Import Portland cement into Vietnam

Customs procedures; import duty and transportation

You want to export Portland cement 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 Portland cement to Vietnam?  Import procedures for Portland cement?

In this article, Logistics HP Global Vietnam, whose many years in providing freight and logistics services import Portland cement from many countries to Vietnam, will share knowledge and advise on above issues.

 

HS code and import duty of Portland cement in Vietnam 

HS code of Portland cement 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

Portland cement’s HS code in Chapter 25: SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT

VAT and preferential import duty on Portland cement to Vietnam in 2023

HS Code	Descriptions	VAT	Preferential Import duty	Normal import tax
2523	Portland cement, aluminous cement, slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers.
25239000	– Other hydraulic cements	10%	32%	48%

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 Portland cement to Vietnam:

When importing Portland cement 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 Portland cement 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 Portland cement 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

25239000

50

0

*

*

5

0

*

5

3

5,8

0

*

20,3

20,3

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 Portland cement banned from importing to Vietnam?

According to the current regulation, Portland cement 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 Portland cement to Vietnam

Governmental management on Portland cement

Portland cement is under the specialized management of the Ministry of Construction. According to Circular 10/2017/TT-BXD, when importing, enterprises must register certificate of conformity for Portland cement

Management on declaration value

Portland cement is in the list of management on declaration value

Customs procedure of import Portland cement into Vietnam

When doing customs clearance, customs procedure of importing Portland cement into Vietnam is the same as other common commodities and must submit additional type approval certificate

What procedure of importing Portland cement to Vietnam? What documents are needed when importing Portland cement to Vietnam?

Customs dossier for importing Portland cement 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)

→ Contact us for inbound and outbound shipment to / from Vietnam – Email: info@hpgloballtd.com

Label for import Portland cement

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.

Select HP Global as the freight forwarder/customs broker for your shipments import Portland cement into Vietnam

HP Global is the freight forwarder with top reputation in Vietnam

• Member of WCA (top network for independent forwarders in the world
• Registered with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)
• Member of VLA (Vietnam Logistics Business Association)
• A customs broker who is certified by Vietnam Customs department

We provide following services:

• Sea freight from Vietnamese ports to other countries and vice versa.
• Air freight from Vietnam Airports to other countries and vice versa
• Customs clearance service in Vietnam: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh …
• 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 Portland cement, we provide full services including international freight, customs clearance

→ Contact us for freight and inbound and outbound services for shipments to / from Vietnam – Email: info@hpgloballtd.com

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For consultation and quotation for cargo import to and export from Vietnam, contact us as below details

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