VNTA start restructuring process, grouping certification centers and Vilas 103 lab

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, Hanoi enforces social distancing from July 24 till August 08, 2021. ExtendMax enters work from home mode with limited conditions and avoid physical contact

Vietnam MIC issued guidelines for choosing operating frequency bands for 5G NR base station and terminal device. Some bands of FR1 (410 MHz – 7125 MHz) and FR2 (24250 MHz – 52600 MHz) are allocated

VNTA issued an Exemption Letter to a Korean manufacturer (our client) on August 11, 2020. This is a certificate-like document used for smoothening customs clearance.

On July 15, 2020, the Vietnam MIC has designated Verification and Certification Center 1 (of VNTA) as the first conformity certification organization as prescribed in Circular 10/2020/TT-BTTTT.

VNTA's new guidance for type approval application in accordance with MIC Circular 30/2020/TT-BTTTT. VNTA type approval certificate have maximum 3-year validity.

QCVN 117:2020/BTTTT shall apply to all mobile phones and mobile terminal devices. Every mobile terminal devices must have 4G technology from effective date of the new regulation.

Official Letter No. 2410 / GSQL-GQ1: "Other goods for non-commercial purposes (non-commercial type) must still be under quality inspection of imported goods"

VNTA will hold a conference on June 10, 2020 regarding new updates on MIC conformity certification regulated by the MIC Circular No. 10/2020/TT-BTTTT and No. 11/2020/TT-BTTTT

MIC drafting regulations for LPWAN (including LoRa and LoRaWAN). Proposed allowed frequency band is 920MHz ~ 922.5MHz with maximum 27dBm EIRP Tx power

Due to corona pandemic, the Prime Minister has requested "social quarantine" for 15 days since April 01, 2020 except for essential activities related to food, medical, fuel, import / export, and manufacturing.

MIC Vietnam issue Circular 19/2019/TT-BTTT to allocate 694 - 806 MHz band for 4G IMT Advanced (LTE Advanced) and later generation of 4G.

"Vietnam is going to end 2G service soon" said the MIC Minister Nguyen Manh Hung in Industry 4.0 Summit 2019 and international expo held in Hanoi on October 03, 2019

After 01 Sep 2019, server, switch ,router, gateway will not be under MIC regulatory list for EMC SDoC. The question is if VNTA still enforce if the shipment arriving Vietnam close to 01 Sep?

VNTA has rejected an ADoC application for one LTE product and issued Document No. 2398/CVT-TT1 dated 10 July 2019 to request for certificate according to QCVN 117:2018/BTTTT

MIC Vietnam and VNTA is going to implement 06 new technical regulations including QCVN 118:2018/BTTTT since 01 July 2019, the what are unexpected impacts and how to avoid?

MIC new Circular to replace Circular 04/2018/TT-BTTTT has been delayed, but there are several MIC new standards shall still be implemeted since 01 July 2019 (including QCVN 118:2018/BTTTT).

VNTA has held a seminar to take opinions and comments from manufacturers and importers on new certification methods which may cause major changes in certification for products under MIC management scope

Regulations on implementation of Law on Product Quality has been updated recently. There is a key changes which open possibility to grant Type Approval certificate directly under name of oversea manufacturers

New Type Approval certificate form is just a bit different from previous form in decorative details. Both forms are still being used at this moment until VNTA use up all the old ones.

Pursuant to Decree 74/2018/TT-BTTTT and Circular 15/2018/TT-BTTTT of MIC Vietnam, Type Approval certificate and/or SDoC form must be submited to VNTA within 15 working days. Importer who vilolates shall get audited and penalty.

New national technical standards which has been official released by MIC Vietnam and new updates to meet requirement of practice in testing, certification, importation ITE, MME, Lithium Ion battery products

Viettel - a local network carrier has obtained temporary frequency license to test 5G mobile network in 2019. 5G official frequency bands and license could be available for bidding by the end of 2019.

Since Tablet, Server, PC, Laptop sharing the same HS Code with products under Cybersecurity Import License, Exemption Letter issued by Authority of Infomation Sercurity (of MIC) could be needed for customs clearance

ICT Mark has been applied for radio and ITE products under management of MIC Vietnam since 2011. Meanwhile, MOST Vietnam uses a little different conformity mark (CR Mark) for home appliances.

MIC Vietnam has released the second letter No. 2765/BTTTT-CVT dated 08/21/2018 to General Department of Vietnam Customs. General Department of Vietnam Customs has been in line with MIC and customs clearance issues solved.

VNTA has stopped accepting DoC applications since 10 August 2018 without official notice. Instead, VNTA guides importers and applicant to make Self-assessment Declaration of Conformity. No more ADoC certificate will be issued for imported products.

Decree 74/2018/ND-CP enter in effect since 01 - July - 2018 made all the imported Radio and ITE products are temporarily stuck at port due to lack of instructions from MIC Vietnam

Authority of Radio Frequency Management opens the first 10m EMC Chamber in HCMC. With this EMC chamber, Technical Center of ARFM (Vilas 060) will provide EMC testing for home appliances

Vietnam's immediate task is allocating 700 MHz band for mobile. Vietnam has planned to re-allocate groups of frequency channels and left the entire spectrum for mobile broadband allocated by ITU.

Vietnam Internet Association (VIA) and Korea National Information Technology Promotion Agency (NIPA) co-organized the Vietnam-Korea ICT Cooperation Forum 2018.

List of radio transmitters forbidden to use in Viet Nam because of harmful interference to mobile phone network