Import Duty And Procedures For Aquatic frozen To Vietnam

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Import Aquatic frozen to Vietnam Customs procedures; import duty and transportation

You want to export Aquatic frozen to Vietnam? You need to calculate freight from export warehouse to Vietnam? You want to know about Vietnam’s procedure and import duties on importing Aquatic frozen to Vietnam?  Import procedures for Aquatic frozen?

In this article, Logistics HP Global Vietnam, whose many years in providing freight and logistics services import Aquatic frozen from many countries to Vietnam, will share knowledge and advise on above issues.

Import duty and procedures of aquatic frozen to Vietnam

 

HS code and import duty of Aquatic frozen in Vietnam 

HS code of Aquatic frozen in Vietnam

In importing/exporting any commodity, In order to properly determine duties, policies, procedures of the commodity, one of the first thing needed to determine is the HS code of the commodity

Aquatic frozen under chapter 94: furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings,  not elsewhere specified or included; illuminate signs, illuminate name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

VAT and preferential import duty on Aquatic frozen to Vietnam in 2024

HS Code Descriptions VAT Preferential Import duty Normal import tax
0306 Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption.
– Frozen:
030611 – – Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.):
03061110 – – – Smoked *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 27 40.5
03061190 – – – Other *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 15 22.5
030612 – – Lobsters (Homarus spp.):
03061210 – – – Smoked *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 27 40.5
03061290 – – – Other *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 10 15
030614 – – Crabs:
03061411 – – – Soft shell crabs *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 27 40.5
03061419 – – – Other *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 27 40.5
03061500 – – Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 10 15
03061600 – – Cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon) *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 3 4.5
030617 – – Other shrimps and prawns:
– – – Giant tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon):
03061711 – – – – Headless *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 12 18
03061719 – – – – Other *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 12 18
– – – Whiteleg shrimps (Litopenaeus vannamei):
03061721 – – – – Headless, with tail *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 12 18
03061722 – – – – Headless, without tail *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 12 18
03061729 – – – – Other *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 12 18
03061730 – – – Giant river prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 12 18
03061790 – – – Other *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 0 5
03061900 – – Other, including flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption *,5/8; Exclusively: Processed; Coarse powder, fine powder, pellets of crustaceans, suitable for use as food for humans in heading 03.06: 8%. 0 5

The classification of a product to a certain HS code is based on the nature, composition, …. of the actual exported commodity at the import time, based on catalogue, technical documents (if any) or /and decided by the Customs Department of Commodity Verification. The actual inspection results of the Customs and announcement by the Customs Department of Commodity Verification are legal basis for applying HS code to imported goods. Importers are ultimately responsible for ensuring that the products are correctly classified.

Our above advised HS codes are for reference only.

→ For more information about this content, please refer to the article Definition of HS code in Vietnam

Duties, Taxes on importing Aquatic frozen to Vietnam:

When importing Aquatic frozen to Vietnam, the importer needs to pay import value added tax (VAT) and Import duty. The above table shows VAT and Preferential Import duty based on HS code

Currently, Vietnam have signed FTA with more than 50 countries in the world. In case Aquatic frozen is imported from countries with free trade agreements with Vietnam, they may enjoy special preferential import duties if they meet the conditions set by the agreement.

Special Preferential Import duty of Aquatic frozen to Vietnam year 2024 under some FTAs:

Mã HS
 ATIGA ACFTA AKFTA AJCEP VJEPA AIFTA AANZFTA VKFTA CPTPP AHKFTA
2024 2022 – 2027 Nước không được hưởng ưu đãi 2022 – 2027 Nước không được hưởng ưu đãi 1/4/2023 – 31/3/2024 1/4/2024 – 31/03/2025 01/4/2023 – 31/3/2024 01/4/2024 – 31/3/2025 31/12/2023 – 30/12/2024 2022 – 2027 2024 2024 Mexico 2024 các nước CPTTP khác Mexico 2024
03061110 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 *
03061190 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 *
03061210 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
03061290 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
03061411 0 0 0 MY, KR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
03061419 0 0 0 MY, KR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03061500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 4
03061600 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 1
03061711 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 5
03061719 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 5
03061721 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 5
03061722 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 5
03061729 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 5
03061730 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 5
03061790 0 0 0 ID, MY 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
03061900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
Mã HS
EVFTA
UKVFTA
 RCEP
VCFTA
VNCBFTA
Việt – Lào
VN – EAEU FTA
ASEAN Australia Trung Quốc Nhật Bản Hàn Quốc New Zealand
2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2024 2023 – 2027 2023 – 2027 2024
03061110 0 0 12 12 12,8 12,2 12 12 0 0 0
03061190 0 0 12 12 12,8 12,2 12 12 0 0 0
03061210 0 0 7 7 7 7,3 7 7 0 0
03061290 0 0 7 7 7 7,3 7 7 0 0
03061411 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03061419 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03061500 0 0 7 7 7 7,3 7 7 6 0,9
03061600 0 0 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,2 2,1 2,1 0 0 0
03061711 0 0 9,6 9,6 12 9,8 9,6 9,6 0 0 0
03061719 0 0 9,6 9,6 12 9,8 9,6 9,6 0 0 0
03061721 0 0 9,6 9,6 12 9,8 9,6 9,6 0 0 0
03061722 0 0 9,6 9,6 12 9,8 9,6 9,6 0 0 0
03061729 0 0 9,6 9,6 12 9,8 9,6 9,6 0 0 0
03061730 0 0 8,4 8,4 8,4 8,7 8,4 8,4 0 0 0
03061790 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03061900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

→ To check whether your country and Vietnam have MFN (Most favoured nation) and FTA (Free Trade Agreement), you can check at the article: Overview Of Trade Relations Between Vietnam And The World

Are Aquatic frozen banned from importing to Vietnam?

According to the current regulation, Aquatic frozen is not in the List of prohibited imports into Vietnam, so the enterprise can do the import procedure pursuant to current stipulations.

→ For more information, read the article List of prohibited imports into Vietnam

Governmental management on importing Aquatic frozen to Vietnam

What certificates are required in importing Aquatic frozen to Vietnam?

State management of frozen seafood When importing frozen seafood

  • Pursuant to Article 1 of Circular 26/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 30, 2016 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development stipulating
  • Pursuant to Article 14 of Decree 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 2, 2018 of the Government
Conclude:
In case frozen seafood (unprocessed) imported to Vietnam will be registered for quarantine and have satisfactory results.
In the case of processed aquatic products (heat, dried, smoked, chemical, salted, brine, fermented, etc.), when imported to Vietnam, they will need to meet: – Safety inspection food.
– Production and business establishments recognized by competent Vietnamese authorities to fully meet the requirements on ensuring food safety according to Vietnam’s regulations- Having a certificate of satisfaction of food safety regulations issued by a competent authority of the exporting country (except for cases where aquatic products are caught and processed by foreign fishing vessels and sold directly to customers). Vietnam)

DOCUMENTS, CONTENT OF INSPECTION DECLARATION

As stipulated in Article 4 (Circular 26/2016/TT-BNNPTNT), the inspection registration and declaration dossier includes:

  1. Dossier for registering inspection of transportation of aquatic animals for breeding purposes exiting the provincial territory; aquatic animals for commercial purposes, aquatic animal products originating from disease-declared areas exiting the provincial territory: Inspection registration certificate according to Form 01 TS Appendix V issued alongside this Circular.
  2. Dossier for registering import inspection of aquatic animals, domestic consumption aquatic animal products;

a) Written request for inspection guidance according to Form 02 TS Appendix V issued alongside this Circular;

b) Certified copy of the export inspection certificate model from the authorized agency of the exporting country, confirmed by the enterprise (for animals, aquatic animal products originating from countries or territories without an agreed inspection certificate model with Vietnam);

c) Certified copy of the CITES permit, confirmed by the enterprise for animals, aquatic animal products listed in the Catalog of endangered, precious, and rare wildlife species as prescribed by Vietnamese law or the provisions of the CITES Convention);

d) Certified copy of the aquatic product import permit issued by the Directorate of Fisheries, confirmed by the enterprise for aquatic animals intended for breeding that are not listed in the Catalog of permitted aquatic breeding species, issued alongside Decision No. 57/2008/QD-BNN dated May 2, 2008, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; aquatic animals intended for consumption that are not listed in the Catalog of permitted imported aquatic species for consumption, issued alongside Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BNNPTNT dated February 12, 2015, of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development).

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Customs procedure to import Aquatic frozen into Vietnam:

What procedure of importing Aquatic frozen to Vietnam? What documents are needed when importing Aquatic frozen to Vietnam?

  • Commercial Invoice – Copy of the business, with some branches, the original needs to be submitted when the shipment is subject to special preferential tax with some C/O forms (eg Form E)
  • Bill of lading – Copy of business
  • Introduction paper – Original
  • Certificate of origin – Original or electronic copy in case the importer wants to enjoy special preferential import tax
  • In some cases, add: Packing List – Copy of business
  • For some branches: add the Agreement to develop the Customs-Enterprise Partnership – Original

– In case of unprocessed frozen seafood, it is necessary to add:

+ Certificate of quarantine of imported aquatic animals

– In case of unprocessed frozen seafood, it is necessary to add:

+ Register for state inspection of food safety (before the goods arrive at the port)

+ Notification of results of state quality inspection on food safety (completed customs clearance procedures)

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Label for Aquatic frozen imported to Vietnam

According to current stipulation, cargo imported into Vietnam need to have sufficient label

Imported goods need to be fully labeled according to current regulations.

Goods labels must show the following contents:

a) Name of goods;

b) Name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods;

c) Origin of goods;

In addition, for goods being food, the label needs to add the following information:

a) Quantitative;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Composition or ingredient quantity; nutritional composition, nutritional value (if any);

The contents and manner of recording nutritional ingredients, nutritional values and the roadmap shall comply with the guidance of the Minister of Health;

d) Warning information;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for preservation.

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