Import Air conditional to Vietnam

With practical experience in handling importing Air conditional, in this article, Logistics HP Global summarizes the contents related to importing Air conditional into Vietnam: Vietnam’s governmental management policy on importing Air conditional; Import procedures for Air conditional; Taxes on importing Air conditional;… …

HS code of Air conditional

In order to properly determine policies, procedures of the  import, one of the first thing needed to determine is the HS code of the commodity

Air conditional’s HS code Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

HS Code		Preferential import tax rate
8415	Air conditioning machines, comprising a motor- driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated.
841510	– Of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or “split-system”:
84151010	– – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	30
84151090	– – Other	20
841520	– Of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles:
84152010	– – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	25
84152090	– – Other	17
	– Other:
841581	– – Incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps):
	– – – Of a kind used in aircraft:
84158111	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 21.10 kW	0
84158112	– – – – Of a cooling capacity exceeding 21.10 kW and with an air flow rate of each evaporator unit exceeding 67.96 m3/min	0
84158119	– – – – Other	0
	– – – Of a kind used in railway rolling stock:
84158121	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38kW	25
84158129	– – – – Other	17
	– – – Of a kind used in motor vehicles (other than those of subheading 8415.20):
84158131	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38kW	25
84158139	– – – – Other	17
	– – – Other:
84158191	– – – – Of a cooling capacity exceeding 21.10 kW and with an air flow rate of each evaporator unit exceeding 67.96 m3/min	17
	– – – – Other:
84158193	– – – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 21.10 kW	25
84158194	– – – – – Of a cooling capacity exceeding 21.10 kW but not exceeding 26.38 kW	25
84158199	– – – – – Other	20
841582	– – Other, incorporating a refrigerating unit:
	– – – Of a kind used in aircraft:
84158211	– – – – Of a cooling capacity exceeding 21.10 kW and with an air flow rate of each evaporator unit exceeding 67.96 m3/min	0
84158219	– – – – Other	0
	– – – Of a kind used in railway rolling stock:
84158221	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	27
84158229	– – – – Other	15
	– – – Of a kind used in motor vehicles (other than those of subheading 8415.20):
84158231	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	27
84158239	– – – – Other	15
	– – – Other:
84158291	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	27
84158299	– – – – Other	15
841583	– – Not incorporating a refrigerating unit:
	– – – Of a kind used in aircraft:
84158311	– – – – Of a cooling capacity exceeding 21.10 kW and with an air flow rate of each evaporator unit exceeding 67.96 m3/min	0
84158319	– – – – Other	0
	– – – Of a kind used in railway rolling stock:
84158321	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	25
84158329	– – – – Other	17
	– – – Of a kind used in motor vehicles (other than those of subheading 8415.20):
84158331	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	25
84158339	– – – – Other	17
	– – – Other:
84158391	– – – – Of a cooling capacity not exceeding 26.38 kW	25
84158399	– – – – Other	17
841590	– Parts:
	– – Of machines with a cooling capacity not exceeding 21.10 kW:
84159013	– – – Of a kind used in aircraft or railway rolling stock	0
84159014	– – – Evaporators or condensers for air-conditioning machines for motor vehicles	5
84159015	– – – Chassis, welded and painted, other than of subheading 8415.90.13	3
84159019	– – – Other	3
	– – Of machines with a cooling capacity exceeding 21.10 kW but not exceeding 26.38 kW:
	– – – With an air flow rate of each evaporator unit exceeding 67.96 m3/min:
84159024	– – – – Of a kind used in aircraft or railway rolling stock	0
84159025	– – – – Other	3
	– – – Other:
84159026	– – – – Of a kind used in aircraft or railway rolling stock	0
84159029	– – – – Other	3
	– – Of machines with a cooling capacity exceeding 26.38 kW but not exceeding 52.75 kW:
	– – – With an air flow rate of each evaporator unit exceeding 67.96 m3/min:
84159034	– – – – Of a kind used in aircraft or railway rolling stock	0
84159035	– – – – Other	3
	– – – Other:
84159036	– – – – Of a kind used in aircraft or railway rolling stock	0
84159039	– – – – Other	3
	– – Of machines with a cooling capacity exceeding 52.75 kW:
	– – – With an air flow rate of each evaporator unit exceeding 67.96 m3/min:
84159044	– – – – Of a kind used in aircraft or railway rolling stock	0
84159045	– – – – Other	3
	– – – Other:
84159046	– – – – Of a kind used in aircraft or railway rolling stock	0
84159049	– – – – Other	3

The classification of a product to a certain HS code is based on the nature, composition, …. of the actual imported 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 good. 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

Ban on import, export

According to the current regulation, Air conditional 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

Import procedure into Vietnam of Air conditional

 

Governmental management on Air conditional

Air-conditioners under the management of the Ministry of Science and Technology, when being imported, must be subject to quality inspection; Making declaration of conformity and labeling for products.

 (You can refer to Decision 3482 / QD-BKHCN for the list of goods subject to quality control under the management of the Ministry of Science and Technology; Circular 11/2012 / TT-BKHCN promulgated ”Technical regulation National Electromagnetic Compatibility for Electrical and Electronic Appliances and the like ”and National Technical Regulation QCVN 9: 2012 / BKHCN)

For air conditioners of a capacity not exceeding 26.38 kw or 21.10 kw, it is necessary to perform: State quality inspection after customs clearance. (Decision 3482 / QD-BKHCN dated December 8, 2017)

Customs procedure of import Air conditional into Vietnam

With no special governmental management policy, customs procedure of importing Air conditional into Vietnam is the same as other common commodities.

Label for import Air conditional

According to current stipulation, cargo imported into Vietnam need to have sufficient label
Energy labeling: TCVN 7831: 2012 Air-ductless air conditioners

Scope of application :

– Air conditioners must be labeled with energy labels: They are air-conditioners without duct using air-tight motor compressors and air-cooled condensing rigs when (hereinafter referred to as equipment) with cold capacity. Nominal up to 14000W (48000 BTU / h)

Scope not applicable:

– Water-cooled, air-ducted, portable, or air-conditioner models of more than two assemblies are not energy-labeled.

Cost and time for importing Air conditional

Cost for importing cargo related to transportation and customs clearance are mainly contributed by two main factors: Tax and shipping costs

Taxes on importing Air conditional

When importing Air conditional, the importer needs to pay import duties and value added tax (VAT).

VAT on Air conditional:  10%.

Preferential import tax rate on Air conditional is  0% đến 30% ( depend on HS code)

Shipping cost and import time

Shipping costs and transportation time are closely related. Depending on the nature of the commodity and requirement of the shipment, international transportation mode can be by sea, air, road, rail and express delivery. The enterprise should consider to make the most appropriate decision.

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