Measuring Instruments in Retail Commerce in Vietnam

On June 27, 2017, the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam issued Circular 09/2017/TT-BKHCN stipulating specific regulations on measuring instruments in retail commerce.

Circular 17 stipulates that scales used to perform mass measurements in retail commerce in Vietnam must meet the following requirements:

- Have a weighing range suitable for the mass of the goods to be weighed; have a division value (d) (d is shown on the label of the scale) corresponding to the mass of the goods to be weighed as stipulated in the following Table:

Weighing Range
(mass of goods to be weighed)
Division Value (d) of the Scale Examples of Selected Mechanical Spring Scales
Over 40 g to 100 g ≤ 2 g 500 g Scale.
Over 100 g to 200 g ≤ 5 g 500 g Scale;
1 kg Scale.
Over 200 g to 400 g ≤ 10 g 500 g Scale;
1 kg Scale;
2 kg Scale;
4 kg Scale.
Over 400 g to 1 kg ≤ 20 g 500 g Scale; (*)
1 kg Scale;
2 kg Scale;
4 kg Scale;
5 kg Scale;
8 kg Scale.
Over 1 kg to 2 kg ≤ 50 g 2 kg Scale;
4 kg Scale;
5 kg Scale;
8 kg Scale;
10 kg Scale;
12 kg Scale;
15 kg Scale;
20 kg Scale.
Over 2 kg to 4 kg ≤ 100 g 4 kg Scale;
5 kg Scale;
8 kg Scale;
10 kg Scale;
12 kg Scale;
15 kg Scale;
20 kg Scale;
30 kg Scale.
Over 4 kg to 100 kg ≤ 200 g 5 kg Scale; (*)
8 kg Scale; (*)
10 kg Scale; (*)
12 kg Scale; (*)
15 kg Scale; (*)
20 kg Scale; (*)
30 kg Scale; (*)
60 kg Scale; (*)
100 kg Scale.

- Have been verified at a designated verification organization according to the legal regulations on measurement in Vietnam;

- The parts and components of the scale must conform to the approved model;

- The parts, components, and functions that can potentially interfere and change the basic metrological technical characteristics of the scale must be sealed or lead-sealed by a designated verification organization in Vietnam.

Refer to the Circular 17/2017/TT-BKHCN, effective from August 15, 2017.

-Thao Uyen-

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