Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN), the busiest airport in Vietnam, serves as a crucial gateway for the import and export of frozen products, facilitating trade between Vietnam and the global market. Efficient customs declaration services are essential to ensure the quality, safety, and compliance of these temperature-sensitive goods. This article delves into the customs declaration process for frozen products at Tan Son Nhat Airport, highlighting the key steps, regulations, and tips for a seamless experience.
I. Understanding Customs Declaration for Frozen Products
Customs declaration is the formal process of declaring goods entering or leaving a country to customs authorities. For frozen products, this process involves providing accurate information about the goods, their value, origin, and adherence to relevant regulations to ensure compliance and calculate applicable duties and taxes.
II. Customs Declaration Service for Frozen Products that Vestal shipping undertake
- Support consulting documents, customs declaration of frozen products such as: frozen beef, frozen pork, frozen lamb, frozen fish and frozen meat of other animals
- Register for quarantine of frozen products quickly & cost saving.
- Handle door to door transportation and customs declaration of frozen products
III. Import Customs Declaration Service for Frozen Products
1. Check about import license of frozen products
Firstly, before importing frozen products, enterprised need to check if the exporter or manufacturer of the exporting country is registered and has a license to import frozen products into Vietnam. This condition is very important, because if the exporter of frozen products is not on the list, it means that their products are not yet eligible to export to Vietnam and the goods are difficult to pass through customs, causing damage in terms of costs.
2. Determine HS Code of frozen products
After step 1, in order to properly determine import policies and procedures, it is 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.
For frozen products, they are divided into many different categories. However, they are all classified under subchapter 02 – Meat and edible meat offal.
| HS CODE | DESCRIPTION |
| 0201 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled |
| 0202 | Meat of bovine animals, frozen |
| 0203 | Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen |
| 0204 | Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen |
| 0205 | Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen |
| 0206 | Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen |
| 0207 | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen |
| 0208 | Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen |
| 0209 | Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked |
| 0210 | Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal |
3. Apply for animal quarantine permit
If frozen products (meat, fish, offal, etc.) are allowed to be imported into Vietnam from the exporting country, enterprises must apply for an animal quarantine permit 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 frozen products
- 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. Declare customs declaration
After having a full set of customs declaration documents for importing frozen products, 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.
IV. Notes when importing Customs Declaration Service for Frozen Products
1. Required label
Commodity packaging plays an important role in the production, distribution and marketing of products to the market. So when importing frozen products 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
Frozen products 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…
V. Key Regulations for Frozen Products
Importing or exporting frozen products through Tan Son Nhat Airport requires adherence to several key regulations:
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures: Frozen products must comply with strict SPS measures to prevent the introduction of harmful pests, diseases, or contaminants. This includes meeting requirements for packaging, labeling, and transportation.
- Temperature Control: Maintaining the cold chain is critical to preserving the quality and safety of frozen products. Importers and exporters must ensure that the products are transported and stored at the required temperatures throughout the entire supply chain.
- Documentation: Accurate and complete documentation is essential for customs clearance. This includes providing all required certificates, permits, and licenses.
VI. Why you choose Vestal shipping in Customs Declaration Service for Frozen Products?
Vestal shipping is proud to be top company in providing customs declaration for frozen products. 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.
