Import Urine testing machine into Vietnam: Customs procedures; import duty and transportation

You want to export Urine testing machine 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 Urine testing machine to Vietnam?  Import procedures for Urine testing machine?

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

HS code and import duty of Urine testing machine in Vietnam 

HS code of Urine testing machine 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

urine testing machine’s HS code Chapter 90 – Optical, photographic cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musical instruments; parts and accessories thereof

VAT and preferential import duty on Urine testing machine to Vietnam in 2023

HS Code	Descriptions	VAT	Preferential Import duty	Normal import tax
9027	Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes.
90278990	– – Other	10	0	5

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 Urine testing machine to Vietnam:

When importing Urine testing machine 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 Urine testing machine 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 Urine testing machine 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
90278990	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 Urine testing machine banned from importing to Vietnam?

According to the current regulation, Urine testing machine 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 Urine testing machine to Vietnam

Management on declaration value

Urine testing machine products are under the specialized management of the Ministry of Health. When importing enterprises must classify medical equipment and must have receipt of dossiers of announcement of eligibility for classification of medical equipment for customs procedures.
= >> This item is classified medical equipment according to category A

Customs procedure of import urine testing machine into Vietnam

Import customs documentation should be prepared

– Business certificate or investment certificate

– The certificate of conformity with the international quality management system standard ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 (hereinafter referred to as ISO certificate) of the manufacturer is still valid at the time of submission.

– Certificate of free sale for the type of imported medical equipment is still valid at the time of submission (CFS)

– Power of attorney of the medical equipment owner to the importer of medical equipment

– Product description catalog

– Technical documents describing imported medical equipment and products in Vietnamese

– Documentation of the use of medical equipment

– Classification of medical equipment

– Receipt of application for announcement of applicable standards of medical equipment (type A)

Label for import urine testing machine

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;

Medical equipment labels need to show:

a) Registration number or import license number of medical equipment;

b) Batch number or serial number of medical equipment;

c) Date of manufacture, expiry date: Specify expiry dates of sterilized or disposable medical equipment, reagents, calibration substances, control materials, chemicals. Specify date of manufacture or expiry date of other equipment/substances shall be presented with date of manufacture or expiry date; if medical equipment is a machine/equipment, year of manufacture or month, year of manufacture shall be specified;

d) Warnings, instructions for use, instructions for storage, warranty conditions or instructions on where to find them must be displayed on the label of medical equipment.

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