Import Mobile information terminal to Vietnam: Customs procedures; import duty and transportation

With many years of experience in handling importing Mobile information terminal, in this article, Logistics HP Global summarizes the contents related to importing Mobile information terminal into Vietnam: Vietnam’s governmental management policy on importing Mobile information terminal; Import procedures for Mobile information terminal; Taxes on importing Mobile information terminal;… …

Import Procedure for Mobile Communication Terminal Devices

Step 1: Determine HS code and applicable regulatory policies

Step 2: Prepare technical and legal documentation

• Copy of the commercial contract

• Packing list (if available)

• Copy of the bill of lading (certified by the importer)

• Commercial invoice

• Import declaration form (if available)

• Quality certificate issued by the exporting country (Certificate of Quality or test results) (if available)

• Certificate of origin (if available)

• Product photos or descriptions that include all required labeling contents and supplementary labels (if the original label does not meet Vietnamese labeling regulations)

• Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) (if available)

• Letter of commitment stating that the product complies with applicable technical regulations and declared standards

Step 3: Apply for Declaration of Conformity / Quality Inspection

Depending on the device type, one or both of the following procedures must be completed:

• Declare conformity at a testing center designated by the Ministry of Information and Communications (e.g., Quatest 1, Vinacontrol, VinaCert…)

• Register for state quality inspection on the National Single Window system

✅ Note: It is possible to submit the quality inspection application online before the goods arrive to shorten customs clearance time.

Step 4: File customs declaration
(After obtaining all required documentation)

Step 5: Customs clearance and delivery

Once all procedures are completed and taxes (if any) are paid, the customs clearance certificate will be issued.

The goods can then be delivered to the warehouse, labeled in Vietnamese, and post-clearance documents should be kept on file.

HS code and import duty of Mobile information terminal in Vietnam     

VAT and Preferential import duty on Mobile information terminal imported to Vietnam 2025

Mobile information terminal’s HS code in Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

When importing Mobile information terminal, the importer needs to pay the following types of taxes/Duty:

• Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Import Duty/Tax

HS Code	Descriptions	VAT (%)	Preferential Import duty(%)	Normal import tax(%)
8517	Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28
	– Other apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network):
851762	– – Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus:
	– – – Other transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus:
85176259	– – – – Other	10%	0%	5%

Our above advised HS codes and tax, duty are for reference only.

Import Tax on Mobile information terminal into Vietnam from Major Markets in 2025

• Mobile information terminal import duty from China to Vietnam: 0% (ACFTA or RCEP)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from India to Vietnam: 0% (AIFTA)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from USA to Vietnam: 0% (Preferential import tax)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from ASEAN countries to Vietnam: 0% (ATIGA or RCEP)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from Korea to Vietnam: 0% (AKFTA or VKFTA or RCEP)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from Japan to Vietnam: 0% (AJCEP or VJEPA or RCEP or CPTPP)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from UK to Vietnam: 0% (UKVFTA)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from EU countries to Vietnam: 0% (EVFTA)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from Australia to Vietnam: 0% (AAZNFTA or RCEP)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from Mexico to Vietnam: 0% (CPTPP)
• Mobile information terminal import duty from Canada to Vietnam: 0% (CPTPP)

The above list are import taxes on Mobile information terminal from some major markets. Note: for countries with FTAs, goods can only enjoy Special preferential import taxes above if they meet the conditions as required by the agreement. If the conditions of the agreement are not met, they will enjoy Preferential import tax.

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Governmental management on Mobile information terminal

What certificates are required in importing Mobile information terminal to Vietnam?  

When importing Mobile Information Terminals, in addition to the regular Customs declaration documents, the importer needs a Declaration of Conformity and Quality Inspection results.

Customs procedure to import Mobile information terminal into Vietnam:

What documents are required for importing Mobile information terminal to Vietnam? What procedures are needed for importing Mobile information terminal to Vietnam?

When importing mobile communication terminal devices, in addition to the standard import documentation required, such as:

• Commercial Invoice

• Bill of Lading

• Packing List

• Certificate of Origin (C/O Form)

The importer must also obtain:

• A Certificate of Quality Inspection for Importation, and

• A Certificate of Conformity (CoC) for the mobile communication terminal devices.

Label for Mobile information terminal imported to Vietnam:

Mobile information terminal to imported into Vietnam must comply with regulations regarding labeling for imported goods (Name of goods; Name and address of the organization/individual responsible for the goods; Origin of the goods, Other contents according to the nature of each type of goods)

Freight Shipping For Mobile information terminal To Vietnam

Shipping time by sea and by air

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Shipping freight

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