Criteria for prioritized hardware products in Vietnam from February 15, 2021

According to Articles 5 and 6 of the Circular No. 40/2020/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, a prioritized hardware product must satisfy all of the following criteria:

General criteria applied to prioritized products and services:

- Its domestic production costs comply with regulations on incentives as prescribed by the law on bidding.

- It includes technical documentation and user manual in Vietnamese language.

- Its supplier makes a commitment to technical assistance, warranty, maintenance, upgrading and after-sales services.

Specific criteria applied to prioritized hardware products:

- Its functions and specifications conform to business requirements or regulations/guidelines of regulatory bodies (if any).

- It is created or designed or produced in Vietnam by a Vietnamese organization, enterprise or individual. The creation and design are expressed through a patent or utility solution patent or industrial design patent or another document evidencing the creation or design specified in the Appendix II hereof.

- Satisfy the criteria regarding quality standards, safety and security of the product

+ It is produced by a Vietnamese organization or enterprise that has the certificate of conformity with ISO 9001 standard issued by the registered certification body or equivalent;

+ It ensures information safety in accordance with regulations of law on information safety.

- The ratio of the cost of research and development of a product to the enterprise’s total revenue from the sale of that product within the last 03 years is 1% or more.

View more details at the Circular No. 40/2020/TT-BTTTT of the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, effective from February 15, 2021.

Ty Na

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