IMPORT AIR PURIFIER

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PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTING AIR PURIFIERS

Therefore, people are increasingly interested in air purifiers for their families. So what do importers need to do to carry out procedures to import air purifiers to serve people’s needs?

1 Import policy

Enterprises wishing to import air purifiers to Vietnam must understand and comply with the following current policies:

  • VAT Law 13/2008/QH12 dated June 3, 2008
  • Official Letter 10442 TCHQ – TXNK dated November 4, 2016
  • Decision No. 04/2017/QD TTg dated March 9, 2017
  • Decision 3810/QD-BKHCN dated December 18, 2019
  • Circular No. 09/2019/TT-BKHCN dated September 30, 2019
  • Circular 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015, amended and supplemented by 39/2018/TT-BTC dated April 20, 2018.
  • Decree No. 69/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018.
  • Decree 128/2020/ND-CP dated October 19, 2020
  • Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated April 14, 2017

According to the above legal documents, air purifiers are not on the list of prohibited imports into Vietnam, so they can be imported like other common goods. However, used vacuum cleaners cannot be imported.

2. Hs code and import tax

Hs code of air purifier
Determining the correct hs code is very important because it will affect all documents, certificates as well as determining the import tax to be paid. The hs code is determined based on the nature, classification, and use of the item. Below are some hs codes of air purifiers:

842131

Air purifier for internal combustion engines

84213110

Air purifiers of heading 84.2

84213920

Home air purifier

84212990

Fresh air purifier with filter included

Import tax on air purifiers

The import tax rate will be determined based on the HS code of the goods.
Import tax is calculated according to the formula:
Import tax = CIF value x % tax rate
Import VAT is determined according to the formula:
Value added tax = (CIF value + Import tax) x %VAT

Based on the import-export tax schedule, it can be seen that:
Preferential import tax: 0%-10%
Value added tax: 8%
Special preferential import tax with form D (from Southeast Asian countries): 0%
Special preferential import tax with form E (from China): 0%

3. Import dossier

Based on Circular 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015, amended and supplemented by Circular 39/2018/TT-BTC dated April 20, 2018. The import dossier includes:

  • Customs declaration
  • Commercial contract
  • Packing list
  • Commercial invoice
  • Certificate of origin (C/O) (if any)
  • Bill of lading
  • Other documents (if any)
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4. Import process

Step 1: Find a supplier

Enterprises find suppliers of goods in countries such as China, Thailand, Japan, Germany, the US, etc.
After the enterprise has found a partner and signed a contract, it needs to prepare some required procedures to import air purifiers to Vietnam. The customs clearance process for the shipment is carried out in the following steps:

Step 2: Declare a customs declaration

Enterprises declare customs on the electronic information portal. The declared information must be based on the existing import dossier and wait for the classification results.

Step 3: Open a customs declaration

Enterprises bring the import dossier along with the classified declaration to the customs office. Customs officers will check the dossier and return the classification results.
Depending on the results of the classification of goods, the enterprise will continue to process:
Goods in the green channel: Will be cleared immediately.
Goods in the yellow lane: Customs officers will re-check the detailed documents and not check the actual goods.
Goods in the red lane: Customs officers will re-check the detailed documents and check the actual goods.

Step 4: Clearing goods

After re-checking the documents, if there are no problems, the declaration will be cleared. The enterprise will pay taxes to customs for the goods to be cleared.

Step 5: Receive the goods and transport them to the warehouse to prepare for distribution to the market.

5. Notes when importing air purifiers

Enterprises need to fulfill their tax obligations according to the regulations with the state when importing.
Enterprises must determine the correct HS code to complete the correct procedures, avoid wasting time and being fined.
Used air purifiers cannot be imported into Vietnam.
Enterprises should request a certificate of origin (C/O) from the exporter to enjoy special preferential import tax rates. Enterprises should find partners from countries that have signed trade agreements with Vietnam. Vacuum cleaners imported from Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Laos… or China will enjoy a special preferential import tax rate of 0%.
Air purifiers, like other items, must be labeled in accordance with import regulations into Vietnam.

 

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