Specifically, Mr. Trong's company has a vehicle which is a truck with a designed carrying capacity of 1,900 kg. This vehicle is not a tanker truck specialized in transporting gasoline and oil.

At Point c, Clause 8, Article 14 of Decree No. 161/2024/ND-CP, it is stated that "if one of the following cases is exempted from granting a license to transport dangerous goods according to the provisions of this Decree... Transporting dangerous goods is liquid fuel with a total capacity of less than 1,500 liters".

This sentence is understood as, (1) if each time transporting dangerous goods in the form of liquid fuel with a total capacity of less than 1,500 liters, then the license for transporting dangerous goods is exempted regardless of the designed cargo volume of the means of transport (if not exceeding the permitted load), or (2) if the designed cargo volume of the means of transport exceeds 1,200 kg (converted from a total fuel capacity of 1,500 liters with a specific gravity of 0.8 kg/liter). When transporting liquid fuel, a license for transporting dangerous goods is required regardless of the volume of liquid fuel carried? Or is there another understanding?

The Ministry of Construction responded to this issue as follows:

At Point c, Clause 8, Article 14 of Decree No. 161/2024/ND-CP dated December 18, 2024 of the Government stipulating the List of dangerous goods, transportation of dangerous goods and the order and procedures for granting licenses and certificates of completion of training programs for drivers or escorts transporting dangerous goods on roads stipulates:

"8. Organizations and individuals when transporting dangerous goods must ensure fire prevention and fighting safety conditions according to the provisions of law on fire prevention and fighting during the transportation process; if falling into one of the following cases, they are exempted from granting a license to transport dangerous goods according to the provisions of this Decree:

… c) Transporting dangerous goods that are liquid fuels with a total capacity of less than 1,500 liters;".

Accordingly, the transportation of dangerous goods in the form of liquid fuels with quantitative regulations on capacity is exempt from licensing, and there is no regulation on load and type of transport vehicle.

Vehicles participating in the transportation of dangerous goods must comply with the provisions of Article 9 of Decree No. 161/2024/ND-CP.