1. Which medical devices are granted import licenses?

 According to the regulations of the Ministry of Health, when importing medical devices, it is the importer’s responsibility to provide documents proving the origin, source and quality of the medical devices. Some special medical devices listed in Appendix I of Circular 30/2015/TT-BYT when circulating on the market also require an import license. These are high-tech medical devices supporting diagnosis and treatment such as magnetic resonance imaging systems, ultrasound machines, endoscopes, blood testing systems, ventilators, pacemakers, etc. For more details on this list, please click: https://medgate.vn/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PHU-LUC-SO-I-THONG-TU-30-2015-TT-BYT.pdf 

2. Instructions for looking up medical devices import licenses

After obtaining an import license, medical equipment will be publicly disclosed by the Ministry of Health. Organizations and individuals operating in the field of importing medical equipment or needing information about importing medical devices can look up import licenses in 2 methods.

Method 1: Contact directly to the Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health is responsible for responding to questions related to the medical field. When having questions about medical devices import licenses or other information, organizations or individuals can directly contact to the Ministry of Health through channels such as phone number: 0246.273.273; Fax number: 0243.8464.051 or at the agency’s office at 138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. This direct method helps people get information quickly and accurately according to their needs. However, the limitation of this method is that if the requests are overloaded or complicated and contain a lot of information, the Ministry of Health will not be able to answer questions promptly and quickly, leading to delays in responding to people.

Hence, the Ministry of Health has now deployed an online information lookup service at the Ministry of Health’s Electronic Information Portal, helping organizations and individuals in need to search for public information at home without having to contact the Ministry of Health directly.

Method 2: Online lookup

The operation to look up medical equipment import licenses online at the Ministry of Health’s Electronic Information Portal is very simple, including the following 4 steps.

Step 1: Access the Ministry of Health’s Electronic Information Portal

Access https://dmec.moh.gov.vn or https://imda.moh.gov.vn (from January 1, 2025).

When clicking on the link, the screen will lead to the homepage of the Ministry of Health’s Medical Equipment Management Online Public Service System. This is the official website of the Ministry of Health which provides information about public medical equipment. With a nice interface and clear presentation, people can easily search for information according to the classification categories without any difficulty.

Step 2: Select “Public service results”

In the classification bar, click on “Public service results” as shown.

Step 3: Select “Advanced search”

In the search interface, select “Advanced search” to limit keywords, helping to look up results faster and more accurately.

Step 4: Enter the basic information needed to search

The information needed to enter includes:

• Name of medical equipment
• Name of enterprise
• Management agency
• Time of dossier submission
• Time of dossier announcement
• Type of administrative procedure
• Document code/announcement number

For the most specific search results, enter as many required information fields as possible. After completing, click on the “Search” box to receive the returned results.

This method helps support faster, more convenient and accurate information search, reduces overload for the Ministry of Health’s administrative system, and simplifies complicated procedures to bring a better service experience to the people.

3. Information obtained from the results 

After receiving the request, the system will return results including a list of dossiers that match the search keywords. Here, information about medical equipment import licenses can be looked up, including:

• File code
• Declaration number
• File information
• Name of business or individual registering for the license
• Name of medical equipment
• Validity of the document

In addition, the valid document can also be viewed and downloaded.

Thus, with the online medical equipment import license lookup service, organizations and individuals in need can verify the legality and check detailed information related to imported medical equipment. Hopefully, with the above instructions, you can easily look up information about medical equipment import licenses on the Ministry of Health’s electronic information portal.

To receive free consultation on the service of documents, procedures, and medical equipment registration, please contact the Hotline: 098.546.1894.