Decision No. 1182/QD-BCT

DECISION

PROMULGATING THE LIST OF IMPORTED GOODS (WITH ACCOMPANYING HS CODES) SUBJECT TO SPECIALIZED INSPECTION UNDER THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Pursuant to the Law on Product and Goods Quality dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to the Law on Food Safety dated June 17, 2010;

Pursuant to the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy dated June 17, 2010;

Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management dated June 12, 2017;

Pursuant to Decree No. 98/2017/ND-CP dated August 18, 2017 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated December 31, 2008 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018 and Decree No. 154/2018/ND-CP dated November 9, 2018 of the Government;

Pursuant to Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 2, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Food Safety;

Pursuant to Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018 detailing a number of articles of the Law on Foreign Trade Management;

Pursuant to Decree No. 85/2019/ND-CP dated November 14, 2019 providing for the implementation of administrative procedures under the National Single Window mechanism, the ASEAN Single Window mechanism, and specialized inspection of exported and imported goods;

Pursuant to Decision No. 04/2017/QD-TTg dated March 9, 2017 of the Prime Minister providing for the List of means and equipment required to be labeled for energy efficiency, application of minimum energy performance standards, and the implementation roadmap;

Pursuant to Decision No. 24/2018/QD-TTg dated May 18, 2018 of the Prime Minister promulgating the List and roadmap for phasing out energy-using means and equipment and inefficient power generation units not to be newly built;

Pursuant to Circular No. 41/2015/TT-BCT dated November 24, 2015 of the Minister of Industry and Trade providing for the List of products and goods capable of causing unsafety under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 29/2016/TT-BCT dated December 13, 2016 and Circular No. 33/2017/TT-BCT dated December 28, 2017 of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to Circular No. 36/2019/TT-BCT providing for the quality management of products and goods under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to Circular No. 43/2015/TT-BCT dated November 15, 2018 providing for food safety management under the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

Pursuant to Circular No. 65/2017/TT-BTC dated June 27, 2017 of the Minister of Finance promulgating the List of Vietnam's exported and imported goods, as amended and supplemented in part by Circular No. 09/2019/TT-BTC dated February 15, 2019 of the Minister of Finance;

At the proposal of the Director General of the Department of Science and Technology,

DECIDES:

Article 1. To promulgate the List of imported goods (with accompanying HS codes) subject to specialized inspection under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade at Appendices 1, 2, and 3 attached to this Decision.

Article 2. Organization of implementation

1. To assign the Department of Science and Technology: (i) To take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and units in reviewing and updating the promulgated list of goods (with accompanying HS codes) subject to specialized inspection under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in accordance with State management requirements in each period; (ii) To promptly guide and resolve any difficulties or issues arising (if any) in specialized inspection activities with respect to the list at Appendix 2 of this Decision.

2. To assign the Department of Industrial Safety Techniques and Environment and the Department of Chemicals to take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and units in promptly guiding and resolving any difficulties or issues arising (if any) in specialized inspection activities with respect to the list at Appendix 1 of this Decision.

3. To assign the Department of Energy Conservation and Sustainable Development to take the lead and coordinate with relevant agencies and units in promptly guiding and resolving any difficulties or issues arising (if any) in specialized inspection activities with respect to the list at Appendix 3 of this Decision.

Article 3. Implementation provisions

1. This Decision takes effect from its date of signing.

2. This Decision replaces Decision No. 1325A/QD-BCT dated May 20, 2019 of the Minister of Industry and Trade on promulgating the List of goods (with accompanying HS codes) subject to specialized inspection under the management responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

3. In case the legal documents referenced in this Decision are amended or supplemented, the provisions of the corresponding newly promulgated documents shall apply.

Article 4. The Chief of the Ministry Office, the Directors General of the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Energy Conservation and Sustainable Development, the Directors of the Department of Industrial Safety Techniques and Environment and the Department of Chemicals, the heads of units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.

APPENDIX 1:

LIST OF GOODS SUBJECT TO SPECIALIZED INSPECTION FOR THE QUALITY OF GROUP-2 PRODUCTS AND GOODS (Promulgated together with Decision No. 1182/QD-BCT dated April 6, 2021 of the Minister of Industry and Trade)

APPENDIX 2:

LIST OF GOODS SUBJECT TO SPECIALIZED INSPECTION FOR FOOD SAFETY (Promulgated together with Decision No. 1182/QD-BCT dated April 6, 2021 of the Minister of Industry and Trade)

Appendix 2.1: List of processed dairy products

Appendix 2.2: List of soft drinks, wine, beer, alcohol, and alcoholic beverage products

Appendix 2.3: List of vegetable oil products and products processed from vegetable oil

Appendix 2.4: List of flour, starch, cake, jam, and confectionery products

APPENDIX 3:

LIST OF GOODS SUBJECT TO SPECIALIZED INSPECTION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY (Promulgated together with Decision No. 1182/QD-BCT dated April 6, 2021 of the Minister of Industry and Trade)

1 Circular No. 13/2018/TT-BCT dated June 15, 2018 of the Minister of Industry and Trade providing for the management and use of industrial explosive materials, as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 31/2020/TT-BCT dated November 30, 2020, effective from January 15, 2021.

2 The Minister of Industry and Trade has promulgated QCVN 02:2020/BCT on the safety of liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks, attached to Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BCT dated November 30, 2020.

3 QCVN 02:2016/BCT on the safety of mine hoists, as amended by Amendment 1:2019 to QCVN 02:2016/BCT, promulgated together with Circular No. 14/2019/TT-BCT dated August 14, 2019 of the Minister of Industry and Trade.

4 The Minister of Industry and Trade has promulgated QCVN 02:2019/BCT on the safety of liquefied petroleum gas filling stations, attached to Circular No. 35/2019/TT-BCT dated November 29, 2019.

5 The Minister of Industry and Trade has promulgated QCVN 07:2020/BCT on the safety of explosion-proof generators used in underground mines, attached to Circular No. 38/2020/TT-BCT dated November 30, 2020.

6 The Minister of Industry and Trade has promulgated QCVN 03:2019/BCT on the safety of explosion-proof transformer stations used in underground mines, attached to Circular No. 38/2020/TT-BCT dated November 29, 2019.

5 Goods subject to specialized inspection for food safety shall be implemented in accordance with Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 2, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Food Safety and other relevant legal documents.