Inspecting and testing unused model cars imported into Vietnam from April 15, 2020

According to Clause 3 Article 1 of Circular No. 05/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam amending Clause 2 Article 5 of Circular No. 03/2018/TT-BGTVT, every shipment of new motor vehicles must undergo inspection by a quality control authority according to the following methods: sample vehicle inspection method; probability-based inspection method; etc. For example, below are the regulations on methods of inspection and testing of unused model cars imported from April 15, 2020:

The sample vehicle inspection method applied to motor vehicles imported into Vietnam for the first time and frequency of inspection of the next sample motor vehicles imported from the country applying the type approval system are provided in the Form No. 06 in the Appendix hereof and the frequency of inspection of motor vehicles imported from the country applying the self-certification system is 36 months. An inspection shall be carried out as follows:

- Inspect the consistency of contents of the finished vehicle quality inspection checklist and the consistency of vehicles of the same type in the shipment; compare the chassis number and engine number of each vehicle in the shipment with those in the application for inspection; select random vehicles of each type in the shipment and compare their specifications with those in the application;

- The inspecting authority will randomly choose 1 or 2 sample vehicles (if the importer wishes to have 01 vehicle undergoing safety inspection and 01 vehicle undergoing emission test) of each type in the shipment and the importer will deliver them to the testing facility. The sampling must be recorded using the form in the Appendix hereof, which will be presented to the testing facility. The emission test shall be carried out in accordance with QCVN 86: 2015/BGTVT (except for evaporation test). Technical safety test shall be carried out in accordance with QCVN 09:2015/BGTVT, QCVN 10:2015/BGTVT and QCVN 82:2019/BGTVT and effective regulations of law (except for rearview mirrors, windshield, front lamps, tires, rims, flameproof materials and structures).

View more contents at Circular No. 05/2020/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from April 15, 2020.

Thu Ba

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