Currently, many Vietnamese enterprises import fresh and frozen seafood for trading or processing for foreign traders. Therefore, the demand for customs declaration services for fresh and frozen seafood is highly increasing.
However, importing or exporting fresh and frozen seafood often face trouble in the import and export customs clearance process, because they involve many standards on quality inspection, quarantine, and product announcement, standard packaging and labels based on Vietnam’s regulations. Therefore, choosing a customs declaration service with enough experience to solve problems as well as clear goods to ensure quick delivery of goods to the warehouse is a decisive factor. With more than 10 years experience, Vestal shipping is proud to be top company specializing in customs declaration for fresh and frozen seafood.
I. Customs Declaration Service for Fresh and Frozen Seafood that Vestal shipping undertake
- Support consulting documents, customs declaration of fresh and frozen seafood such as: salmon, shrimp, basa, scad, lobster…
- Register for quarantine of aquatic products quickly & cost saving.
- Handle door to door transportation and customs declaration of fresh and frozen seafood.
II. Import customs declaration procedure for fresh and frozen seafood
1. Check about import license of fresh and frozen seafood
First of all, before importing fresh and frozen seafood, it is necessary to check whether exporter or manufacturer of the exporting country has registered to have a license to import these goods into Vietnam or not.
2. Determine HS Code of fresh and frozen seafood
After step 1, in order to properly determine import policies and procedures, it is firstly necessary to determine the HS code of the item. Through the HS code, enterprises will know the import tax amount.
The determination of the HS Code of an item must be based on the specific properties, composition, uses, etc. of each imported goods.
Fresh and frozen seafood has HS of Chapter 03: Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates.
| HS CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| 0302 | Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 |
| 0303 | Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 03.04 |
| 0304 | Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen |
| 0305 | Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process |
| 0306 | Crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, whether or not chilled |
| 0307 | Molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked molluscs, whether in shell or not, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process |
| 0308 | Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process |
3. Apply for animal quarantine permit
Enterprises need to prepare animal quarantine registration documents before the goods arrive. Animal quarantine permit according to form 3 of Circular 06/2010/TT-BNNPTN, depending on case by case, customs may request form 2 of this Circular.
Required documents to apply for animal quarantine permit:
- Application form (Form 3)
- Business registration certificate
- CQ, Heal Certificate
- Invoice, Packing list, Bill of lading, Sales Contract
4. Register and do animal quarantine at the import border when the goods arrive
After obtaining an animal quarantine permit issued by the Department of Animal Health, enterprises will register with the Quarantine Agency so that they can go to the port to take quarantine samples and check the food safety of the shipment.
Required documents to register:
– Application form
– Health Certificate (original from exporter)
– Animal quarantine permit
– Sales Contract
– Commercial Invoice
– Packing List
The animal quarantine agency is responsible for taking quarantine samples and reporting the results.
5. Prepare must- have documents in customs declaration for fresh and frozen seafood
- E-customs declaration
- Packing list, commercial invoice, sales contract, Bill of lading
- Import license
- Certificate of origin ( if any)
- Health Certificate
- Certificate of registration of animal quarantine
6. Customs Declaration Service for Fresh and Frozen Seafood
After having a full set of customs declaration documents for importing fresh and frozen seafood, Vestal shipping will enter declaration information into the customs system via software.
7. Open customs declarations
After completing the customs declaration, the customs system will return the results of the classification of the declaration. Then we will print out the declaration and bring the import dossier to the customs sub-department to open customs declaration.
8. Clear customs declaration to get goods
If there is no problem with the dossier, the customs officer will accept to clear customs declaration. Enterprises pay import tax for the customs declaration to clear goods and Vestal shipping will help deliver goods to door of enterprises.
Vestal specializes in customs declaration of fruit goods at Tan Son Nhat airport.
III. Notes when importing fresh and frozen seafood
1. Required label
Commodity packaging plays an important role in the production, distribution and marketing of products to the market. So when importing fresh and frozen seafood to Vietnam, you need to pay attention to the label. Imported goods need to be fully labeled according to current regulations.
Goods labels must show the following contents:
– Name of goods
– Name and address of exporter or manufacturer
– Origin of goods
– Other contents according to the nature of each type of goods
2. Fast customs procedure to avoid additional charges
Fresh and frozen seafood are usually preserved and transported by refrigerated containers, so the faster customs clearance, the less costs incurred such as storage fee, electrical plug-in fee…
IV. Why you choose Vestal shipping in Customs Declaration Service for Fresh and Frozen Seafood?
Vestal shipping is proud to be top company in providing customs declaration for fresh and frozen seafood. Vestal shipping is your best choice with:
- A force of professional and experienced document staff that willing to support about documents, procedures, application of HS code, declarations…
- A force of more than 5 year experienced operate staff
- Consult and check the most accurate documents before carrying out the declaration procedures.
- Absolutely confidential information about goods and customers.
- Fast handling: 1-2 days to complete the declaration and delivery.
- Quick and cost-saving procedures of applying for import permits, publication and quarantine
- Competitive rate, 30% lower than the market price.
- Responsible for 100% compensation for customers in case trouble happen.
By adhering to these guidelines and utilizing the available resources, importers and exporters can ensure the efficient and compliant movement of fresh and frozen seafood through Tan Son Nhat Airport, contributing to the growth of the Vietnamese seafood industry and meeting the demands of global markets.
