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Import Contact lens to Vietnam:
Customs procedures; import duty and transportation
You want to export Contact lens 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 Contact lens to Vietnam? Import procedures for Contact lens?
In this article, Logistics HP Global Vietnam, whose many years in providing freight and logistics services import Contact lens from many countries to Vietnam, will share knowledge and advise on above issues.
HS code and import duty of Contact lens in Vietnam
HS code of Contact lens 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
Contact lens’s HS code of Chapter 90: Optical, Photographic, Cinematographic, Measuring, Checking, Precision, Medical or Surgical instruments and apparatus; Parts and accessories thereof
VAT and preferential import duty on CONTACT LENS to Vietnam in 2023
| HS Code | Descriptions | VAT | Preferential Import duty | Normal import tax |
| 9001 | Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables other than those of heading 85.44; sheets and plates of polarising material; lenses (including contact lenses), prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, unmounted, other than such elements of glass not optically worked. | |||
| 90013000 | Contact lenses | 10% | 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 Contact lens to Vietnam
When importing Contact lens 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 Contact lens 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 Contact lens to Vietnam year 2023 under some FTAs:
| HS | ACFTA | ATIGA | AJCEP | VJEPA | AKFTA | AANZFTA | AIFTA | VKFTA | VCFTA | VN-EAEU | CPTPP | AHKFTA | VNCU | EVFTA | UKVFTA | VN-LAO |
| 90013000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 Contact lens banned from importing to Vietnam?
According to the current regulation, Contact lens 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 Contact lens to Vietnam
What certificates are required in importing Contact lens to Vietnam?
Contact lens are items under the specialized management of the Ministry of Health. When importing contact lenses, enterprise need to have a license to import medical equipment.
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Customs procedure to import Contact lens into Vietnam
What procedure of importing Contact lens to Vietnam? What documents are needed when importing Contact lens to Vietnam?
Customs dossier for importing Contact lens commodity normally are as below:
- Commercial Invoice (Commercial Invoice)
- Bill of lading (Bill of Lading)
- Certificate of origin (Certificate of origin – in case the importer wants to enjoy special preferential import tax)
- In some cases: Packing List (Goods packing slip)
→ Contact us for inbound and outbound shipment to / from Vietnam – Email: info@hpgloballtd.com
Label for Contact lens 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;
Select HP Global as the freight forwarder/customs broker for your shipments import Contact lens into Vietnam
HP Global is the freight forwarder with top reputation in Vietnam
- Member of WCA (top network for independent forwarders in the world
- Registered with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
- Member of VLA (Vietnam Logistics Business Association)
- A customs broker who is certified by Vietnam Customs department
We provide following services:
- Sea freight from Vietnamese ports to other countries and vice versa.
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- Customs clearance service in Vietnam: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh …
- Inland transportation in Vietnam: road, waterway, railway
- Consultation on the following contents: HS code, import tax, payment, product import policy, effective shipping solutions,…
- Other services: quality inspection, machinery inspection, cosmetic announcement, food supplement announcement, import, export license in Vietnam ….
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You may concern:
- Overview Of Trade Relations Between Vietnam And The World
- Overview of Vietnam Seaports
- Import Cosmetics to Vietnam: Procedure and Duty
For consultation and quotation for cargo import to and export from Vietnam, contact us as below details
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