Procedure and Import duties of sunflower seed into Vietnam

Import sunflower seed into Vietnam

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

HS code of sunflower seed

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

sunflower seed’s HS code Chapter 20 – PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS

HS Code	Description
2008	Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included.
20081991	– – – – Roasted

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.

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, sunflower seed 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 importing sunflower seed 

Governmental management on sunflower seed 

When importing sunflower seeds (processed) to Vietnam, the importer must carry out food safety and hygiene inspection for the sunflower seed product he intends to import.

Customs procedure of import sunflower seed into Vietnam

Customs dossier for importing sunflower seeds:

Import customs documents include:

• Commercial Invoice (Commercial invoice)
• Packing List (Bill of packing goods)
• Bill of lading
• Certificate of origin – in case the importer wishes to enjoy special preferential import duties)
• Other documents (if any)
• Food safety test results

Label for import sunflower seed

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

Duties, Taxes on importing sunflower seed

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

VAT on sunflower seed: 10%

Preferential import tax rate on sunflower seed: 18%

In case sunflower seed are 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.

Shipping Cost and time for importing sunflower seed

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 importing sunflower seed

Hp Global Company Limited

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