
Either one of these 3 locations |
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8 |
Technical specification (like rating capacity, rating voltage, etc.) |
Either one of these 3 locations |
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9 |
Waring |
Either one of these 3 locations |
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10 |
Use and maintain instructions |
Either one of these 3 locations |
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Additional statements
- If the S/N 1, 2 and 3 parts on the label of imported products are not written on Vietnamese, after the customs clearance procedure and goods transferred to the warehouse, Vietnam importer needs to add corresponding Vietnamese on the label of the goods before putting into the Vietnam market.
- Those goods that are labeled in accordance with Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP and have been produced, imported, circulated in Vietnam before the effective date of this Decree and the display of expiry dates on the labels of which is not mandatory may keep being circulated or used until its expiry date.
- Labels and commercial packages that are labeled in accordance with the Government’s Decree No. 43/2107/ND-CP and have been produced or printed before the effective date of this Decree may be used for manufacturing goods for up to 2 more years from the effective date of this Decree.
Post time: Mar-21-2022