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VNCheck vs. VNIDCheck: Vietnam’s Two Emerging Traceability and Anti-Counterfeiting Systems

In the context of Vietnam’s rapid digital transformation, two systems — VN Check and VNID Check — have recently gained attention for their roles in traceability, product authentication, and public safety management. While their names sound similar, their purposes, technologies, and managing authorities are fundamentally different.

1. VN Check: A Private-Sector Traceability and Anti-Counterfeiting Platform

VN Check is a private technology platform developed in Vietnam to support product traceability, transparency, and brand protection.
It allows both businesses and consumers to verify product origin, production processes, and distribution chains by scanning QR codes or digital labels.

Key Features

  • Full supply chain traceability: From raw materials, processing, packaging, and logistics to end users.

  • Anti-counterfeiting solution: Provides unique digital identifiers (QR codes, NFC tags, blockchain records) for each product.

  • Technological foundation: Incorporates IoT, AI, and Blockchain to ensure data integrity and transparency.

  • Business integration: Enterprises can register, manage, and publish product information through the VNCheck platform and mobile application.

Advantages

  • Enhances consumer trust and brand reputation.

  • Helps export-oriented businesses meet international traceability requirements.

  • Promotes digital transformation in agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics sectors.

Limitations

  • As a private-sector solution, VN Check depends on voluntary adoption by enterprises.

  • Effectiveness relies on the accuracy and completeness of data provided by businesses.

  • It is not an official national system managed by the government.

 

2. VNIDCheck: A State-Run Traceability System Linked to VNeID

In contrast, VNIDCheck is a government-backed initiative, developed under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) of Vietnam.
The system is designed to digitally identify and trace the origin of chemicals, precursors, and high-risk goods, thereby preventing counterfeiting and illegal circulation.

Key Features

  • Integration with VNeID: VNIDCheck operates within the national electronic identification platform (VNeID).

  • Government data linkage: Connects enterprise, customs, and administrative data for unified oversight.

  • Real-time traceability: Each batch of controlled substances or high-risk goods is assigned a verifiable code.

  • Citizen verification: People can scan or search product codes through VNeID to confirm legality and report suspicious items.

Advantages

  • Strengthens state management of regulated goods (especially chemicals and precursors).

  • Provides a powerful anti-counterfeiting tool that integrates directly into Vietnam’s national digital identity infrastructure.

  • Enhances inter-agency data coordination and public supervision.

Limitations

  • Currently in the pilot phase, focusing mainly on chemicals and precursor products.

  • Requires complex data integration between enterprises and multiple government agencies.

  • Broader implementation will depend on infrastructure, regulation, and adoption readiness.

3. Comparative Overview

4. Conclusion

Both VN Check and VNID Check represent Vietnam’s growing commitment to digital transparency and anti-counterfeiting.

  • VN Check reflects the private sector’s innovation in applying modern technologies to supply-chain integrity and brand protection.

  • VNID Check, meanwhile, demonstrates the government’s strategic move to build a unified, data-driven management system for sensitive and high-risk products.

Together, these two initiatives show how Vietnam is building a dual ecosystem of digital trust — one led by enterprise innovation, and the other by state governance — toward a safer and more transparent market.

It is important to emphasize that VN Check is not the same as VNID Check.
VNCheck is powered by advanced, field-proven technologies developed through years of cross-disciplinary research. This makes VN Check a truly practical and scalable solution for businesses seeking digital transformation and global integration. Unlike generic systems, VN Check provides granular, product-level traceability — down to each individual unit — ensuring transparency and authenticity throughout the entire supply chain. Its smart design enables the platform to be user-friendly, accessible to the public, and fully transparent on a public blockchain. While VN Check operates on an public blockchain, ensuring verifiable and immutable data, VNID Check relies on manually entered, static information that lacks automation and real-time connectivity. This represents a technological setback, limiting scalability and reducing the competitiveness of Vietnamese products in both domestic and international markets.