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Deadline Looms for Child Car Seats in Vietnam Amid Certification Void

Deadline Looms for Child Car Seats in Vietnam Amid Certification Void

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Official statement Ongoing story
  • Vietnam faces a deadline of July 1 for mandatory child car seats, but no organization is certified to issue compliance certificates.
  • The new regulation requires children under 10 and under 1.35 meters tall to use safety seats in private cars.
  • Authorities are urging the Ministry of Construction to expedite certification procedures and consider temporary measures to avoid supply disruptions.

Vietnam is approaching a critical July 1 deadline for mandatory child car seats, yet a significant hurdle remains: no organization is currently certified to issue the required compliance certificates. This lack of certification threatens to disrupt the market and leave consumers without legally compliant safety options.

luật Trật tự, an toàn giao thông đường bộ yêu cầu từ ngày 1.7, trẻ em dưới 10 tuổi và có chiều cao dưới 1,35 m khi đi ô tô cá nhân phải được sử dụng thiết bị an toàn phù hợp.

— Directorate for Roads of VietnamExplaining the new regulation on child safety seats.

The new regulation, set to take effect on July 1, mandates that children under 10 years old and shorter than 1.35 meters must use appropriate safety devices when traveling in private vehicles. While exceptions exist for passenger transport vehicles, the focus is on private car use, with child safety seats identified as a crucial component.

Tuy nhiên, nút thắt lớn nhất hiện nay là khâu kiểm định.

— Directorate for Roads of VietnamHighlighting the main challenge in implementing the new regulation.

The national technical regulation QCVN 123:2024/BGTVT, which governs child safety equipment for automobiles, came into effect on January 1, 2026. However, the certification process is stalled because no entity has yet been granted the necessary accreditation to perform conformity assessments. The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam has expressed readiness to review and designate suitable organizations, but the absence of certified bodies means testing and inspection procedures are on hold.

Cục Đăng kiểm Việt Nam cho biết luôn sẵn sàng xem xét và chỉ định các đơn vị, nhưng do chưa có đơn vị nào được cấp giấy chứng nhận đăng ký hoạt động chứng nhận theo quy chuẩn mới, nên các thủ tục kiểm tra, thử nghiệm vẫn đang bị "treo".

— Directorate for Roads of VietnamExplaining the current deadlock in the certification process.

To address this bottleneck, the Directorate for Roads has appealed to the Ministry of Construction to promptly issue guidance for local authorities on registering certification and testing activities. They also requested the Ministry to expedite the publication of a risk classification for these products and to actively promote the process to attract capable organizations. As a contingency, they proposed that if no organization is certified by July 1, the Center for Motor Vehicle Testing (VMTC) could be temporarily designated for testing, with the Directorate for Roads handling certification for an interim period.

Nhằm gỡ khó cho doanh nghiệp, tránh gây ảnh hưởng đến hoạt động sản xuất kinh doanh và đảm bảo nguồn cung sản phẩm hợp pháp, đơn vị này kiến nghị Bộ Xây dựng cần sớm ban hành văn bản hướng dẫn địa phương triển khai thủ tục đăng ký hoạt động chứng nhận, thử nghiệm.

— Directorate for Roads of VietnamProposing solutions to the Ministry of Construction.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.