I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO PHILIPPINES
The Philippines is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia with a developing mixed-market economy. The past 45 years are a testament to the strong and deepening trading relationship between Vietnam and Philippines. Total import-export turnover between Vietnam and Philippines in 2022 reached 5.4 billion USD, specifically 3.6 billion USD for export, up 24.3% over the same period 2021 and import reached 1.8 billion USD, up 31.2% over the same period 2021. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between Philippines 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 Philippines. How does Vestal shipping support your shipment?
With more than 20 experienced years in shipping multi- commodity such seafood, agriculture products, machinery and spare parts, garment and textiles, electric components with full service like inland trucking, customs clearance service , 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 Philippines’s port of discharges like Cebu, Davao, Manila North & South, General Santos… and reverse.
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II. SEA FREIGHT PRICE QUOTATION AND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE FROM VIETNAM TO PHILIPPINES
1. FCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO PHILIPPINES FOR 20’/40’
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO PHILIPPINES |
O/F (20/40’ft) |
WEEKLY SCHEDULE |
TRANSIT TIME |
Cat Lai port to Cebu port |
600/900 USD |
MON, WED |
7-10 days |
Cat Lai port to Davao port |
700/1200 USD |
WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Cat Lai port to Manila North & South port |
400/600 USD |
TUE, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Cat Lai port to General Santos port |
800/1100 USD |
TUE |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to Cebu port |
690/970 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to Davao port |
800/1300 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to Manila North & South port |
500/900 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to General Santos port |
900/1400 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to Cebu port |
980/1200 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to Davao port |
990/1400 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to Manila North & South port |
700/950 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to General Santos port |
1000/1600 USD |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO PHILIPPINES
OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO PHILIPPINES |
O/F(MIN 1 CBM) |
WEEKY SCHEDULE |
TRANSIT TIME |
Cat Lai port to Cebu port |
10 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Cat Lai port to Davao port |
16 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Cat Lai port to Manila North & South port |
5 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Cat Lai port to General Santos port |
9 USD/CBM |
TUE, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to Cebu port |
7 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to Davao port |
7 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to Manila North & South port |
7 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Hai Phong port to General Santos port |
10 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to Cebu port |
14 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to Davao port |
13 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to Manila North & South port |
12 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Danang port to General Santos port |
13 USD/CBM |
MON, WED, FRI, SUN |
7-10 days |
Carrier: OOCL, PIL, EMC, MAERSK, APL, HAPAG LLOYD, SM LINE, COSCO, CMA, MSC
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III. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM SEA PORTS: HOCHIMINH PORT, HAIPHONG PORT, DANANG PORT AND PHILIPPINES SEA PORTS: CEBU PORT, DAVAO PORT, MANILA NORTH & SOUTH PORT, GENERAL SANTOS PORT
1.Philippines main international sea ports
+ Cebu port located in Cebu City, Philippines is the largest domestic port in the Philippines, mostly serving routes in the Visayas and Mindanao. With 4,572m of quayage providing 33 berths for handling general cargo, bulk, Ro-Ro and container vessels, Cebu port handle approx 10,000,000t of cargo, including 400,000TEU annually.
+ Davao port located in the island of Mindanao, is the gateway to southern Philippines, considered the most important port in Mindanao. It is the busiest international container port serving both Visayas and Mindanao regions with approx 9,000,000t of cargo, 361,000TEU, 21,600 vessels handled annually.
+ Manila North & South port: this is 2 major ports in Manila. Manila North Harbor is located in the Tondo district on the north side of the Pasig river, Manila South Harbor in the Port Area district on the south side. North Harbor generally handles domestic cargo and South Harbor handles international cargo with total capacity of approx 14,700 vessels, 48,700,000t of cargo, 2,800,000TEU handled annually.
+ General Santos port: alternatively known as Makar, is located on the north shore of Sarangani Bay, in the south of Mindanao Island approx 2km from General Santos City. It is considered to be the Philippines first modern port with approx 2,700,000t of cargo, 116,000TEU, 1,420 vessels 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 PHILIPPINES BY VESTAL SHIPPING
1. FCL-Full Container Load from Vietnam to Philippines 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 Philippines 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 SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO PHILIPPINES
+ 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) |
Height (meter) |
Cube (m3) |
Container 20RF |
5.485 |
2.286 |
2.265 |
28.4 m3 |
Container40RF |
11.572 |
2.296 |
2.521 |
67.0 m3 |
+ Open top container
+ Plat rack container
+ Tank container
VI. VESTAL SHIPPING’S TOP SERVICES
- Vietnam-Philippines 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 Philippines’s port of discharge like Cebu, Davao, Manila North & South, General Santos … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
- Customs procedures in Philippines and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and Philippines 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 PHILIPPINES
1. EXPORT COMMODITIES
– Electronic component – Machinery and spare parts – Garment and textiles – Rubber – Agriculture products – Iron & steel
2. IMPORT COMMODITIES
– Foodstuff & Frozen products – Machinery and spare parts – Chemicals – Medical equipments – Garment and textiles
VIII. MUST-HAVE DOCUMENTS IN CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IN VIETNAM AND PHILIPPINES
– 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 PHILIPPINES AND REVERSE
Step 1: Check information for commodity
– Check if the commodity is prohibited to export/import in Philippines 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:
– 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 that is showed in commercial contract such as L/C, TTR, DP, DA, …
XI. THE NOTES OF TRANSPORTATION TO PHILIPPINES
- Checking to make sure the commodity is enough standard to be imported into Philippines
- Checking export tax in Vietnam
- Making sure that Philippines 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 Philippines buyer
- Having Certificate of phytosanitary for livestock and plant
- Having Certificate of fumigation for woody commodity
- Packing commodity firmly
- Choosing the trust Philippines-Vietnam transpoter
XII. VESTAL SHIPPING IS ONE OF LEADING VIETNAM – PHILIPPINES TRANSPOTERS
Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from Philippines’s ports (Cebu, Davao, Manila North & South, General Santos) 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 Philippines, so we guarantee to support the best freight rates, stable schedules, ensure commodity delivered to businesses quickly and safely
– Force of staff: Vestal shipping’s staff presents at Vietnam and Philippines 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 PHILIPPINES
- Vestal shipping have cooperated with reputable carriers in all provinces and cities of Philippines such as ABest Express, Black Arrow Express, Ernest Logistics, Ninja Van, Fast Logistics,….
- 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, flexible staffs in handling shipment to support your shipment any time.
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.