1. Import clearance into Vietnam
Clearance on this lane is not billed separately. Only one thing changes what you pay: whether you want a Vietnamese VAT invoice.
Ask for one and 8% VAT joins the service charge; do not, and it does not. The declaration itself, answering customs queries and attending inspection all sit inside the freight rate.
2. What is Customs Clearance for Vietnam?
What is in, and what is not. Here is what we take on for this lane.
2.1 What is Customs Clearance
Import clearance means declaring arriving cargo to Vietnamese customs and obtaining import permission. On this lane it is part of the shipping service — you do not appoint a separate broker.
Split the freight and the clearance between two companies and there is nobody to reconcile a discrepancy when one appears. That is why both sit at the same desk on this lane.
2.2 It turns on whether you need a VAT invoice
Businesses, and anyone putting the cost through their books, need a VAT invoice — and that is the only case where 8% VAT joins the service charge. A private customer who does not need one never sees that 8%. Tell us which you are when you place the order.
2.3 When to use it
This is what it suits.
- You need a VAT invoice, because the cost goes through your books.
- You import from Japan into Vietnam regularly and want the declaration handled every time.
- You do not know the HS code or the duty rate for what you are sending.
- You are sending cosmetics, food or goods containing batteries — anything likely to fall under another statute.
- You want to stop splitting freight and clearance between two companies.
A single shipment or a monthly import — the same machinery.
2.4 Who Should Use Customs Clearance?
This lane is used by:
The formalities change with the goods; the contact does not.
3. Benefits of Customs Clearance for Vietnam at Tiximax
What we take on for this lane.
3.1 Benefits of Customs Clearance for Vietnam at Tiximax
No separate brokerage fee
The declaration, the queries and the inspection are inside the freight rate.
VAT is your choice
8% joins the service charge only if you want a VAT invoice. Without one, nothing is added.
HS classification handled
We confirm the classification and the rate for each item, and explain the basis.
One point of contact with customs
Queries and corrections are ours. You are never in that conversation.
Cosmetics, food and battery-powered devices can need a filing or a licence under another statute, depending on the item and the quantity. Ask us before you send them.
