Export Wood charcoal From Vietnam: Freight, Procedure And Export Duties In Vietnam 2025

Do you want to import Wood charcoal 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 Wood charcoal from Vietnam?

In this article, Logistics HP Global Vietnam, whose many years in providing freight and logistics services export Wood charcoal from Vietnam, share knowledge and advise on above issues.

HS code and export duty of Wood charcoal in Vietnam 2025

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 Wood charcoal in Vietnam

Wood charcoal under Chapter 44: Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

HS Code	Describe	Export tax	Export tax under CPTPP	Export tax under EVFTA	Export tax under UKVFTA
4402	Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
44021000	– Of bamboo	10	10	10	10
440220	– Of shell or nut:
44022010	– – Of coconut shell	0		0	0
44022090	– – Other	10	10	10	10
44029000	– Other	5	5/10/10	5/10/10	5/10/10
4402.90.90.10	– – – Wood charcoal (Ash content ≤ 3%; Fixed carbon content (C) – is elemental carbon, odorless, smokeless when exposed to fire ≥ 70%; Heat ≥ 7000Kcal/kg; Sulfur content 0.2%)	5	5	5	5
4402.90.90.20	– – – Charcoal made from sawdust	10	10	10	10
4402.90.90.90	– – – Others	10	10	10	10

Note: The HS code and taxes mentioned above are for reference only.

Governmental management and export procedure of Wood charcoal in Vietnam

What license does Wood charcoal commodity need to export?

Conditions for exporting coal

According to Circular 15/2013/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, coal can only be exported when the following conditions are satisfied simultaneously:

• Has been processed and meets quality standards or equivalent quality standards as prescribed;
• Have a legal origin;
• Ensure other regulations (if any) according to the Government’s management on import and export activities from time to time.

In addition, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also stipulates that enterprises, when carrying out coal export procedures, need to present a sample analysis sheet to confirm the conformity of standards and quality of the exported coal batch. laboratory meeting VILAS standards and documents proving the origin of exported coal.

Note:

• Export coal quality standards are according to National Standard TCVN 8910:2020 Commercial coal – Technical requirements. In case this standard is amended, supplemented, replaced or applied according to new regulations.
• Discuss specifically with the importer abroad to see what documents they require from the exporter to carry out customs clearance at the import end.

→ Contact us for inbound and outbound shipment to / from Vietnam – Email: info@hpgloballtd.com

Customs procedure of Export Wood charcoal from Vietnam

Customs dossiers for export of Wood charcoal normally include:

• Business registration (if exporting for the first time, no need for the next time)
• Commercial Invoice; packing list
• 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
• Enterprises when carrying out procedures for coal export, in addition to the documents prescribed by the Customs, need to present the following documents:

– Sample analysis sheet to confirm the conformity with standards and quality of the exported coal batch, issued by a laboratory meeting VILAS standards.

– Documents proving the legal origin of exported coal (List of forest products)

– Ash composition test (if the item is under HS code 4402.90.90.10)

→ For more information about Vietnam customs system, please refer to the article Overview of Vietnam Customs System

Certificate of Vietnam origin of Wood charcoal:

Currently, Vietnam has signed FTA with more than 50 countries in the world, there is the possibility that you can enjoy special preferential import duty when you import Wood charcoal commodities 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

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.

Freight Shipping from Vietnam

Notes when exporting charcoal

• The temperature of the goods when closed must be at the allowable level, not to be too hot when they are just released from the oven, which can easily ignite.
• Type of transportation: Coal packed in sacks or cartons, shipped by sea and set
• Requires MSDS, vanning certificate, self heating certificate
• Stamping DG

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

Shipping time by sea and by air

Freight charges depend on many factors, both fixed and variable over time. Therefore, please provide specific or anticipated shipment details to HP Global Vietnam to receive a complete quote on all costs for the entire export process. – Contact: ++84 886115726 or ++84984870199, whatsapp: ++84 865996476, email: info@hpgloballtd.com

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Select HP Global as the freight forwarder for your shipments import/export Wood charcoal from Vietnam

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