Import LED lamps to Vietnam

Customs procedures; import duty and transportation

You want to export LED lamps 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 LED lamps to Vietnam?  Import procedures for LED lamps?

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

HS code and import duty of LED lamps in Vietnam 

HS code of LED lamps 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

LED lamps under chapter 94: furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings,  not elsewhere specified or included; illuminate signs, illuminate name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

VAT and preferential import duty on LED lamps to Vietnam in 2023

HS Code	Descriptions	VAT	Preferential Import duty	Normal import tax
9405	Lamps and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included.
94054290	– – – Other	10%	10%	15%

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 LED lamps to Vietnam:

When importing LED lamps 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 LED lamps 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 LED lamps 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
94054290	0 (-BN, KH)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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 LED lamps banned from importing to Vietnam?

According to the current regulation, LED lamps 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 LED lamps to Vietnam

What certificates are required in importing LED lamps to Vietnam?

LED lamps are under the specialized management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, according to which, when importing LED lamps, they must do  quality inspection, declaration of conformity and energy labeling

Governmental management of LED lamps

Currently, when importing LED lamps to Vietnam, it is only required to register for energy efficiency testing.

Starting from January 1, 2021:

• LED lamps with HS codes as mentioned above fall under the specialized management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and are included in the list of goods subject to specialized quality inspections in product quality group 2 (issued together with Decision No. 1325A /QD-BCT dated May 20, 2019, by the Minister of Industry and Trade). Therefore, when importing, the importer needs to register for quality inspection.
• Starting from January 1, 2021, based on the decision of the Prime Minister, regulations on the list of appliances and equipment that must have energy labels, apply minimum energy performance levels, and the implementation roadmap, LED lamps must meet the minimum energy performance level and have energy labels after declaring the energy label to the authorized agency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
• (In addition, LED lamps must also have safety certification and electromagnetic compatibility according to QCVN 19:2019/BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology, effective from June 1, 2021).

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Customs procedure to import LED lamps into Vietnam:

What procedure of importing LED lamps to Vietnam? What documents are needed when importing LED lamps to Vietnam?

Customs dossier for importing LED lamps 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)
• If energy testing is required before customs clearance, quality inspection results must also be included.

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Label for import LED lamps 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

The LED lamps fall within the category of equipment that must bear energy labels, based on the following legal references:

• Decision No. 04/2017/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister – Regulating the list of equipment that must have energy labels, applying minimum energy performance levels, and implementation roadmaps.
• Circular No. 36/2016/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade – Regulating energy labeling for equipment and appliances managed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
• Circular No. 42/2019/TT-BCT.
• Decision No. 4889/QD-BCT dated December 27, 2018, of the Ministry of Industry and Trade – Announcing technical standards and guidelines for performance declaration and energy labeling for LED lamps.

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