Import Duty And Procedures For Medical Thermometer To Vietnam

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Import medical thermometer to Vietnam: Customs procedures; import duty and transportation

You want to export medical thermometer 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 medical thermometer to Vietnam?  Import procedures for medical thermometer?

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

Procedures and taxes for importing medical thermometers

HS code and import duty of medical thermometer in Vietnam

HS code of medical thermometer 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

medical thermometer under Chapter 90:

VAT and preferential import duty on medical thermometer to Vietnam in 2023

HS Code Descriptions VAT Preferential Import duty Normal import tax
– Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments:
90251100 – – Liquid-filled, for direct reading 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 medical thermometer to Vietnam

When importing medical thermometer 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 medical thermometer 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 medical thermometer to Vietnam year 2023 under some FTAs:

Code Decription ACFTA ATIGA AJCEP VJEPA AKFTA AANZFTA AIFTA VKFTA VCFTA VN-EAEU CPTPP AHKFTA EVFTA UKVFTA VN-LAO
9025
Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments
– Thermometers and pyrometers, not combined with other instruments:
90251100 – – Liquid-filled, for direct reading 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

→ 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 medical thermometer banned from importing to Vietnam?

According to the current regulation, medical thermometer 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 medical thermometer to Vietnam

What certificates are required in importing medical thermometer to Vietnam? 

Medical thermometers with the above HS code, belong to the list of management of the Ministry of Health, when imported, they must be classified as Medical Equipment and have a circulation number.

*Note: Depending on the results of classification of medical equipment, the following applies:
– Type A, B medical equipment: Announcement of standards for application of class A and B medical equipment => Issue circulation number
– Type C, D medical equipment: Register for circulation Type C, D medical equipment => Issue the circulation number

According to the practical experience of importing medical equipment from HP Global, medical thermometers are usually classified as “B”

→ HP Global provides services: classification of medical equipment; proclamation of types A, B; announcement of eligibility to buy and sell medical equipment of the BCD group; price declaration of medical equipment, contact: 0886115726 – 0984870199

Customs procedure to import medical thermometer into Vietnam

What procedure of importing medical thermometer to Vietnam? What documents are needed when importing medical thermometer to Vietnam?

Customs dossier for importing medical thermometer 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)
  • Announcement of standards for application of type B medical equipment/ Import license/ Circulation number

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

Label for medical thermometer mported 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;

d) Other contents according to the nature of each type of goods

*Note: for the health care page, the product label needs to show:

a) Circulation number or number of the license to import medical equipment;
b) The batch number or serial number of the medical device;

c) Date of manufacture, expiry date: Sterilized, single-use medical equipment, reagents, calibrators, control materials, chemicals must have the expiry date inscribed. In other cases, the date of manufacture or the expiry date shall be recorded; for medical equipment being machinery and equipment, write the year of manufacture or month and year of manufacture;

d) Information on warnings, instructions for use, instructions for storage, and warranty facilities: Can be shown directly on the label of medical equipment or clearly stated instructions to look up this information on the page label. medical equipment.

Freight Shipping For medical thermometer To 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

To check the time and freight for specific point to point, you can email to info@hpgloballtd.com or call/Zalo to ++8488-611-5726;++84 984870199

Select HP Global as the freight forwarder/customs broker for your shipments import medical thermometer 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.
  • Air freight from Vietnam Airports to other countries and vice versa
  • 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 ….
  • For medical thermometer, we provide full services including international freight, customs clearance

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

You may concern:

For consultation and quotation for cargo import to and export from Vietnam, contact us as below details

Logistics HP Global Vietnam

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