THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
CircularNo. 22/2018/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 06, 2018 of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs on the List of potentially unsafe products and goods under the management of Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs
Pursuant to the Law on quality of goods and products dated November 21, 2007;
The Government’s Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated December 31, 2008 on detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on products and goods quality;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018 providing amendments and supplements to a number of articles of Decree No.&fA132/2008/ND-CP; dated December 31, 2008, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on products and goods quality;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 14/2017/ND-CP dated February 17, 2017 defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;
At the Request of the Director of the Department of Work Safety;
The Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs promulgates a Circular providing the List of potentially unsafe products and goods under the management of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular provides the List of potentially unsafe products and goods under the management of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the “List of group-2 products and goods”), enclosed with their HS codes.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular applies to:
1.Domestic and foreign organizations and individuals that produce, import, export, trade and/or use group-2 products and goods under the management of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;
2.Organizations and individuals involved in the management, assessment and certification of quality of group-2 products and goods under the management of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
Article 3. List of group-2 products and goods under the management of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs
1.The list of group-2 products and goods under the management of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and HS codes thereof are provided in the Appendix enclosed herewith.
2.Rules for application of HS codes of the listed group-2 products and goods:
a) In case where only 4-digit HS code is specified, the regulations herein also apply to all products and goods with 8-digit HS codes in the same 4-digit heading;
a) In case where only 6-digit HS code is specified, the regulations herein also apply to all products and goods with 8-digit HS codes in the same 6-digit subheading;
c) In case where 8-digit HS code is specified, the regulations herein apply to listed products and goods with 8-digit HS codes.
Article 4. Effect
1.This Circular takes effect on February 01, 2019.
2.The list of group-2 products and goods provided in this Circular supersedes the one provided in the Appendix I enclosed with the Circular No. 03/2010/TT-BLDTBXH dated January 19, 2010 by the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.
Article 5. Implementation organization
1.The Department of Work Safety and Provincial Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs shall organize and instruct the implementation of this Circular;
2.The Department of Work Safety shall play the leading role and cooperate with relevant authorities in reviewing and proposing amendments to the List of group-2 products and goods to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to serve management purposes;
3.If legislative documents, technical regulations and/or standards referred to in this Circular are amended or replaced, the new ones shall apply;
4.Difficulties that arise during the implementation of this Circular should be reported to the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs for consideration.
For the Minister
Deputy Minister
Le Tan Dung
APPENDIX
LIST OF GROUP-2 PRODUCTS AND GOODS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(Enclosed with the Circular No. 22/2018/TT-BLDTBXH dated December 06, 2018 by the Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs)
No. | Name of products/ goods | HS Code | Technical regulations/ standards | Legislative document | Management methods upon importation |
1. | Lifts and their safety components | 8428.10.31 8428.10.39 8431.31.10 8431.31.20 | -QCVN:02/2011/BLDTBXH -QCVN 18:2013/BLDTBXH -QCVN 26:2016/BLDTBXH -QCVN 32:2018/BLDTBXH | -The Circular No. 08/2011/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 42/2013/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 48/2016/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 15/2018/TT-BLDTBXH | -State inspection of quality before customs clearance -The state inspection shall be conducted on the basis of certification and/or inspection results provided by designated certification body/ inspection body. -Inspecting authority: Department of Work Safety |
2. | Escalators; moving walkways and their safety components | 8428.40.00 8431.31.20 | QCVN 11:2012/BLDTBXH | The Circular No. 32/2012/TT- BLDTBXH |
3. | Boilers with nominal working pressure exceeding 0.7 bar(except boilers with working pressure exceeding 16 bar for industrial purposes) | 84.02 8403.10.00 | -QCVN 01:2008/BLDTBXH -TCVN 7704:2007 -TCVN 5346:1991 -TCVN 6008:2010 | Decision No. 64/2008/QD-BLDTBXH | -State inspection of quality before customs clearance -The state inspection shall be conducted on the basis of certification and/or inspection results provided by designated certification body/ inspection body. -Inspecting authorities: Provincial Departments of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs |
4. | Containers for compressed gas with nominal working pressure exceeding 0.7 bar(except cylinders for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)) | 7311.00.26 7311.00.27 7311.00.29 7311.00.91 7311.00.92 7311.00.94 7311.00.99 | -QCVN 01:2008/BLDTBXH -TCVN 6296:2013 -TCVN 7388- 1,2,3:2013 -TCVN 10118:2013 -TCVN 10120:2013 -TCVN 10121- 1012024:2013 -TCVN 10360:2014 -TCVN 10360- 10364:2014 -TCVN 10367- 10368:2014 | Decision No. 64/2008/QD-BLDTBXH |
5. | Vessels, reservoirs, vats and tankers with nominal working pressure exceeding 0.7 bar as classified in TCVN 8366:2010(except specialized equipment for industrial use) | 73.09 73.11 7611.00.00 3923.30.20 7613.00.00 | -QCVN 01:2008/BLDTBXH -TCVN 8366:2010 -TCVN 6155:1996 -TCVN 6156:1996 | Decision No. 64/2008/QD-BLDTBXH |
6. | Refrigerating systems classified in TCVN 6739: 2015, including: -Using refrigerants of A3, B2L, B2, B3 Classes -Using A2-Class refrigerants with charging amount of 1.5 kg or more; -Using A1, A2L or B1-Class refrigerants with charging amount of 05 kg or more. | 8415.81.91 8415.81.94 8415.81.99 8415.82.99 8415.83.99 8418.69.41 8418.69.49 8418.69.50 8418.69.90 | -QCVN 21:2015/BLDTBXH -TCVN 6104-1, 2, 3, 4:2015 | The Circular No. 50/2015/TT-BLDTBXH |
7. | Electric pulleys and hoists | 8425.11.00 8425.31.00 8425.4910 | -QCVN 7:2012/BLDTBXH -QCVN 13:2013/BLDTBXH | -The Circular No. 05/2012/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 37/2013/TT-BLDTBXH |
8. | Hand pulleys and hoists with lifting load of 1,000 kg or more | 8425.19.00 8425.39.00 8425.42.90 8425.49.20 | QCVN 7:2012/BLDTBXH | The Circular No. 05/2012/TT-BLDTBXH |
9. | Elevating tables and platforms | 8425.41.00 8425.42.90 8425.49.10 8425.49.20 | -QCVN 7:2012/BLDTBXH -QCVN 12:2013/BLDTBXH -QCVN 20:2015/BLDTBXH -TCVN 4244:2005 | -The Circular No. 05/2012/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 36/2013/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 48/2015/TT-BLDTBXH |
10. | Cranes | 8426.11.00 8426.30.00 8426.19.90 | -QCVN 7:2012/BLDTBXH -QCVN 29:2016/BLDTBXH | -The Circular No. 05/2012/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 51/2016/TT-BLDTBXH |
11. | Bridge cranes and gantry cranes | 8426.12.00 8426.19.20 8426.19.30 8426.19.90 | -QCVN 7:2012/BLDTBXH -QCVN 30:2016/BLDTBXH | -The Circular No. 05/2012/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 52/2016/TT-BLDTBXH |
12. | Builders hoists | 8428.10.39 | QCVN 16:2013/BLDTBXH | The Circular No. 40/2013/TT-BLDTBXH |
13. | Head protection equipment(Industrial safety helmets) | 6506.10.20 6506.10.30 6506.10.90 | -QCVN 06:2012/BLDTBXH -TCVN 6407:1998 -TCVN 2603:1987 | The Circular No. 04/2012/TT-BLDTBXH | -State inspection of quality after customs clearance -The state inspection shall be conducted on the basis of certification and/or inspection results provided by designated certification body/ inspection body. -Inspecting authority: Department of Work Safety |
14. | Eyes and face protectors(glasses or goggles protecting eyes against infrared radiation, irradiation, X-rays, radiation, welding safety goggles and welding masks) | 3926.90.42 9004.90.50 | -TCVN 5082:1990 -TCVN 5039:1990 -TCVN 6157:1999 -QCVN 27:2016/BLDTBXH -QCVN 28:2016/BLDTBXH | -The Circular No. 49/2016/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 50/2016/TT-BLDTBXH |
15. | Respiratory protective devices(Masks and respirators for particle filtering; gas masks and respirators) | 9020.00.00 8421.39.90 6307.90.90 | -QCVN 08:2012/BLDTBXH -QCVN 10:2012/BLDTBXH | -The Circular No. 07/2012/TT-BLDTBXH -The Circular No. 25/2012/TT-BLDTBXH |
16. | Hand and arm protective equipment(Protective work gloves protecting against stabs, cuts, flames, heat and chemical hazards) | 3926.20.60 3926.20.90 3926.90.39 4015.19.00 4203.29.10 6116.10.90 6116.99.00 6216.00.10 6216.00.99 | -TCVN 8838-1, 2, 3:2011 -QCVN 24:2014/BLDTBXH | The Circular No. 37/2014/TT-BLDTBXH |
17. | Foot and leg protective equipment (Shoes protecting against stabs, cuts, hits and chemicals; insulating boots) | 6401.10.00 6402.91.91 6402.91.99 6402.99.10 6402.99.90 6403.40.00 6403.91.10 6403.99.10 | -TCVN 6412:2009 -TCVN 7651:2007 -TCVN 7652:2007 -TCVN 7653:2007 -TCVN 7654:2007 -TCVN 8197:2009 -TCVN 7544:2005 -TCVN 7545:2005 -QCVN 15:2013/BLDTBXH | The Circular No. 39/2013/TT-BLDTBXH |
18. | Safety belts and – personal fall-arrest systems | 4205.00.20 6307.90.61 6307.90.69 | QCVN 23:2014/BLDTBXH | The Circular No. 36/2014/TT-BLDTBXH |
19. | Engine-powered fork-lift trucks with lifting load of 1,000 kg or more | 84.27 | QCVN 25:2015/BLDTBXH | The Circular No. 51/2015/TT-BLDTBXH | -Not applicable(The inspection and management of quality of this product type upon importation is undertaken by authorities assigned by the Ministry of Transport) |
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