A Closer Look at Expanded Product Testing Capabilities in Vietnam

Key Points

• The expanded Ho Chi Minh City laboratory brings a broader range of product testing services together in one location.
• The facility includes a controlled indoor environment for testing products intended for outdoor use.
• A dedicated laboratory in the facility evaluates power tools, battery-operated tools and lawn and garden equipment.

UL Solutions has expanded its product testing facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as global supply chains diversify and sourcing activity grows across Southeast Asia. The laboratory brings a broader range of testing services together in one location, helping manufacturers, retailers and brands address product safety, compliance and market access requirements closer to where products are developed and made.

What has UL Solutions announced?

UL Solutions announced on Oct. 26 that it has expanded its product testing laboratory in Ho Chi Minh City. The facility enhances local testing and compliance support for manufacturers, retailers and brands in Vietnam and across Southeast Asia.

The expanded laboratory is part of the UL Solutions global laboratory network, combining locally delivered services with access to the company's broader technical expertise.

What products can be tested at the expanded Ho Chi Minh City laboratory?

The laboratory supports testing for a range of retail, consumer, electrical and electronic products. Its capabilities also cover food contact materials, furniture, packaging, outdoor living products, power tools and lawn and garden equipment.

Bringing these services together in one location can help customers reduce testing complexity, streamline product development and address safety, compliance and market access requirements more efficiently.

How can the expanded laboratory help manufacturers and brands?

The laboratory enables customers to access a broader range of testing services closer to their product development, sourcing and manufacturing operations.

This can help customers streamline product development, reduce lead times and address safety, compliance and market access requirements more efficiently. It may also reduce the need to transport product samples over long distances for testing.

Why is UL Solutions expanding its capabilities in Vietnam?

Global supply chains are diversifying, while sourcing continues to expand across Southeast Asia. These changes are increasing the need for testing and compliance services closer to where products are developed and made.

What is the laboratory's controlled indoor testing environment?

The facility includes UL Solutions' first controlled indoor environment in Vietnam for testing products intended for outdoor use.

The space accommodates products such as gazebos, canopies, outdoor furniture and other outdoor living products. The indoor setting allows UL Solutions to test large outdoor-use products under a variety of controlled conditions that simulate real-world weather events.

What capabilities are available for power tools and lawn and garden equipment?

The facility establishes UL Solutions' first dedicated tools testing laboratory in Vietnam. Its capabilities cover power tools, lawn and garden equipment, battery-operated tools and systems, and related battery pack and control evaluations.

Testing is conducted in accordance with applicable UL Standards and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards. These services can help manufacturers identify potential safety and compliance issues earlier in product development and production while supporting more efficient access to North American and other global markets.

What other testing services does the laboratory provide?

The expanded facility offers testing capabilities related to product safety, chemicals, indoor air quality and environmental assessments.

The combination of these capabilities allows companies to address multiple testing and compliance needs through one laboratory.

Why are these services located in Ho Chi Minh City?

Ho Chi Minh City is located close to customers and manufacturing networks served by the laboratory.

The city also provides access to transportation infrastructure and supply chains connecting southern Vietnam with markets across Southeast Asia. Locating testing capabilities near product development, sourcing and manufacturing operations can reduce the need to ship samples over long distances.

How does the expanded facility support access to global markets?

The laboratory's capabilities can support access to North American and other global markets, depending on the product and applicable requirements.

Customers also gain access to the broader UL Solutions global laboratory network, connecting local services in Vietnam with the company's extensive technical expertise.

Where can I learn more?

Additional information about the facility is available in the Oct. 26 press release.

More details about the capabilities of the Ho Chi Minh City facility are available on the laboratory guide pageat UL.com.

Top photo caption, from left: Suresh Sugavanam, regional vice president, Australia, New Zealand, South Asia and Southeast Asia, UL Solutions; Trần Quóc Dũng, general director, Quatest3; Upayan Sengupta, senior vice president, Testing, Inspection and Certification, Consumer, UL Solutions; Christine Kelley, Principal Commercial Officer of the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City; Todd Denison, senior vice president, Global Regions, UL Solutions; Bùi Minh Trí, head of management board, Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA); Roy Poon, senior director and regional general manager, Retail and Consumer Products, Asia, UL Solutions; and Yang Kai Yong, president of Sepzone - Linh Trung (Vietnam) Co. Ltd.