Import Bath salt into Vietnam: Customs procedures; import duty and transportation
You want to export Bath salt 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 Bath salt to Vietnam? Import procedures for Bath salt?
In this article, Logistics HP Global Vietnam, whose many years in providing freight and logistics services import Bath salt from many countries to Vietnam, will share knowledge and advise on above issues.
HS code and import duty of Bath salt in Vietnam
HS code of Bath salt 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
Bath salt’s HS code Chapter 33 – Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
VAT and preferential import duty on Bath salt to Vietnam in 2023
HS Code | Descriptions | VAT | Preferential Import duty | Normal import tax |
3307 | Pre-shave, shaving or after-shave preparations, personal deodorants, bath preparations, depilatories and other perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared room deodorisers, whether or not perfumed or having disinfectant properties. | |||
33073000 | Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparations | 10% | 20% | 30% |
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 Bath salt to Vietnam:
When importing Bath salt 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 Bath salt 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 Bath salt 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 |
33073000 | 0 (-KH) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3,6 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 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 Bath salt banned from importing to Vietnam?
According to the current regulation, Bath salt 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 Bath salt to Vietnam
Governmental management on Bath salt
Bath salts are considered cosmetics. Cosmetic products are managed by the Ministry of Health, when imported, the importer needs to perform cosmetics.
* Note: to announce cosmetics, requires the following documents:
1. Scan original CFS – Certificate of free circulation of cosmetics (consular legalization)
2. Scan original speakers – Power of authorization of manufacturers and owners (certified signatures and consular legalization)
3. Component table of the manufacturer
4. Sample of product label circulating in the exporting country (if any)
5. Scan business registration of the company in Vietnam
Customs procedure of import Bath salt into Vietnam
Customs dossier for importing Bath salt 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)
- Number of reception announcement cosmetics
→ Contact us for inbound and outbound shipment to / from Vietnam – Email: info@hpgloballtd.com
Label for import Bath salt
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
Particularly for cosmetics, the following information is needed on the label:
a) Quantification;
b) Composition or quantitative components;
c) Batch number;
d) Production date or expiration date;
e) Usage instructions unless the presentation format clearly indicates how to use the product;
g) Information, warnings.
Select HP Global as the freight forwarder/customs broker for your shipments import Bath salt into Vietnam
HP Global is the freight forwarder with top reputation in Vietnam
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- Sea freight from Vietnamese ports to other countries and vice versa.
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- 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 Bath salt, we provide full services including international freight, customs clearance
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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
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