Import Procedure of toothpaste to Vietnam

 Import Toothpaste to Vietnam

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

 

HS code of Toothpaste

Toothpaste ‘s HS code Chapter 33 – Essential oils and resinnoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

HS Code	Description
3306	Preparations for oral or dental hygiene, including denture fixative pastes and powders; yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages.
330610	Dentifrices:
33061010	– Powders and pastes for dental prophylaxis
33061090	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, Toothpaste 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

Policy on imported Toothpaste

Governmental management on Toothpaste

Toothpaste items with the above HS code are under the specialized management of the Ministry of Health

When importing toothpaste items must be declared (cosmetic publication)

You can refer to the article: Import Procedure of Cosmetics to Vietnam

Customs procedure of import Toothpaste into Vietnam

Customs procedure of importing Toothpaste into Vietnam is the same as other common commodities

Label for import Toothpaste

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

Duties, Taxes on importing Toothpaste

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

VAT on Toothpaste:  10%.

Preferential import tax rate on Toothpaste is 20%.

Shipping Cost and time for importing Toothpaste

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 estimate for the full shipping cost, please contact us – Service Provider for exporting Toothpaste

HP Global Company Limited

Freight forwarder and Customs Brokerage

Room 2308, CT2 Van Khe, La Khe, Ha Dong, Hanoi

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