Local responsibility
Confirm the Vietnamese entity and manufacturer or owner authorisation.
COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE
Vietnam Cosmetic Notification
& Regulatory Services
MediPass connects a qualifying Vietnamese responsible business, product notification and import arrangements, supplies the sales channels you appoint, and keeps following up on product information and post-market compliance.
YOUR MARKET-ENTRY PRIORITIES
Prepare for the Vietnam market.
Document strategy
Check CFS, exemptions and legalisation for the actual supply route.
Market readiness
Align notification, PIF, Vietnamese labels and ongoing records.
REGULATORY OVERVIEW
Ministry of Health — Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV)
Vietnam’s cosmetic framework is set out in Circular 06/2011/TT-BYT, as amended, including Circular 34/2025/TT-BYT effective from 18 August 2025. Imported cosmetic notifications follow the DAV procedure; domestically manufactured products generally follow the competent provincial health authority route.
Who is responsible locally?
The organisation responsible for placing the product on the Vietnamese market must satisfy the local business requirements and take responsibility for the product. For imported products, align this entity with the manufacturer or product owner’s authorisation and the supporting import documents.
- Imported-product authority
- DAV / Ministry of Health
- Local role
- Responsible Vietnamese business
- Receipt validity
- 5 years
- Label language
- Vietnamese mandatory particulars
FROM ASSESSMENT TO MARKET
The Vietnam notification pathway.
Review scope and formulation
Confirm cosmetic use, claims and ingredients against the applicable Vietnamese and ASEAN requirements. Establish the manufacturer, product owner and intended supply route.
Confirm the responsible entity and authorisation
Prepare the eligible local business details and the manufacturer or product owner’s letter of authorisation. Check required document content and authentication arrangements.
Resolve CFS and document requirements
A Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) is required where applicable. The official procedure provides conditional exemptions, including specified CPTPP and ASEAN-related cases. Assess eligibility and evidence; do not assume a blanket exemption.
Submit the imported-product notification
Complete the prescribed notification and supporting dossier through the applicable national online procedure to DAV. Resolve any document or product queries and obtain the notification receipt before market placement.
Maintain the file and continued supply
Keep the PIF accessible at the responsible entity’s address. The receipt is valid for five years; a fresh notification is required for continued marketing after expiry.
BUILD THE RIGHT FILE
Documents to prepare.
Start with complete manufacturer information.
The checklist supports an initial readiness review. The exact filing and supporting evidence depend on the product, applicant and supply arrangements.
Keep the technical file usable.
Legalisation and exemption requirements depend on the document and applicable arrangement. Check the current official procedure for the actual manufacturing and export countries before obtaining documents.
Letter of authorisation, CFS and notification documents for Vietnam →
- Prescribed cosmetic notification information and full formula
- Local responsible organisation and manufacturer/product-owner details
- Letter of authorisation meeting the applicable formalities
- CFS or evidence supporting an applicable exemption
- Vietnamese label artwork or supplementary label, as applicable
- PIF: administration, raw material quality, finished product quality, safety and claimed benefits
PRODUCT PRESENTATION
Labels and claims need a local review.
Labels & mandatory information
Review mandatory Vietnamese particulars, including product function and directions where required, precautions, the responsible local organisation and relevant origin/date information. Imported products may require a compliant supplementary label. Ingredient naming and other permitted exceptions must follow the applicable rules.
Claims & market communication
Keep advertising and labelling within cosmetic scope and retain evidence supporting claimed benefits. A notification receipt number records the filing; it is not a government certification of the product’s safety or effectiveness.
AFTER THE FIRST NOTIFICATION
Keep the product compliant as it changes.
Changes and expiry
Assess actual changes to the product, formula, manufacturer and responsible organisation against the current amendment or new-notification requirements. Plan a fresh notification before the five-year receipt expires.
PIF and post-market controls
Maintain accessible technical information and arrangements for complaints, safety issues, authority inspection and recall. Ensure the supplied product remains consistent with the notified particulars.
Regulatory watch: proposed changes are not yet the filing baseline.
Vietnam published a draft cosmetics-management decree in 2026. Proposed future rules are not presented here as effective law. Confirm the final adoption, effective date and transitional provisions before filing.
HOW MEDIPASS SUPPORTS YOU
Local notification, import support
and post-market maintenance.
Supporting overseas manufacturers entering Vietnam through a compliant local entity and supply arrangement, serving the distribution, retail and e-commerce channels you appoint.
Responsible business & product notification
Connect a qualifying local responsible business; prepare brand authorisation, product information and the DAV imported-cosmetic notification.
Import company & channel supply
Working from the responsible business and import company named in the notification, coordinate shipment documents, import formalities and delivery to your appointed channels.
File & post-market maintenance
Maintain the PIF, Vietnamese labels and notification details; follow up on changes, renewals, safety incidents and regulatory correspondence.
You choose and manage your sales channels; MediPass puts the local responsible entity and import support in place per project. The actual entity, authorisation, premises, service scope and delivery arrangements are confirmed before kick-off.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Planning your Vietnam launch.
Is a CFS required in every imported-product case?
No. The current official procedure sets out conditional exemptions. The country, existing documentation and precise exemption criteria must be checked for the product.
Does a notification in another ASEAN market replace DAV notification?
No. It may be relevant to a documentary exemption where the conditions are met, but it does not replace Vietnam’s national notification.
Should we use the proposed 2026 decree for a filing now?
Only enacted, applicable requirements should form the filing baseline. Track the draft separately and check whether a final instrument has taken effect.
We have no Vietnamese company. Can we keep our own distribution channels?
Yes. Supply can be planned through a qualifying local responsible business and import arrangement, while you continue to choose and manage the channels. MediPass coordinates brand authorisation, notification, the import company and ongoing maintenance. The responsible business must have a cosmetics business function and be consistent with the filing and the actual supply relationship.
How should the responsible business and the actual import company be arranged?
Define both separately at the start of the project. The current notification form lists the responsible business and the import company separately; do not assume the brand owner, the responsible party and the actual importer are the same company. Before adding or replacing a partner, check the authorisation, notification details and the applicable update procedure.
PLAN YOUR VIETNAM MARKET ENTRY & SUPPLY
You build the sales channels.
We connect compliance and supply.
Share your products, formulas, manufacturing country and the sales channels you plan to work with. We will map out local notification, import arrangements and ongoing maintenance against Vietnam’s requirements.
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