Automated petroleum pump produced by the DG Flow Company (headquartered in Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea, Website: www.dgflow.co.kr) and imported by the TD OIL Co., Ltd, certified and approved samples by the  Ministry of Vietnam Science and Technology, certified on fire safety and industrial environment safety by the Vietnam General Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality.

However, according to KOTRA's research, currently in Vietnam, the automatic pump station has not been licensed. Specifically, based on the Decree 83/2014 / ND-CP on petroleum trading and according to the Circular 11/2013 / TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade: Promulgating National Technical Regulations on Design Requirements to petrol stations.  there are specific regulations on petroleum tanks, petrol pumps, electrical systems, fire protection equipment at those petrol stations, ... Gasoline stores must be designed and developed according to regulations of this circular, under the guidance and inspection of the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities, the Department of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The above Circular was developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade based on the document No TCVN 4530: 2011 regulating the design requirements of petroleum stores of the Technical Sub-Committee of the National Standard TCVN / TC98 / SC4 compiled oil and gas projects, proposed by the General Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality and announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Decree 83 stipulates the conditions for opening petroleum retail stores, in which Article 24 stipulates that the location must be in line with the planning approved by the competent authorities. Stores must be owned or co-owned by traders (agents / general agents / franchisors or traders with distribution systems). In addition, the store must be designed, built and equipped with the right equipment in accordance with the current regulations on petrol and oil retail shops, fire safety, fire protection and environmental protection of authorities. Managers and employees are trained and have training certificates on fire prevention and fighting, environmental protection ... If the application is sufficient, the licensing in the Department of Industry and Trade in the localities maximally takes place within 20-30 days.

However, in fact, this is not so easy. In fact, there must be nearly 30 papers of all kinds in the form of approval / certification / confirmation, the petrol business can have a new gas station. For example, there must be a written approval of the location of the People's Committee of the commune or district; certificates of satisfaction of fire prevention and fighting conditions, granted by fire prevention and fighting police agencies; certification of environmental standards issued by the District People's Committee and many other specialized procedures. That is why it takes two years to start a new gas station. In Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, due to urban safety requirements, new open gas stations have gradually advanced to suburbs and newly developed areas.

With the same mode of operation as vending machines, fully meeting the standards of fire safety, ensuring the accuracy in measuring gasoline for customers, ensuring the quality of gasoline, be convenient for installation and simple usage, the automatic oil pump cylinder has been serving people in neighboring countries such as Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines, which have the quantity users of motor vehicles are quite large, similar to Vietnam.

Countries with Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Myanmar, and the Philippines have recognized problems of filling up fuel by people who use motor vehicles in petrol stores in accordance with standards for cars, especially for people in rural, mountainous and remote areas when gas station density is not much.

In particular, Thailand has changed its policy for 10 years and since then the number of installed automatic pump cylinders has reached more than 50,000. Petrol pumps are currently operating safely on fire and explosion prevention, as evidenced by over 10 years with more than 50,000 pillars, however, there has not been happened any fire.

The current situation is that petrol and oil stores meet the standards and are granted uneven distribution, mainly concentrated in urban areas, where the population is crowded. Although in rural, mountainous and remote areas, people still have a large demand for petrol and oil, however, due to the uneven distribution of petroleum stores, people in these places are still meet many difficulties and inconveniences in buying and selling petrol. In addition, based on current Decrees and Circulars, in order to be able to trade in petroleum, business people must own a huge amount of capital to invest in designing shops and equipment. This is not suitable for investors who want to trade in petrol and oil in rural, mountainous and remote areas, leading to the situation of some individuals and households doing business in petrol and oil. in the form of spontaneity, failing to ensure safety for fire prevention and fighting, causing difficulties in management and causing losses to the State's tax sources.

Therefore, KOTRA would like to propose: The Ministry of Industry and Trade, The Ministry of Science and Technology to consider and create conditions for people in rural, mountainous and remote areas to have easy access to petrol. It is safer and more convenient, at the same time, to manage family and household businesses that are trading in spontaneous petroleum through building a system and legal basis for regulating the petroleum business on automatic petrol and oil selling equipment. Since then, enterprises can deploy petroleum business with automatic pump cylinders.