G/TBT/N/VNM/246  
10 February 2023  
(23-0976) Page: 1/4 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Construction  
Adress: 37 Le Dai Hanh Street, Hai Ba Trung District, Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 39760271  
Fax: (84 -24) 39780676  
Email: boxaydung@moc.gov.vn  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  I Cement, 
admixture for cement and concrete  
1. Portland cement (HS: 2523.29.90)  
2. Portland Blend ceme nt (HS: 2523.29.90)  
3. Sulphate resistant portland cement (HS: 2523.29.90)  
4. Blast furnace slag (HS: 2618.00.00)  
5. Fly ash active admixture for concrete, mortar and cement (HS: 2621.90.00)  
II Construction Aggregates  
6. Crushed sand for concrete and morta r (HS: 2517.10.00)  
7. Natural sand for concrete and mortar (HS: 2505.10.00)  
III Tiling materials  
8. Ceramic Tiles (HS: 6907.21.91; 6907.21.93; 6907.22.91; 6907.22.93; 6907.23.91; 
6907.23.93; 6907.21.92; 6907.22.92; 6907.23.92; 6907.21.94; 6907.22.94; 
6907.23.94)  
9. Natural paving stones (HS: 2506.10.00; 2506.20.00; 2514.00.00; 2515.12.20; 
2515.20.00; 2516.20.20; 2516.12.20; 6802.21.00; 6802.23.00; 6802.29.10; 
6802.29.90; 6802.91.10; 6802.91.90; 6802.92.00; 6802.93.10; 6802.93.00)  
10. Artifi cial paving stones based on organic binders (HS: 6810.19.90; 6810.19.10)  
11. Self -inserting concrete bricks (HS: 6810.19.10)  
IV Wall Materials  G/TBT/N/VNM/246  
 
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  12. Fired clay brick (HS: 6904.10.00)  
13. Concrete bricks (HS: 6810.11.00)  
14. Autoclaved aerated concrete produc ts (HS: 6810.99.00)  
15. Wall Panels (HS: 6810.91.00)  
V Roofing materials  
16. Asbestos -cement corrugated sheets (HS: 6811.40.10)  
17. fired clay tiles (HS: 6905.10.00)  
18. Glazed ceramic roof tiles (HS: 6905.10.00)  
19. Concrete Tiles (HS: 6811.82.20)  
VI Buil ding glass  
1. 1. Float glass (HS: 7005.29.90)  
2. 2. Patterned laminated glass (HS: 7005.29.90)  
3. 3. Safety tempered flat glass (HS: 7007.19.90)  
4. 4. Laminated glass and laminated safety glass (HS: 7007.29.90)  
5. 5. Insulated sealed box glass (HS: 7008.00.00)  
6. 6. Heat -absorbing tinted glass (HS: 7005.21.90)  
7. 7. Reflective coated glass (HS: 7005.21.90)  
8. 8. Low Radiation Coated Glass (Low E) (HS: 7005.21.90)  
VII Sanitary equipment  
9. Wash basins (HS: 7324.90.10; 6910.10.00)  
10. Wall - hung urinal s (HS: 7324.90.10; 6910.10.00)  
11. Bidets (HS: 7324.90.10; 6910.10.00)  
12. WC pans (HS: 7324.90.10; 6910.10.00)  
VIII Decorative and Finishing Materials  
13. Wallconvering  in roll form - Finished wallpaper, wall vinyl and plastics wallcoverings 
(HS: 4814.90.00; 4814.20.10; 4814.20.91; 4814.20.99)  
14. Wall emulsion paints (HS: 3209.10.90)  
15. Gypsum board and Fiber -reinforced gypsum panel (HS: 6809.11.00; 6809.19.90)  
16. Woo d- based panels (HS: 4411.12.00; 4411.13.00; 4411.14.00; 4411.92.00; 
4411.93.00; 4411.94.00; 4410.11.00; 4418.99.00)  
IX Water supply and drainage pipe products  
17. PVC pipes and fittings (couplings) for water supply and drainage systems under 
pressure (HS:  3917.23.00; 3917.40.00)  
18. PE pipes and fittings (couplings) for water supply and drainage systems under 
pressure (HS: 3917.21.00; 3917.40.00; 3917.32.99; 3917.33.90)  
19. PP pipes and fittings (couplings) for water supply and drainage systems under 
press ure (HS: 3917.22.00; 3917.40.00)  
20. Pipes and fittings (couplings) of glass fiber reinforced thermosetting plastics (GRP) on 
an unsaturated polyester resin basis (UP) (HS: 3917.29.25; 3917.40.00)  
21. Ductile iron pipes and fittings (couplings) of ductile iron for water conduit works (HS: 
7303.00.11; 7307.19.00; 7303.00.19)  
X Other products and goods of construction materials  G/TBT/N/VNM/246  
 
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  22. Asbestos for the production of asbestos -cement corrugated board (HS: 2524.90.00)  
23. Aluminum profiles and aluminum alloys (HS: 7 610.90.99; 7604.29.90)  
24. Cable ladder system and cable tray made of iron or steel used in electrical installation 
of the building (HS: 7308.90.60; 7326.90.99)  
25. Pipes and fittings (couplings) for the protection and installation of conductors 
electricit y in the house (HS: 3917.21.00; 3917.22.00; 3917.23.00; 3917.40.00)  
26. Waterproofing sheet based on modified bitumen (HS: 6807.10.00)  
27. Water blocking tape PVC (HS: 3919.90.99)  
28. Structural silicone Sealants (HS: 3910.00.90)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft national 
technical regulation on Products, Goods of Building Materials; (54 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft National technical regulation stipulates the limits of 
technica l characteristics and requirements for management of products and goods of 
building material listed in Table 1, Part 2, belonging to Group 2 according to the provisions 
of the Law on Product Quality, Goods (hereinafter referred to as products, goods of 
building materials) produced domestically, imported, traded, circulated on the market and 
used in construction works in the territory of Viet Nam.  
This draft National technical regulation does not regulate products and goods of building 
materials imported in the form of test samples, sample goods, goods displayed at 
exhibitions and fairs; goods temporarily imported for re -export, goods that are not 
consumed and used in Viet Nam, goods in transit  
This draft technical regulation applies to Vietnamese and foreign  organizations and 
individuals manufacture, import, trade and use products and goods of construction 
materials; testing and certification organizations that assess and certify the conformity of 
construction materials, products and goods to technical regula tion; and relevant state 
management agencies on the quality of construction materials and products.  
This draft National technical regulation is intended to supersede QCVN 16:2019/BXD.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law on quality of products and goods;  
• Law on standards and technical regulations;  
• BS EN  14617:2012, Agglomerated stone;  
• DIN 51130:2014 -02, Testing of floor coverings - Determination of the anti -slip 
property - Workrooms and fields of activities with slip danger - Walking method - 
Ramp test;  
• DIN 51097:1992 -11, Testing of floor coverings - Determination of the anti -slip 
properties - Wet-loaded barefoot areas - Walking method - Ramp test;  
• AS/NZS 4856 -2013, Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface 
materials;  
• EN 16165:2021, Determination of slip resistance of pedestrian surfaces - Methods 
of evaluation;  
• EN 1096 -1:2012 (E), Glass in building. Coated glass Definitions and classification;  
• EN 12898:2019, Glass in building. Determination of the emissivity;  
• ASTM C471M -20a, Standard test methods for chemical analysis of gypsum and 
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  • ISO 15877 -2:2009, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -C) - Part 2: Pipes;  
• ISO 4435:2003, Plastics piping systems for non -pressure underground drainage 
and sewerage - Unplasticized po ly(vinyl chloride) (PVC -U); 
• ISO 15875 -2:2003, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Crosslinked polyethylene (PE -X) - Part 2: Pipes;  
• ISO 22391 -2:2009, Plastics piping systems for hot and cold water installations - 
Polyethylene of r aised temperature resistance (PE -RT) - Part 2: Pipes;  
• ASTM E1251, Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum 
Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 May 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/VNM/23_1013_00_x.pdf