The above information was emphasized by Mr. Tran Quoc Dung, Director of the Quality and Assurance Testing Center 3 (QUATEST 3) during his opening speech at the “Introducing QCVN 25:2025/BKHCN - National Technical Regulation on electrical equipment for household installation and similar installation systems” seminar held on the morning of April 17th , 2025 at the Center’s Office and Laboratory in Cat Lai, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City.
Mr. Dung further noted it was the first time QUATEST 3 has organized such a seminar on a national scale with the goal of widely disseminating information about QCVN 25:2025/BKHCN to relevant organizations and enterprises. The timely issued QCVN 25 responds to the urgent social needs to address safety risks arising from the installation and usage of non-compliant household electrical equipment.
Mr. Tran Quoc Dung gave the opening speech at the seminar
Mr. Dung cited statistics from the Vietnam Fire and Rescue Police Department in 2024, there were 4,112 fires nationwide resulted in 100 fatalities, 89 injuries and estimated property damage of around 657.45 billion VND and 637.08 hectares of forest. Among them were 48 major fires and 51 incidents with severe human casualties causing 99 deaths and 89 injuries. Additionally, 22 explosions occurred killing 09 people and injuring 26 people. Of the 2,503/4,112 cases (accounting for 60.87%) that have been investigated to clarify the cause, of which 1,873 cases (74.83%) were attributed to failures in electrical systems or equipment.
Mr. Tran Duy Tai from Standards Division under STAMEQ shared more specifically that QCVN 25 was promulgated under Circular No.01/2025/TT-BKHCN dated February 14th, 2025 by the Ministry of Science and Technology, effective from April 1st, 2025. The outline for implementation is as follows:
- From April 1st, 2027, all electrical equipment specified in QCVN 25:2025/BKHCN’s Appendix A and B must comply with the regulations before being circulated on the market.
- Encouraging early adoption of QCVN 25:2025/BKHCN which means manufacturing and trading enterprises have more than 02 years to transition their products to comply with the new regulation. However, those already prepared for the compliance may apply and be certified immediately. This proactive approach will enable the availability of regulation-compliant goods in advance to serve the demand of society.
Mr. Tran Duy Tai attended the virtual seminar from Hanoi
QCVN 25 applies to household electrical installations including circuit breakers, sockets, plugs, adapters and switches. The regulation’s technical requirements based on international standards issued by IEC as IEC 60884, IEC 60669, IEC 61008, IEC 60898, IEC 61009. Certification methods are Method 1 (Type sample testing for product models), Method 7 (Lot testing), Method 5 (Type testing combined with production process assessment), in which Method 1 applies to overcurrent circuit breakers for AC usage and residual current circuit breakers with overcurrent protection while other devices are subject to certification Method 5 or 7.
Mr. Truong Van Thach, Head of Electrical Inspection Department of QUATEST 3 and an active contributor to the development of QCVN 25, introduced the regulation and QUATEST 3’s certification process.
To support enterprises in testing and certifying products under QCVN 25, QUATEST 3 has prepared the necessary infrastructure including investments in additional testing equipment, developing testing processes and human resources capacity. On April 16th, 2025, QUATEST 3 was officially designated and registered by STAMEQ as a testing and certification body for the regulation. Currently, QUATEST 3 is providing testing services for several firms to support research, technological adaptation and preparation for QCVN 25 utilization.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, expert of Industrial Electrical Testing Laboratory, introduced QUATEST 3’s testing capacity for products according to QCVN 25:2025/BKHCN.
Mr. Tran Van Tuan, Deputy Head of Office of TBT and Standards Management – Standards, Metrology and Quality Division from Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City, presented on a number of management regulations for goods and electrical and electronic products.
Mr. Tran Van Tuan
Sharing and discussing at the seminar, many business representatives expressed their support for the issuance of the national technical regulation, emphasizing the need to strengthen high-risk product group’s quality and safety whilst protecting those invest properly. Several enterprises stated their intention to apply the regulation to create competitive advantage in the market.
Q&A Session
Representatives of interested firms visited exhibition booths displaying documents and equipment related to electrical equipment for household installation.
QUATEST 3
