Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued a Circular introducing mandatory traceability requirements for high-risk products and goods under its regulatory authority.
The regulation aims to strengthen product origin verification and enhance consumer protection by improving transparency throughout the supply chain.
To support implementation, the ministry has launched a centralized product traceability platform, VeriGoods, accessible at verigoods.vn. The system serves as a national database for receiving, storing, managing and connecting traceability information submitted by businesses, while also generating identification codes for product verification and information sharing.
Since development began in late December 2025, the VeriGoods platform has authenticated more than one million product codes as of the end of May 2026. Authorities say the system has established an important foundation for the nationwide rollout of the new requirements from July 1, 2026.
Through the platform, consumers can access basic product information free of charge, including product names, images, manufacturers or distributors, business addresses, brands, production batch numbers, serial numbers and expiry dates where applicable.
Businesses will be required to register products and submit traceability data before goods are placed on the market. For imported products, additional information on importers and official distributors in Vietnam must also be provided.
Under the implementation roadmap, traders must register accounts, obtain identification codes and verify product information from July 1, 2026. Full traceability compliance will become mandatory from January 1, 2027, before covered products can be legally distributed in the market.
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