Vietnam has issued a new, consolidated national framework for chemicals management. The framework is built on a new Law on Chemicals (Law No. 69/2025/QH15) and is implemented through three Government Decrees and two Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Circulars, all dated 17 January 2026 for the Decrees and Circulars.
For business readers, the key point is that Vietnam now sets out chemicals compliance through a clearer “instrument stack”:
The Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15 is the primary law governing chemicals in Vietnam. It establishes the legal foundation for the entire framework and authorizes detailed implementation by the Government and MOIT.
The Law states that it regulates:
Decree No. 24/2026/ND-CP (17 January 2026) sets out the official chemical lists used to determine which chemicals fall into defined management categories under the Law.
For companies, this Decree is the key “classification by list” reference. The list status of a chemical can determine whether it is subject to tighter controls, additional documentation, special conditions for production and trading, or incident planning requirements.
The Decree issues chemical lists in appendices, including:
Decree No. 25/2026/ND-CP (17 January 2026) provides detailed rules to implement parts of the Law relating to:
This Decree is the “implementation backbone” for the Law’s chemical sector governance and safety-security pillar. It provides the detailed legal mechanism for how those parts of the Law are to be organized, managed, and applied.
Decree No. 26/2026/ND-CP (17 January 2026) provides detailed rules to implement parts of the Law relating to:
This Decree is the central implementing instrument for day-to-day compliance topics that commonly affect business operations, including how regulated chemical activities are managed and how hazardous chemicals contained in products or goods are handled under the framework.
Circular No. 01/2026/TT-BCT (17 January 2026) is issued by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to detail and guide implementation of the Law and Decree 26/2026/ND-CP.
This Circular is operational. It specifies procedures, required information, and templates for several core compliance actions under MOIT administration, including:
It provides procedures for issuance, re-issuance, amendment, and extension of validity for:
It specifies the required content structure for the Chemical Safety Sheet, which is a standardized safety information document under the Vietnam framework.
It establishes log and record templates for tracking activities related to prohibited chemicals, including categories such as production, import, use, and storage, within the scope of MOIT management.
It provides templates, timelines, and implementation roadmap elements for monitoring forms and reporting related to purchase and sale activities for specially controlled chemicals within the sector database.
It includes the list of hazardous chemicals in products and goods that require information disclosure under MOIT management scope.
Circular No. 02/2026/TT-BCT (17 January 2026) is issued by MOIT to implement the Law and Decree 25/2026/ND-CP, focusing on chemical industry development and chemical safety and security measures.
It provides rules on:
It specifies content requirements and templates for:
It also includes templates used for appraisal and approval processes for these plans.
It specifies requirements for the content, process, templates, and documentation used for chemical incident response drills, including how drill records are documented.
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