South Korea officially implemented KC 62619:2022, and mobile ESS batteries are included into control,
ESS batteries,

▍Vietnam MIC Certification

Circular 42/2016/TT-BTTTT stipulated that batteries installed in mobile phones, tablets and notebooks are not allowed to be exported to Vietnam unless  they are subjected to DoC certifctaion since Oct.1,2016. DoC will also be required to provide when applying Type Approval for end products (mobile phones, tablets and notebooks).

MIC released new Circular 04/2018/TT-BTTTT in May,2018 which stipulates that no more IEC 62133:2012 report issued by overseas accredited laboratory is accepted in July 1, 2018. Local test is necessity while applying for ADoC certificate.

▍Testing Standard

QCVN101：2016/BTTTT（refer to IEC 62133：2012)

▍PQIR

The Vietnamese government issued a new decree No. 74/2018 / ND-CP on May 15, 2018 to stipulate that two types of products imported into Vietnam are subject to PQIR (Product Quality Inspection Registration) application when being imported to Vietnam.

Based on this law, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam issued the official document 2305/BTTTT-CVT on July 1, 2018, stipulating that the products under its control (including batteries) must be applied for PQIR when being imported into Vietnam. SDoC shall be submitted to complete the customs clearance process. The official date of entry into force of this regulation is August 10, 2018. PQIR is applicable to a single import to Vietnam, that is, every time an importer imports goods, he shall apply for PQIR (batch inspection) + SDoC.

However, for importers who are urgent to import goods without SDOC, VNTA will temporarily verify PQIR and facilitate customs clearance. But importers need to submit SDoC to VNTA to complete the entire customs clearance process within 15 working days after customs clearance. (VNTA will no longer issue the previous ADOC which is only applicable to Vietnam Local Manufacturers)

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On March 20, KATS issued an official document 2023-0027, officially releasing KC 62619:2022.Compared with KC 62619:2019, KC 62619:2022 has the following differences:The definition of terms has been modified to align with IEC 62619:2022, such as adding the definition of maximum discharge current and adding time limit for flame.The scope has been changed. It is clear that mobile ESS batteries are also within the scope. The range of application has been modified to be above 500Wh and below 300kWh.Requirement of current design for battery system is added. The battery should not exceed the maximum charge/discharge current of cell.Requirement of battery system lock is added.Requirement of EMC for battery system is added.Laser triggering of thermal runaway in thermal propagation test are added.Sample quantity: In 6.2, IEC 62619:2022 requires the number of samples to be R (R is 1 or more); while in KC 62619:2022, three samples are required for each test item for a cell and one sample for battery system. KC 62619:2022 adds Annex E (Functional Safety Considerations for Battery Management Systems) which refers to Annex H of functional safety-related standards IEC 61508 and IEC 60730, describing the minimum system-level design requirements to ensure the integrity of safety functions within a BMS.