Vietnam is a country with a large amount of frozen and fresh seafood imported each year. However, in order to import, each enterprise not only looks for quality seafood from abroad, but also has to ensure the transportation of goods to Vietnam, but the goods still retain their quality along with customs clearance to be imported. Importing is not easy. Because the customs service of frozen goods – seafood requires complicated procedures because the items are directly affecting the health of consumers.
Customs procedures for seafood products as well as other goods are also applied in accordance with the provisions of Circular No. 24/2017/TT-BNNPTNT and Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT . It is relatively difficult for businesses to do customs procedures for importing fresh and frozen seafood by themselves, because if you want to do customs procedures for this item quickly, save time and costs, it is necessary to have lots of experience and understanding of the process.
Customs service process for frozen goods
1/ Check before import
First of all, for these items, it is necessary to check that the company or manufacturer of the exporting country has registered and has a license to import into Vietnam.
You can check information on the following websites: cucthuy.gov.vn and nafiqad.gov.vn
2/ Register for animal quarantine
If frozen food items, it is necessary to prepare quarantine registration documents before the goods arrive. Quarantine registration certificate according to form 3 of Circular 06/2010/TT-BNNPTN, depending on the case customs may request according to form 2 together with this circular.
Dossier for registration of quarantine should be prepared as follows:
- Application form (Form 3)
- Business registration certificate
- CQ, Health Certificate
- Sales Contract
3/ Register and conduct animal quarantine when goods are imported
After having the import license and quarantine permit, we will prepare documents including: Contract, Invoice, Packing list, bill, Notice of arrival, c/o, etc., then proceed to open the customs declaration and carry out quarantine for the shipment at the port
Services TOGHN provides for customers
- Support consulting, customs declaration of fresh and frozen seafood such as: salmon, shrimp, basa fish, scad, shrimp
- Register for quarantine of aquatic products quickly, saving time and costs.
- Receive full container or truck transportation and customs declaration of fresh and frozen seafood.
- Delivery and declaration package, pick up goods at factories, factories abroad, transport to Vietnam, do customs procedures and deliver goods to warehouses.
Commitment to our frozen cargo shipping services at TOGHN
- Professional, experienced staff, dedicated advice on documents, procedures, application of HS code on vouchers and declarations…
- Dedicated, knowledgeable and professional forwarder team with more than 5 years of experience in forwarding and customs declaration
- Consult, check the most accurate documents before doing customs declaration procedures
- Absolutely confidential information about goods and customers.
- Fast delivery time is always as committed: 1-2 days to complete customs declaration and delivery.
- Procedures for applying for import permits, publication and quarantine are quick.
- Delivery and shipping costs are lower than the market price.
The latest import tariff on October 2, 2020 includes the EVFTA preferential tariff
Details of this tax update are added by Border Gate Branch with two new tariffs as follows:
- EVFTA PREFERRED EXPORT TAX SCHEDULE
- IMPORT TAX SPECIAL OFFER EVFTA
(Issued together with Decree No. 111/2020/ND-CP dated September 18, 2020 of the Government).
The download link can be used to download the Excel file of the 2020 Import and Export Tariff Schedule at the following links:
Tax Schedule File with User Manual (Google Drive’s link): Here
Excel file can be previewed on the computer (Google Drive’s link): Here
Excel file can be previewed on the phone (Google Drive’s link): Here
