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On July 8, 2026, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 275/2026/NĐ-CP, establishing comprehensive administrative penalties for violations in the fields of chemicals and industrial explosives. The decree applies to both domestic and foreign organizations and individuals operating within Vietnam, outlining specific violations, penalty forms, fine levels, and mandatory remedial measures to ensure strict regulatory compliance across the industry. The Decree takes effect on August 25, 2026.
Penalty Forms and Remedies
The main penalties take the form of warnings and fines. Additional penalties include temporary suspension of licenses/certificates, temporary suspension of chemical/explosive activities, and confiscation of exhibits and violation means. The regulation also stipulates the remedial measures, which involve forcing the return of altered licenses/certificates, canceling invalid safety training results, recycling or destroying violating products, fixing safety/security deficiencies, relocating explosive reserves, voiding illegal contracts, and surrendering illegal profits obtained from violations.
Fine Levels
The regulation introduces a structured penalty framework, capping the maximum fine for individuals at 50,000,000 VND for chemical-related violations and 100,000,000 VND for industrial explosive violations.
Organizations—including enterprises, cooperatives, and foreign investment entities—face fines twice the amount applied to individuals for the same infractions.
Specific Violations and Penalties
Decree No. 275/2026/NĐ-CP specifies actionable violations concerning chemical activity management and industry development. Companies will be penalized for failing to ensure safety conditions during the production, trading, and storage of chemicals, such as lacking proper warning signs, emergency equipment, or standard warehouses. It also targets non-compliance in consulting activities, the failure to apply green chemistry principles, etc.
The decree enforces strict prohibitions and heavy fines against:
Operating without required production/trading licenses for conditional chemicals and chemicals requiring special control (VND 25,000,000 to VND 40,000,000)
Providing inaccurate information or submitting unauthentic documents in the imported chemical declaration form on the National Single Window (VND 3,000,000 to VND 5,000,000)
Failing to declare imported chemicals or providing inaccurate information in the declaration to evade the declaration requirement (VND 20,000,000 to VND 30,000,000)
Failing to classify chemicals in accordance with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Revision 2 (2007) or later versions (VND 25,000,000 to VND 30,000,000)
Failing to placing domestically produced or imported chemicals into use and circulation in the market without classifying them as required (VND 35,000,000 to VND 40,000,000)
Failing to accurately declare or disclose hazardous chemical content in products to the specialized database and on product labels (VND 5,000,000 to VND 20,000,000)
The Vietnamese text of Decree No. 275/2026/NĐ-CP can be accessed here.
