In a press briefing held by the Ministry of Science and Technology on December 1, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Head of Quality Management at the ministry's Department of Information Technology Industry, announced that during November 2025, the ministry issued 6 circulars guiding the implementation of the Law on Digital Technology Industry that will take effect on January 1, 2026.
Circular 26/2025/TT-BKHCN outlines regulations on the import and processing of goods listed as prohibited for import in the category of used information technology products.
Accordingly, import of certain goods from the banned list for three purposes: special use, scientific research, and creating a mechanism for domestic enterprises to process used information technology goods (from the banned list) for foreign traders is allowed, provided that these products will be consumed abroad only and not circulated in Vietnam.
For the group of goods imported for special purposes, the Circular specifies six cases where import is permitted.
Meanwhile, Circular 30/2025/TT-BKHCN, which sets criteria for importing used technology lines, equipment, machinery, and tools for two cases: (i) directly serving semiconductor chip production, packaging, and testing projects; and (ii) training, research, and development of digital technology products and services.
Under Circular 31/2025/TT-BKHCN, a list of key digital technology products and services, with 10 key product-service groups, including artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud computing, quantum computing, big data, and several other core technology groups, is published.
Of these products and services, semiconductor chips, including specialized chips, AI chips, and IoT chips, are classified as a special investment priority group.
According to Mr. Tuan, this classification is a new "unprecedented" incentive policy to encourage businesses to invest in pioneering technology fields.
Circular 32/2025/TT-BKHCN issued a list of semiconductor materials, equipment, machinery, and tools encouraged for investment and development, aiming to promote the production of input materials, materials, and equipment for the semiconductor industry, which are essential components to form a comprehensive semiconductor ecosystem.
Circular 33/2025/TT-BKHCN stipulates four criteria for enterprises implementing electronic equipment production projects to enjoy corporate income tax incentives.
Circular 34/2025/TT-BKHCN regulates digital technology products and services that enjoy contractor selection incentives in renting, purchasing digital technology products and services using state budget capital. Accordingly, products meeting the criteria will enjoy bidding incentives in using state budget capital.
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