Vietnam releases new energy efficiency labeling regulations, involving multiple types of household appliances, to be implemented on January 1, 2026
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2025-12-22
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam has issued Notice No. 52/2025/TT-BCT, requiring three major categories of products to be labeled with mandatory VNEEP (Vietnam National Energy Efficiency Plan) energy efficiency labels, covering household appliances (such as air conditioners, refrigerators, etc.), office and commercial equipment (such as commercial refrigerators, laptops, etc.), and industrial equipment (such as distribution transformers, etc.), which will officially come into effect on January 1, 2026.
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam issued Notice No. 52/2025/TT-BCT, which will officially come into effect on January 1, 2026.
According to the new regulations, three major categories of products must be labeled with mandatory VNEEP (Vietnam National Energy Efficiency Program) energy efficiency labels, covering household appliances (such as air conditioners, refrigerators, etc.), office and commercial equipment (such as commercial refrigerators, laptops, etc.), and industrial equipment (such as distribution transformers, etc.).

At present, VNEEP mandatory energy efficiency labels cover products such as copiers, computer monitors, printers, commercial refrigerators, laptops, straight tube fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, fluorescent lamp electronic ballasts, air conditioners, refrigerators, household washing machines, rice cookers, electric fans, televisions, LED lighting products, and water storage heaters.
The new regulations adopt a phased implementation strategy. Starting from January 2026, the first 15 categories of products will be required to affix energy efficiency labels. And products such as induction cookers and desktop computers can adopt voluntary labeling in 2026, which will become mandatory from January 2027.

The third phase of Vietnam's National Energy Efficiency Plan (VNEEP 3) sets targets for energy savings of 5% to 7% from 2019 to 2025 and 8% to 10% from 2019 to 2030, equivalent to saving 50 to 60 million tons of standard oil equivalent. By 2030, Vietnam also plans to reduce its electricity loss rate to below 6%. The release of Notice No. 52 is one of the important measures taken by Vietnam to implement the VNEEP 3 goals.
The release of Notice No. 52 is one of the important measures taken by Vietnam to implement the VNEEP 3 goals. Manufacturers and exporters of related products interested in entering the Vietnamese market are advised to closely monitor the new regulations and carry out energy efficiency testing and certification work as soon as possible to ensure that their products obtain compliance qualifications before the specified deadline, in order to avoid affecting market access.
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