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Export Crab From Vietnam: Freight, Procedure And Export Duties In Vietnam 2025
Do you want to import crab from Vietnam? You need to calculate freight from Vietnam to your place? You want to know more about Vietnam’s procedure and export duties on exporting crab from Vietnam?
In this article, Logistics HP Global Vietnam, whose many years in providing freight and logistics services export crab from Vietnam, share knowledge and advise on above issues.
HS code and export duty of crab 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
HS code of crab in Vietnam
Crab under Chapter 03: FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
| HS Code | Descriptions | Export VAT (%) | Export duty (%) |
| 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. | ||
| 03063300 | – – Crabs | 0 | 0 |
Note: The HS code and taxes mentioned above are for reference only.
Governmental management and export procedure of Crab in Vietnam
What license does crab commodity need to export?
1. Quarantine Certificate
According to Circular No. 26/2016/TT-BNNPTNT stipulating the quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products. Clause 2, Article 1 of Circular stipulates that this Circular applies to agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the export of aquatic animals and animal products.
⇒ Therefore, when exporting crabs, exporters need to register for quarantine for each shipment.
Quarantine of aquatic products for export is divided into 2 types:
– Quarantine of exported aquatic animals and animal products not used as food.
Quarantine of exported aquatic animals and animal products used for food
2. Fishery export license issued by the Directorate of Fisheries, certified by the enterprise (applicable to aquatic species subject to conditional export as prescribed in Appendix IX, Appendix X enclosed herewith). Decree No. 26/2019/ND-CP dated March 8, 2019 of the Government detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Fisheries)
⇒ Specifically for Blue Crab / Lotus Crab (Scientific name – Scylla paramamosain)
*Note: In order to export crabs to another country, the exporter needs to be issued a code by the Ministry of Agriculture to be allowed to export the product to the importing country.
→ Contact us for inbound and outbound shipment to / from Vietnam – Email: info@hpgloballtd.com
Customs procedure of Export crab from Vietnam
Customs dossiers for export of crab normally include:
- Business registration (if exporting for the first time, no need for the next time)
- Commercial Invoice
- Letter of introduction
- With full container: Minutes of container handover
- For some branches: Add input documents for commercial goods
- With some branches: add the Agreement to develop the Customs – Enterprise Partnership
- Certificate of Quarantine
- Fishery export license (if it is on the list that requires a license)
→ For more information about Vietnam customs system, please refer to the article Overview of Vietnam Customs System
Export goods label – Shipping mark
For exported goods, when ensuring smooth transportation and customs procedures, businesses should affix shipping marks on the packages.
Shipping mark content normally includes the following:
- Product names in English
- Name of importing unit
- MADE IN VIETNAM
- Package number/total number of packages
- In addition, information such as contract/invoice number can be added on the shipping mark
- Notes on arrangement and transportation of goods (if any): eg: need to be placed vertically, fragile goods, etc.
Certificate of Vietnam origin of crab
Currently, Vietnam have signed FTA with more than 50 countries in the world, there is possibility that you can enjoy special preferential import duty when you import crab commodity from Vietnam
→ To check whether your country and Vietnam have MFN (Most favored nation) and FTA (Free Trade Agreement), you can check at the article: Overview Of Trade Relations Between Vietnam And The World
→ To see List of FTA Vietnam joined, you can find at the article: List of FTA Vietnam Joined
→ Need service for applying C/O in Vietnam, contact for advice and quotation: +84 984 870 199 or +84 886 115 726
Freight Shipping from Vietnam
HP Global Vietnam – Freight Fowarder provide sea, air freight and customs brokerage, import – export license service for cargo transportation from Vietnam to the world and vice versa
Currently, centers of international airports and sea ports of Vietnam are:
From the North of Vietnam:
Export by sea: from Hai Phong (VNHPH)
Export by air: from Ha Noi (VNHAN)
From middle of Vietnam:
Export by sea and air: from Da Nang (VNDAD, VNDTS)
From South of Vietnam:
Export by sea and air: from Ho Chi Minh (VNSGN, VNHCM)
Most of all biggest airlines and shipping lines are having business in Vietnam, therefore, normally, it is convenient to find a shipping space.
→ For more information about this content, please refer to the article Overview of Vietnam Seaports and Overvew of International Airports in Vietnam
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Select HP Global as the freight forwarder for your shipments import/export crab from Vietnam
HP Global is a freight forwarder with a top reputation in Vietnam.
→ Contact us for freight and inbound and outbound services for shipments to / from Vietnam – Email: info@hpgloballtd.com
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Logistics HP Global Vietnam
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