DECREE 105/2025/ND-CP: WHAT SHOULD BUSINESSES PAY ATTENTION TO REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT?
On May 15, 2025, the Government issued Decree 105/2025/ND-CP detailing several articles and measures for implementing the Law on Fire Prevention, Firefighting, and Rescue. The Decree takes effect on July 1, 2025, replacing many previous regulations on fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue.
The Decree aims to improve the legal framework for fire prevention and firefighting, and enhance the responsibility of agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals in ensuring fire safety.
This Decree details the measures for implementing the Law on Fire Prevention, Firefighting, and Rescue, including several important contents such as:
- Regulations on fire prevention.
- Regulations on firefighting and rescue.
- Establishing and organizing firefighting forces.
- Equipping and managing firefighting equipment.
- Regulations and policies for those participating in firefighting.
- Data management and responsibilities of relevant agencies.
Chapter V, in particular, focuses on regulations concerning fire prevention, firefighting, rescue, and emergency response equipment; the fire alarm database and communication system is considered one of the chapters that directly impacts businesses because it relates to the investment, equipping, management, and use of fire prevention and firefighting equipment.
1. Licensing for the circulation of fire fighting equipment (Article 23)
Target audience: those listed in Appendix V of this Decree.
Refer to the table below.
|
No. |
Product name |
HS code |
|
1 |
Fixed centrifugal fire pumps with electric motors |
8413.70.11 |
|
2 |
Fixed centrifugal fire pumps with internal combustion engines |
8413.70.11 |
|
3 |
Portable centrifugal fire pumps with internal combustion engines |
8413.70.11 |
|
4 |
Fire hoses |
5909.00.10 |
|
5 |
Handheld water spray nozzles |
8424.20.29 |
|
6 |
Handheld foam fire nozzles |
8424.90.99 |
|
7 |
Fire hydrants |
8481.80.61 |
|
8 |
Fire connectors |
7609.00.00 |
|
9 |
Portable fire extinguishers |
8424.10.90 |
|
10 |
Wheeled fire extinguishers |
8424.10.90 |
|
11 |
Automatically activated fire extinguishers – Climbing type powder extinguishers |
8424.10.90 |
|
12 |
Automatically activated gas fire extinguishers |
8424.10.90 |
|
13 |
Fire extinguishing powder |
3813.00.00 |
|
14 |
Fire extinguishing foam |
3813.00.00 |
|
15 |
Fire extinguishing additives (water-based extinguishing agents) |
3813.00.00 |
|
16 |
Fire alarm control panel |
8531.10.20 |
|
17 |
Point-type smoke detectors |
8531.10.30 |
|
18 |
Point-type heat detectors |
8531.10.20 |
|
19 |
Line-type smoke detectors using optical beam technology |
8531.10.30 |
|
20 |
Point-type flame detectors |
8531.10.20 |
|
21 |
Point-type fire detectors using carbon monoxide sensors combined with heat sensors |
8531.10.20 |
|
22 |
Point-type fire detectors using smoke and heat sensors |
8531.10.20 |
|
23 |
Suction-type smoke detectors (Suction technology smoke detectors) |
8531.10.30 |
|
24 |
Smoke detectors using In pipelines (Smoke detectors used in pipelines) |
8531.10.30 |
|
25 |
Fire alarm bell |
8531.80.10 |
|
26 |
Fire alarm push button |
8536.50.99 |
|
27 |
Fire alarm light (flashing light) |
8531.80.10 |
|
28 |
Automatic gas fire extinguishing system control panel |
8531.10.20 |
|
29 |
HFC-227ea fire extinguishing gas cylinder |
3813.00.00 |
|
30 |
FK-5-1-12 fire extinguishing gas cylinder |
3813.00.00 |
|
31 |
IG-100 fire extinguishing gas cylinder |
3813.00.00 |
|
32 |
Zone selection valve |
8481.40.90 |
|
33 |
Gas discharge nozzle |
8424.90.10 |
|
34 |
Closed nozzle (Sprinkler) |
8424.90.30 |
|
35 |
Open nozzle (Drencher) |
8424.90.30 |
|
36 |
Alarm valve |
8481.40.90 |
|
37 |
Deluge valve |
8481.40.90 |
|
38 |
Flexible metal pipe connecting nozzles in water fire extinguishing systems |
8307.10.00 |
|
39 |
Non-metal pipe used for fire water supply systems (CPVC pipe and fittings used in automatic sprinkler systems) |
3917.23.00 |
|
40 |
Emergency exit lighting (Escape direction lights) |
8531.20.00 |
|
41 |
Emergency lighting |
9405.40.99 |
2. Application for a Circulation Permit:
For domestically manufactured and assembled equipment:
-
Application for a circulation permit: Follow Form PC20 attached to this Decree.
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Test results: Must demonstrate that the vehicle conforms to the declared applicable standards and corresponding technical regulations, as certified by a product quality testing organization in accordance with legal regulations.
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Equipment factory certificate.
-
Equipment technical documentation (if any).
For imported equipment:
-
Application for a Circulation Permit: Follow Form PC20.
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Equipment quality certificate.
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Test results: Must conform to the prescribed standards and regulations. In the case of test results from a foreign organization, they must be certified by a testing organization conforming to ISO/IEC 17025 or an organization with accreditation as a testing organization.
-
Factory certificate.
-
Technical documentation of the equipment (if any)
Authority:
The Ministry of Public Security issues licenses for fire fighting, rescue, and relief equipment.
The Ministry of Construction issues licenses for fire-resistant and fire-retardant materials and components.
3. Procedures for applying for a permit to operate fire fighting, rescue, and emergency response equipment.
Therefore, bringing fire protection equipment to market is not just about importing or manufacturing products, but also about meeting legal requirements for quality and safety.
Proper preparation from the start will help businesses save time, costs, and minimize risks during product distribution.
If your business needs advice on the testing, certification, and licensing process for fire protection equipment, Interlink is ready to support you from the initial document review to the point where your product is legally marketed.
See details of Decree 105/2025/ND-CP at the following link: https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=213702
