SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO SWEDEN AND VICE VERSA

Vestal Shipping Company

September 9, 2024

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I. INTRODUCTION SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO SWEDEN

Sweden is the twelfth-richest country in the world in terms of GDP (gross domestic product) per capita and a high standard of living is experienced by its citizens. Over years, the trade relationship between Vietnam and Sweden has developed stably in terms of products as well as the growth rate for each type of goods. In 2022, Vietnam exported 1.26 billion USD to Sweden, up 5.4% and imported from Sweden 353.4 million USD, up 9.9% over the same period in 2021. With the rapid and sustainable economic development between Sweden 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 Sweden.

How does Vestal shipping support your shipment? With more than 20 experienced years in shipping multi- commodity such as machinery and spare parts, electric components, garment & textiles, woody products, with full service like inland trucking, customs clearance services, 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 Sweden’s port of discharges like Gothenburg, Stockholm, Helsingborg… and reverse.

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

1. FCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE TO SWEDEN FOR 20’/40’

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO SWEDEN	O/F (20/40’ft) (USD)	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Gothenburg port	1514/2387 USD	MON, WED	47 – 51 days
Cat Lai port to Helsingborg port	1530/2370 USD	WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 57 days
Cat Lai port to Stockholm port	1540/2280 USD	TUE, WED, FRI,	49 – 51 days
Hai Phong port to Gothenburg port	1734/2570 USD	MON, WED, FRI,	48 – 51 days
Hai Phong port to Helsingborg port	1744/2630 USD	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 57 days
Hai Phong port to Stockholm port	1780/2590 USD	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	49 – 51 days
Danang port to Gothenburg port	1814/2770 USD	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	47 – 51 days
Danang port to Helsingborg port	1860/2830 USD	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 57 days
Danang port to Stockholm port	1880/2690 USD	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	49 – 51 days

2. LCL SEA FREIGHT SERVICE TO SWEDEN

OCEAN FREIGHT FROM VIETNAM TO SWEDEN	O/F (MIN 1 CBM)	WEEKLY SCHEDULE	TRANSIT TIME
Cat Lai port to Gothenburg port	34 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	47 – 51 days
Cat Lai port to Helsingborg port	30 USD/CBM	MON, TUE, WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 57 days
Cat Lai port to Stockholm port	25 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	49 – 51 days
Hai Phong port to Gothenburg port	37 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	48 – 51 days
Hai Phong port to Helsingborg port	33 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 57 days
Hai Phong port to Stockholm port	28 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	49 – 51 days
Danang port to Gothenburg port	36 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	47 – 51 days
Danang port to Helsingborg port	31 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	50 – 57 days
Danang port to Stockholm port	38 USD/CBM	MON, WED, FRI, SUN	49 – 51 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 SWEDEN SEA PORTS: GOTHENBURG PORT, STOCKHOLM PORT, HELSINGBORG PORT

1. Sweden main international sea ports

Gothenburg port situated on the west coast of Sweden, is the largest port in the Nordic countries with over 11,000 ship visits per year from over 140 destinations worldwide. The port is also the central Nordic port for liner shipping with about 30% of its general cargo imports and exports being transit cargo to or from other Nordic countries with approx 41,300,000t of cargo including 887,000TEU handled annually.
Stockholm port is situated on the east coast of Sweden. With he area of the harbour is approx 1,750ha which includes 10 cruise berths, have a total length of 16km extending approx 10km from west to east, the port handles approx 8,500,000 of cargo, 27,840TEU annually.
Helsingborg port is situated at the north entrance to The Sound, between the Kattegat and the Baltic Sea, facing Elsinore in Denmark, at the northeast extremity of Sjaelland. With four commercial harbours, per year, it handles Approx 46,500 vessels, 7,900,000t cargo and 2,400,000 vehicles.

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. Through these highways, goods are trucked from Cat Lai Port to focal economic areas of Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and provinces of Cuu Long Delta quickly and conveniently. 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 SWEDEN BY VESTAL SHIPPING

1. FCL Full Container Load from Vietnam to Sweden 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 Sweden 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 SWEDEN

+ 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 SEA FREIGHT SERVICE FROM VIETNAM TO SWEDEN

Vietnam-Sweden 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 Sweden’s port of discharge like Gothenburg, Stockholm, Helsingborg … and reverse for LCL and FCL mode.
Customs procedures in Sweden and Vietnam’s border: With Vestal shipping’s offices and branches spread of along Vietnam and Sweden 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 SWEDEN

1. EXPORT COMMODITIES

Iron and steel
Electronic component
Machinery and spare parts
Rubber
Agriculture products
Seafood
Rattan & bamboo products

2. IMPORT COMMODITIES

Frozen products
Machinery and spare parts
Cereal
Foodstuff & livestock
Paper and paper products
Garment and textiles

VIII. MUST-HAVE DOCUMENTS IN CUSTOMS CLEARANCE IN VIETNAM AND SWEDEN

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 SWEDEN AND REVERSE

Step 1: Check information for commodity

– Check if the commodity is prohibited to export/import in Sweden 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

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 L/C, TTR, DP, DA, …

XI. THE NOTES OF OCEAN FREIGHT SERVICES FROM VIET NAM TO SWEDEN

Checking to make sure the commodity is enough standard to be imported into Sweden
Checking export tax in Vietnam
Making sure that Sweden 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 Sweden buyer
Having Certificate of phytosanitary for livestock and plant
Having Certificate of fumigation for woody commodity
Packing commodity firmly
Choosing the trust Sweden-Vietnam transpoter

XII. VESTAL SHIPPING IS ONE OF LEADING VIETNAM – SWEDEN TRANSPOTERS

Vestal shipping provides multiple service from door to door, port to door, port to port from Sweden’s ports (Gothenburg, Stockholm, Helsingborg) 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 Sweden, 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 Sweden 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 SWEDEN

Vestal shipping have cooperated with reputable carriers in all provinces and cities of Sweden such as Cargo Logistics Express AB, Buyers Logistics Scandinavia AB, MTS Malmö Transport & Spedition AB, APC Logistics AB, DHL LOGISTICS in Sweden, FEDEX LOGISTICS in Sweden, UPS LOGISTICS in Sweden
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.