SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND AND VICE VERSA

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand has an advanced market economy,  ranked 13th in the 2021 Human Development Index, and fourth in the 2022 Index of Economic Freedom. According to the General Department of Customs, in 2022, the import-export turnover between the two countries has reached $1.2 billion, up 14% over the same period in 2021. Specifically, Vietnam’s exports reached $602.2 million, up 12.8% and Vietnam’s imports reached $623.2 million, up 15.2% over the same period in 2021. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between New Zealand and Vietnam, Vestal shipping is confident to be a top transporter to bring to Vietnam’s companies the best service in exporting and importing commodity between Vietnam and New Zealand. How does Vestal shipping support your shipment? With more than 20 experienced years in shipping multi- commodity such as rubber, machinery and spare parts, computer, electric components, garment & textiles, foodstuff, agricultural products,… with full service like inland trucking, customs clearance, export/import documents… Vestal shipping is proud to be a top logistics company specializing in providing cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules at Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep and New Zealand’s port of discharges like Auckland, Tauranga, Welllington, Lyttelton, Napier… and reverse.

II. SEA FREIGHT PRICE QUOTATION AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND

1. FCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND FOR 20’/40’

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND O/F WEEKLY SCHEDULE TRANSIT TIME
20’FT 40’FT
Cat Lai port to Auckland port 1444 USD 2594 USD TUE, WED, SUN 20 – 28 days
Cat Lai port to Lyttelton port 1430 USD 2580 USD WED, FRI, SUN 22 – 30 days
Cat Lai port to Napier port 1680 USD 2830 USD TUE, WED, SUN 25 – 32 days
Cat Lai port to Tauranga port 1435 USD 2485 USD TUE, WED, SUN 24 – 30 days
Cat Lai port to Welllington port 1390 USD 2440 USD TUE, WED, FRI, SUN 27 – 30 days
Hai Phong port to Auckland port 1644 USD 2894 USD MON, WED, SAT 24 – 32 days
Hai Phong port to Lyttelton port 1630 USD 2880 USD WED, FRI, SUN 26 – 30 days
Hai Phong port to Napier port 1880 USD 3130 USD TUE, WED, SUN 29 – 33 days
Hai Phong port to Tauranga port 1635 USD 2785 USD TUE, WED, SUN 29 – 34 days
Hai Phong port to Welllington port 1590 USD 2740 USD TUE, WED, FRI, SUN 24 – 28 days
Danang port to Auckland port 1744 USD 3094 USD TUE, WED, FRI, SUN 27 – 35 days
Danang port to Lyttelton port 1730 USD 3080 USD MON, TUE, SAT, SUN 28 – 33 days
Danang port to Napier port 1700 USD 3330 USD MON, TUE, SAT, SUN 28 – 32 days
Danang port to Tauranga port 1835 USD 3085 USD TUE, WED, SUN 31 – 35 days
Danang port to Welllington port 1790 USD 3040 USD TUE, WED, FRI, SUN 31 – 32 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND O/F (MIN 1 CBM) WEEKLY SCHEDULE TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Auckland port 37 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 20 – 28 days
Cat Lai port to Lyttelton port 37 USD/CBM MON, TUE, FRI, SUN 22 – 30 days
Cat Lai port to Napier port 40 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 25 – 32 days
Cat Lai port to Tauranga port 36 USD/CBM MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN 24 – 30 days
Cat Lai port to Welllington port 35 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 27 – 30 days
Hai Phong port to Auckland port 39 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 24 – 32 days
Hai Phong port to Lyttelton port 39 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 26 – 30 days
Hai Phong port to Napier port 45 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 29 – 33 days
Hai Phong port to Tauranga port 40 USD/CBM MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN 29 – 34 days
Hai Phong port to Welllington port 39 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 24 – 28 days
Danang port to Auckland port 42 USD/CBM TUE, SAT 27 – 35 days
Danang port to Lyttelton port 42 USD/CBM MON, TUE, SAT, SUN 28 – 33 days
Danang port to Napier port 48 USD/CBM TUE, SAT 28 – 32 days
Danang port to Tauranga port 44 USD/CBM MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN 31 – 35 days
Danang port to Welllington port 43 USD/CBM MON, WED, FRI, SUN 31 – 32 days

Carrier:  OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC Pls contact us for weekly updated detailed quotation and schedules

III. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM SEA PORTS: HOCHIMINH PORT, HAIPHONG PORT, DANANG PORT AND NEW ZEALAND SEA PORTS: AUCKLAND PORT, TAURANGA PORT, WELLLINGTON PORT, LYTTELTON PORT, NAPIER PORT

1. New Zealand main international sea ports

  • Auckland port situated on the south side of Waitemata Harbour, on the shoreline of Auckland City, is New Zealand’s major port consisting of 18 commercial berths, handling most types of cargo and cruise ships. Approx 1,620 vessels, 13,300,000t of cargo, including 4,300,000t of break bulk cargo, 8, 431,000TEU, and 100,000 passengers are handled annually.
  • Tauranga port  located in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island’s east coast, is the largest port in the country both in terms of total cargo volume, and in terms of container throughput with container volumes exceeding 1.2 million TEUs. Approx 1,244 vessels, 12,241,000t of cargo and 423,000TEU are handled annually.
  • Wellington port situated at the south end of the North Island of New Zealand, is a natural harbour with an area in excess of 7,700ha. The harbour shoreline extends for approx 50km and is flanked by high hills providing added shelter to shipping with approx 13,000 vessels, 3,807,000t of cargo, 90,000TEU and 1,500,000 passengers handled annually.

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  • Lyttelton port situated on the east coast of South Island, approx 12km from Christchurch, is the deepest commercial port servicing the South Island of New Zealand. Approx 1,200 vessels and 9,000,000t of cargo are handled annually, including 250,000TEU, bulk fuel 1,000,000t, coal 1,600,000t, other cargo 1,800,000t and 65,000 passengers.
  • Napier port located on the east side of North Island, on the east coast of Hawke Bay, is an artificial harbour formed by a 1,500m breakwater on the east and north sides, with a breakwater and reclamation on the western side. This port has 9 overseas berths with approx imports of 994,400t and exports of 1,960,200t handled annually.

2. Viet Nam main international sea ports

  • Cat Lai port is the biggest and most modern container port in Vietnam. It is linked to the National Highway No.1, the Inner and Outer Belt Highways, HCM – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Highway via the Inter-province Highway 25 which allows vehicles with loading capacity of up to 30 tons. Nowadays, this is the hub for export-import of goods in south Vietnam – the economic hub of the nation, which accounts for more than two-thirds of Vietnam’s economy.
  • Hai Phong port is a port with the largest cargo throughput in the North of Vietnam. With a system of modern equipment and complete & safe infrastructure, Hai Phong port is always a convenient location, ensuring safety and suitable for transport purposes international commercial transactions.
  • Da Nang port is a major port system located in Central Vietnam and lies at one end of the East–West Economic Corridor, an economic corridor connecting Vietnam with Laos, Thailand, and Burma. Despite the fact that the port’s infrastructure is not specifically designed to accommodate cruise ships, the number of large cruise ships docking at Danang Port has increased in recent years.

IV. SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to New Zealand and reverse

  Vestal shipping has long year experience in handling all types of container: 20DC, 40DC, reefer container, flat container with international commercial service as below:

  • Door to door service for FCL, trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address to buyer’s warhouse.
  • Port to door service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from port of loading to buyer’s warehouse.
  • Port to port service for FCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge.

2. LCL-Less than container load from Vietnam to New Zealand and reverse

Vestal shipping has consolidation service with dimension from 1-16 CBM with multi-modes:

  • Door to door service for LCL: trading according to EXW, FCA, DAP, DDP term that means shipment is transported from seller’s nominated address, gathered at container yard then delivered to buyer’s warehouse.
  • Port to door service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term that means shipment is transported from container yard to buyer’s warehouse.
  • Port to port service for LCL, trading according to FAS, FOB term excluded customs procedure, inland trucking that means shipment is transported from port of loading to port of discharge

V. TYPES OF CONTAINER – CONTAINER SPECIFICATION SEA FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND

  • Dry container with 20 feet (20DC), 40 feet(40DC), 45 feet(45GP) and Dry high cubes container 40HC: suitable for dry, non-oversized, non-perisable commodity.

Type Length(meter) Width(meter) Height(meter) Cube (m3)
Container 20DC 5.898 2.352 2.395 33.2 m3
Container 40DC 12.032 2.35 2.392 67.6 m3
Container 45GP 12.023 2.352 2.698 76.3 m3
Container 45HC 13.556 2.340 2.597 83.0 m3
  • Reffer container 20 feet (20RF), 40 feet (40RF): suitable for fresh and freezed commodity

Type Length(meter) Width(meter) Heighth (meter) Cube (m3)
Reefer Container 20 feet 5.485 2.286 2.265 28.4 m3
Reefer Container40 feet 11.572 2.296 2.521 67.0 m3
  • Open top container – Plat rack container – Tank container

VI. VESTAL SHIPPING’S TOP SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND

  • Vietnam-New Zealand transportation by sea and reverse: all goods can be handled by Vestal shipping excepted prohibited commodity. Vestal shipping has transportation service with cost-saving sea freight and on time schedules from Vietnam’s port of loading like Cat Lai, Hai Phong, Danang, Caimep to New Zealand’s port of discharge like Auckland, Tauranga, Welllington, Lyttelton, Napier … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
  • Customs procedures in New Zealand and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and New Zealand country, all your shipments are handled in the most convenient and fastest way.
  • Other related services: export & import license, Certificate of Origin, Certificate of phytosanitary, Veterinary Certificate, Certificate of fumigation, Certificate of quality, Certificate of Comformity, Certificate of Food Hygiene and Safety

VII. TOP COMMODITIES EXPORT & IMPORT FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

  • Mobile and accessories – Electronic components – Machines and equipment – Garment & textiles – Foodstuff – Woody products – Seafood

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

  • Milk – Wine – Lamb – Woody products – Garment & textiles – Frozen products

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VIII. MUST-HAVE DOCUMENTS IN CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IN VIETNAM AND NEW ZEALAND

  • E-customs declaration – Conmercial Invoice – Sales Contract – Packing List – Bill of Lading – Certificate of Origin
  • Other documents: Certification Origin, Fumigation, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), export license, import license…

IX. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO GET QUOTATION AND PROCEED SHIPPING

The information for quotation and handling provided by shipper

1. Full container Load-FCL, shipper need supply to Vestal shipping

  • MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
  • Type of container
  • Volume/Weight/Dimension
  • Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

2. Less container load-LCL shipper need supply to Vestal shipping:

  • MSDS for gas/liquid/powder commodity
  • Volume/Weight/Dimension of carton
  • Port of loading-POL/Port of discharge-POD

X. HANDLING PROCESS OF EXPORTING/IMPORTING COMMODITY FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND AND REVERSE

Step 1: Check information for commodity

  • Check if the commodity is prohibited to export/import in Portugal and Vietnam or not
  • Check if the commodity is taxed or not
  • Check whether the commodity have any special transport requirements or not
  • Check if the commodity is oversized, liquid, dangerous or not

Step 2: Sign the contract, prepare the commodity for ready export

After step 1, seller and buyer need to sign a commercial contract, prepare quality, quantity and other specifications of commodity, pack and label them.

Step 3: Buy insurance for the commodity

The advantage of buying insurance for commodity is to reduce risks and losses in transportation.

Step 4: Booking

According to commercial contract, Incoterm, need clarify:

  • Whether seller or buyer book space on vessel for shipment
  • What is the mode of transportation optimized in cost-saving, time-saving like inland trucking, multiple transportation by air, sea, truck, rail
  • Delivery conditions such as FOB, CFR, DDU, DDP …

Step 5: Customs procedures

It is obligate to make customs clearance for export import commodity. Following below steps:

  • Customs declaration with the correct and detail charater of commodity
  • Packing commodity orderly to be convenient for inspection
  • Compliancing the custom’s decision

Step 6: On boarding

  • Giving the carrier shipping instruction
  • Knowing the time that commodity is carried on vessel by dispatcher
  • Receiving bill of lading from carrier

Step 7: Payment

After seller gives buyer bill of lading, buyer must arrange payment according to payment term showed in commercial contract such as LC, TTR, DP, DA, …

XI. THE NOTES OF SEA TRANSPORTATION FROM VIETNAM TO NEW ZEALAND

  • Checking to make sure the commodity is enough standard to be imported into New Zealand
  • Checking export tax in Vietnam
  • Making sure that New Zealand buyer has import license for commodities such as foodstuff, medicine, plant, live stock
  • Completing Certificate of Origin-CO from Vietnam seller to be preferential tax by New Zealand buyer
  • Having Certificate of phytosanitary for livestock and plant
  • Having Certificate of fumigation for woody commodity
  • Packing commodity firmly
  • Choosing the trust New Zealand -Vietnam transpoter

XII. VESTAL SHIPPING IS ONE OF LEADING VIETNAM – NEW ZEALAND TRANSPOTERS

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from New Zealand’s ports (Auckland, Tauranga, Welllington, Lyttelton, Napier) to Vietnam (Hai Phong, Cat Lai, Da Nang) and reverse. Vestal shipping is your best choice with:

  • Fast quote: It takes 15-30 minutes for us to offer you quotation, vessel schedule and trace your shipment.
  • On time customs clearance: It takes 1-2 days in customs clearance at port of loading and port of discharge
  • Commitment: Vestal shipping has a good relationship with agents in Portugal, so we guarantee to support the best freight rates, stable schedules, ensure commodity delivered to businesses quickly and safely
  • Force of staff: Vestal shipping’ staff presents at Vietnam and Portugal ports for supporting anytime to your shipment
  • Office and branch: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Long An, Ho Chi Minh, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Cat Lai, Da Nang, Quang Ngai

XIII. VESTAL SHIPPING’S AGENT SYSTEM IN VIETNAM AND NEW ZEALAND

  • Vestal shipping have cooperated with reputable carriers in all provinces and cities of New Zealand such as Mainfreight, Toll Group, DB Schenker, DHL in New Zealand, FEDEX LOGISTICS in New Zealand, UPS LOGISTICS in New Zealand
  • Vestal shipping has signed long-term contracts with shipping lines: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC, …
  • Vestal shipping has experienced, proactive, felixible staffs in handling shipment.

Therefore, we will help to optimize your supply chain in terms of financial, operational and information flows. We provide a comprehensive range of services delivering your efficiency and the best satisfaction.

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