Commodity labels and labeling regulations in Vietnam

No.

CATEGORY

MANDATORY INFORMATION

1

Food

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Warnings (if any).

2

Foodstuff

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities; nutritional ingredients, nutritional value (if any);

Contents, instructions for labeling nutritional ingredient, nutritional value and implementation roadmap shall comply with guidance of the Minister of Health;

dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

3

Health supplements

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities (ingredient quantities are not required for food additives and auxiliary ingredients) or nutritional value;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage: Uses, intended users, usage;

e) Risk warnings (if any);

g) Labeling: “Thực phẩm bảo vệ sức khỏe” (“Health supplements”);

h) Labeling: “Thực phẩm này không phải là thuốc, không có tác dụng thay thế thuốc chữa bệnh”. (“This product is not medicine and cannot replace medicine".)

4

Irradiated foods

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

g) Labeling: “Thực phẩm đã qua chiếu xạ” (“Irradiated food”).

5

Genetically modified food

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

e) Labeling: “ Thực phẩm biến đổi gen” or “biến đổi gen” (“Genetically modified food” or “genetically modified”) beside the name of genetically modified ingredients and its content.

6

Drinks (excluding alcoholic drinks):

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

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Alcoholic drinks

a) Quantity;

b) Ethanol content;

c) Expiry date (if any);

d) Instructions for storage (for wines);

dd) Warnings (if any);

e) Batch number (if any).

8

Tobacco

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Warnings;

d) Expiry date;

dd) Codes, bar codes.

9

Food additives, processing aids

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Labeling: “Phụ gia thực phẩm” (“Food additives”) for food additives;

g) Labeling: " Chất hỗ trợ chế biến thực phẩm” (“Food processing aids”) for food processing aids;

h) Warnings (if any).

10

Micronutrients

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Ingredients;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Labeling: “Dùng cho thực phẩm” (“Used for food”).

11

Food materials

a) Name;

b) Quantity;

c) Date of manufacture;

d) Expiry date;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

12

Drugs, medicinal materials for human use

a) Name, medicinal materials;

b) Dosage form, excluding medicinal materials;

c) Ingredients, content, concentration or quantities of active ingredients, herbal ingredients of drugs, medicinal materials; some herbal ingredients, content and quantity of herbal ingredients on labels of traditional drugs on the List of State secrets and traditional drugs but the text “Công thức sản xuất thuốc là bí mật nhà nước” ("The drug manufacture recipe is a state secret”) or “Công thức sản xuất thuốc là bí mật gia truyền” (“The drug manufacture recipe is a family secret”) must be displayed;

d) Specifications of packing;

dd) Name, address of manufacture facility;

e) Name, address of the importer for imported drugs and imported medicinal materials;

g) Registration number or import license number, batch number and date of manufacture;

h) Expiry date of drugs and medicinal materials;

i) Conditions for storage and other necessary information under regulations.

13

Medical equipment

a) Registration number or import license number of medical equipment;

b) Batch number or serial number of medical equipment;

c) Date of manufacture, expiry date: Specify expiry dates of sterilized or disposable medical equipment, reagents, calibration substances, control materials, chemicals. Specify date of manufacture or expiry date of other equipment/substances shall be presented with date of manufacture or expiry date; if medical equipment is a machine/equipment, year of manufacture or month, year of manufacture shall be specified;

d) Warnings, instructions for use, instructions for storage, warranty conditions or instructions on where to find them must be displayed on the label of medical equipment.

14

Cosmetics

a) Quantity;

b) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

c) Batch number;

d) Date of manufacture or expiry date;

dd) For products with stability of under 30 months, the expiry date must be presented;

e) Instructions for use, unless the product appearance has clearly represented how to use the product;

g) Warnings;

15

Household chemicals

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or content of active ingredients;

dd) Batch number;

e) Registration number at Vietnam;

g) Warnings;

h) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

16

Animal feed

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings (if any).

17

Veterinary drugs, vaccines and biologicals for animal health

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings.

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Aquatic feed

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings (if any);

g) Phone number (if any).

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Biologicals, effective microorganisms, chemicals, environmental remediation substances

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings (if any);

g) Phone number (if any).

20

Plant protection products

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient content;

dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

21

Plant varieties

a) Name;

b) Grant of variety carried out according to the provisions of national standards; baseline standards;

c) Properties of variety;

d) Instructions for storage and instructions for use;

dd) Warnings;

e) Quantity;

g) Date of manufacture, expiry date;

h) Name and address of plant variety manufacture/import organizations;

i) Registration number (if any);

k) Origin;

l) Variety batch code;

m) Information of genetically modified plant variety (if any).

22

Domestic animal breeds

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

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Aquatic breeds

a) Name of aquatic breeds (including trade name and botanical name);

b) Name and address of breeding and producing facility;

c) Quantity of aquatic breeds;

d) Quality norms according to applied standards;

dd) Selling date;

e) Expiry date (if any);

g) Instructions for transportation, storage and use;

h) Phone number (if any).

24

Children's toys

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings;

d) Instructions for use;

d) Year of manufacture.

25

Textile, garment, leather and footwear products

a) Materials or material quantities;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Year of manufacture.

26

Plastic and rubber products

a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Materials;

d) Specifications;

dd) Warnings.

27

Paper, cardboard, carton

a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Specifications;

d) Warnings.

28

Teaching and learning equipment, stationery

a) Quantity;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings.

29

Political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational and art publications

a) Publisher (manufacturer), printer;

b) Name of author(s) or translator(s);

c) License for publishing;

d) Specifications (format, size, number of pages);

dd) Warnings (if any).

30

Musical instruments

a) Specifications;

b) Warnings (if any).

31

Sport and physical training equipment

a) Quantity;

b) Year of manufacture;

c) Materials;

d) Specifications;

dd) Instructions for use;

e) Warnings (if any).

32

Wood furniture

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

33

Porcelain, ceramic and glass products

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

34

Fine arts and handicrafts

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

35

Household articles/appliances (non-electric)

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

36

Silver

a) Quantity;

b) Silver content;

c) Warnings (if any).

37

Gems

a) Quantity;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any).

38

Gold jewelry

a) Content;

b) Weight;

c) Weight of attachments (if any);

d) Product code;

dd) Warnings (if any).

39

Personal protective equipment, fire safety equipment

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Materials;

dd) Specifications;

e) Warnings;

g) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

40

Network information security; electricity; electronics, informatics, communication, post and telecommunications equipment; refurbished IT product.

a) Year of manufacture;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Labels of refurbished IT products must have the text “sản phẩm tân trang làm mới” (“refurbished products”) in Vietnamese or in English with equivalent meaning.

41

Mechanical machinery/ equipment

a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Specifications;

d) Warnings;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

42

Measuring and testing machinery/instrument

a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Specifications;

d) Warnings;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

43

Metallurgical product

a) Quantity;

b) Ingredient quantities;

c) Specifications.

44

Fishing gear

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any);

d) Phone number (if any).

45

Motor vehicles

a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number or vehicle identification number (VIN);

d) Unladen weight;

dd) Seating capacity (for passenger vehicles);

e) Gross vehicle weight rating;

g) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically manufactured/assembled;

h) Year of manufacture;

i) Warnings (if any).

46

Trailer, semi-trailer

a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number or vehicle identification number (VIN);

d) Unladen weight;

dd) Gross vehicle weight rating;

e) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically manufactured/assembled;

g) Year of manufacture;

h) Warnings (if any).

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Motorcycle

a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number;

d) Unladen weight;

dd) Cylinder capacity;

e) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically manufactured/assembled;

g) Year of manufacture;

h) Warnings (if any).

48

Heavy-duty vehicle

a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number;

d) Particular specifications;

dd) Year of manufacture;

e) Warnings (if any).

49

Passenger four-wheeled motor vehicle

a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Unladen weight;

d) Maximum number of passengers;

dd) Gross vehicle weight rating;

e) Chassis number or vehicle identification number (VIN);

g) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically manufactured/assembled;

h) Year of manufacture;

i) Warnings (if any).

50

Bicycle

a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Year of manufacture;

c) Essential specifications;

d) Warnings (if any).

51

Spare parts of vehicle

a) Brand, commercial name, model code (if any);

b) Part number;

c) Year of manufacture (if any);

d) Specifications (if any);

dd) Warnings (if any).

52

Building and interior design materials

a) Quantity;

b) Specifications;

c) Month of manufacture;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Warnings (if any).

53

Petroleum products

a) Quantity;

b) Ingredients;

c) Warnings;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

54

Detergents

a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

d) Warnings;

dd) Instructions for use.

55

Chemicals

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date (if any);

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Chemical identification number (if any);

e) Warning pictograms, texts, risks (if any);

g) Prevention measures (if any);

h) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

56

Fertilizers

a) Type of fertilizer;

b) Code of fertilizer;

c) Mode of use;

d) Quantity;

dd) Date of manufacture;

e) Expiry date;

g) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

h) Warnings;

i) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

k) Specify: "Phân bón lá” (“Foliar fertilize") for foliar fertilizers.

57

Industrial explosives

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

58

Eye glasses

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any);

d) Instructions for use.

59

Watches

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any);

d) Instructions for use.

60

Diapers, sanitary napkins, facial masks, cotton removers, cotton buds, toilet paper

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any);

dd) Month of manufacture;

e) Expiry date.

61

Tooth brushes

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any);

dd) Month of manufacture.

62

Wet wipe

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any);

dd) Date of manufacture;

e) Expiry date.

63

Beauty tools and accessories

a) Specifications;

b) Instructions for use;

c) Warnings (if any);

d) Year of manufacture.

64

Food packaging/containers

a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any).

65

Helmets for motorcycle, electric bicycle riders (hereinafter referred to as “helmets”)

a) Size;

b) Month and year of manufacture;

c) Model;

d) Quantity;

dd) Instructions for use;

e) Warnings (if any).

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Electric bicycles, electric motorcycles, mopeds

a) Brands;

b) Model;

c) Unladen weight;

d) Specifications;

dd) Year of manufacture;

e) Instructions for use;

g) Warnings (if any).

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Food supplements, medical foods, foods for special diets

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients, quantities of extra nutrients (or nutritional value);

dd) Warnings (if any);

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage (if any);

g) Health risk warnings (if any);

h) Add the text: “Thực phẩm bổ sung” (“Food supplement”) for food supplements;

i) Specify: “Thực phẩm dinh dưỡng y học” (“Medical nutritional food”) and “sử dụng cho người bệnh với sự giám sát của nhân viên y tế” (“use for patient under monitor of health worker”) for medical nutritional foods;

k) Specify: “Sản phẩm dinh dưỡng (cho đối tượng cụ thể)” (“Nutritional product (for a particular entity)”) for foods for special diets.

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Insecticidal and germicidal preparations for domestic and medical use

a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients, contents of active ingredients;

dd) Batch number;

e) Registration number at Vietnam;

g) Warnings;

h) Instructions for use;

i) Instructions for storage;

k) Instructions for disposal;

l) Warning pictograms under GHS;

m) Name, address of manufacture facility;

n) Name, address and phone number of the registration certificate holder.