Import Generator into Vietnam

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

HS code of Generator 

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

Generator’s HS code chapter 85: electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

8501		Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets).
850110		– Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W:
		– – – Stepper motors:
85011021		– – – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85011022		– – – – Other, of an output not exceeding 5 W
85011029		– – – – Other
85011030		– – – Spindle motors
		– – – Other:
85011041		– – – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85011049		– – – – Other
		– – – Stepper motors:
85011051		– – – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85011059		– – – – Other
85011060		– – – Spindle motors
		– – – Other:
85011091		– – – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85011099		– – – – Other
850120		– Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W:
		– – Of an output not exceeding 1 kW:
85012012		– – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85012019		– – – Other
		– – Of an output exceeding 1 kW:
85012021		– – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85012029		– – – Other
850131		– – Of an output not exceeding 750 W:
85013130		– – – Motors of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85013140		– – – Other motors
85013150		– – – Generators
850132		– – Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW:
		– – – Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 37.5 kW:
85013221		– – – – Motors of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85013222		– – – – Other motors
85013223		– – – – Generators
		– – – Of an output exceeding 37.5 kW but not exceeding 75 kW:
85013231		– – – – Motors of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85013232		– – – – Other motors
85013233		– – – – Generators
85013300		– – Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW
85013400		– – Of an output exceeding 375 kW
850140		– Other AC motors, single-phase:
		– – Of an output not exceeding 1 kW:
85014011		– – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85014019		– – – Other
		– – Of an output exceeding 1 kW:
85014021		– – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85014029		– – – Other
850151		– – Of an output not exceeding 750 W:
		– Other AC motors, multi-phase:
85015111		– – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85015119		– – – Other
850152		– – Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW:
		– – – Of an output not exceeding 1 kW:
85015211		– – – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85015219		– – – – Other
		– – – Of an output exceeding 1 kW but not exceeding 37.5 kW:
85015221		– – – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85015229		– – – – Other
		– – – Of an output exceeding 37.5 kW but not exceeding 75 kW:
85015231		– – – – Of a kind used for the goods of heading 84.15, 84.18, 84.50, 85.09 or 85.16
85015239		– – – – Other
85015300		– – Of an output exceeding 75 kW
850161		– – Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA:
		– AC generators (alternators)
85016110		– – – Of an output not exceeding 12.5 kVA
85016120		– – – Of an output exceeding 12.5 kVA
850162		– – Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA:
85016210		– – – Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 150 kVA
85016220		– – – Of an output exceeding 150 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA
85016300		– – Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA
85016400		– – Of an output exceeding 750 kVA
851150	– Other generators:
85115010	– – Of a kind used for aircraft engines
	– – Other unassembled alternators:
85115021	– – – For engines of vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.05
85115029			– – – Other
			– – Assembled alternators for engines of vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05:
85115031			– – – For engines of vehicles of heading 87.01
85115032			– – – For engines of vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04
85115033			– – – For engines of vehicles of heading 87.05
			– – Other:
85115091			– – – For engines of vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.05
85115099			– – – Other

 

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, Generator 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 Generator

Governmental management on Generator

HS code 8502 under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. And generator belongs to the list of products subject to post-clearance inspection.

In addition, for electric motors, it may be necessary to check whether they are on the list of management of energy efficiency under the Government’s Decision (Three-phase asynchronous electric motors of squirrel cage, distribution transformers used in industry)

Without the above two categories, currently, importing generators, there is no special policy on quality management

Customs procedure of import Generator into Vietnam

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

Label for import Generator

According to current stipulation, cargo imported into Vietnam need to have sufficient label

Cost and time for importing Generator

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

Taxes on importing Generator

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

VAT on Generator:  10%.

Preferential import tax rate on Generator is 0% -25% depending on the 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.

For more detailed advice on import procedures, shipping methods and full estimates for the entire shipment, please contact our customer service department by email info@ hpgloballtd.com or hotline  ++84 8 8611 5726.

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