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.
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