x Do business households, individuals, businesses, organizations, etc. need to import and distribute printers in the Vietnamese market?
x You do not have experience in preparing valid documents and documents, how to apply for a license to import foreign printers to your country?
x Do you need the support of a third party specializing in customs clearance, a specialized customs agent at the border gate/seaport/airport?
For units and establishments specializing in importing or wishing to import printers, understanding the procedures for importing printers is very important. Therefore, through this sharing article, Proship.vn will update detailed procedures for importing printers to Vietnam for businesses or individuals to refer to and apply effectively. At the same time, we also provide low-cost customs declaration packages at border gates/seaports/airports. If you are interested and need to use the service, you should choose it to ensure good prices and timely customs clearance.
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Demand for using and importing printers to Vietnam today
Nowadays, printers are popular and important devices in life. As life progresses, printing requirements need to be improved even more. There are some common types of printers today such as: Laser printers, Dot matrix printers, Inkjet printers, Silk printers, Typo printers, Flexo printers, Offset printers, Gravure printers.
Printers play a huge role in every aspect of life. In business, the printer is a tool that plays a very important role, and every day, flyers, newspapers, cards, brochures, posters are all products of printing. These tools will help businesses promote, introduce and transmit information to customers. Not only that, the fields of education, health, culture, etc. all need printing to be able to spread information widely.
The effect of printers in the digital age is something that no one can deny, bringing high applicability and enormous economic efficiency. The printer can both print, copy and scan, can back up laminated documents and papers such as ID cards or student cards, and print in large quantities. In addition, many printers also integrate a more convenient fax function, increasing user productivity.
With the growing demand for printers and being widely traded, there are more and more businesses importing printers. However, many businesses when importing printers still encounter problems with customs clearance procedures. Procedures for applying for a printer import license (Application for a printing equipment import license) is one of the procedures that printing establishments must carry out before completing customs clearance procedures for printers/equipment. print.
When carrying out import procedures for printers, they are divided into two types, which are:
- Procedures for importing printers require a license;
- Procedures for importing printers do not require a license.
Please join Proship in continuing to update related issues when carrying out procedures to import printers to Vietnam below.
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What are the procedures for importing printers? Is it difficult or complicated?
To import a printing equipment to Vietnam, 3 steps are required (apply for a printing equipment import license, carry out customs procedures, and clear goods). The most important step is to apply for a printer import license.
Proship Logistics will share all the knowledge and information you need to know about printer import procedures, imported objects, HS codes and import taxes, printer import policies,... to Consultants. Individuals/Enterprises refer to apply:
Printer import policy
Procedures for importing printer equipment are specified in the following documents:
- Decree 60/2014/ND-CP dated June 19, 2021;
- Circular 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015; Amended and supplemented 39/2018/TT-BTC dated April 20, 2018;
- Decision 2479/QD-BTTTT dated December 29, 2017;
- Circular 16/2015/TT-BTTTT dated June 17, 2015;
- Circular 22/2018/TT-BTTTT takes effect from February 13, 2019, regulating the list of goods and equipment that must apply for printer import license according to HS code.
* Note: When completing import procedures, there will be many other regulatory documents, depending on the type of printer you want to import to Vietnam.
Subjects allowed to import printing equipment
According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 27 of Decree 60/2014/ND-CP, regulations on printer importers include:
- Printing facility;
- Enterprises with the function of importing and exporting printing equipment according to the provisions of law;
- Other agencies and organizations with legal status are allowed to use printing equipment to serve internal work.
However, this clause is abolished by Article 3 of Decree 25/2018/ND-CP. Accordingly, the subjects applying for a printer import license may be:
- Enterprises and organizations with legal status;
- Household business;
- Branch of the unit;
- Individuals for study and research.
HS code and tax when importing printers
When importing Printers, Importers need to pay the following taxes:
- VAT: 10%;
- Regular import tax: 5%;
- Preferential import tax: 0%.
The printer has students in “Chapter 84: NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILER, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT; THEIR PARTS” . Below is the updated VAT and preferential import tax table for Printers in 2023:
| HS code | Describe | Tax | Preferential import tax |
| 8443 | Printing machines using printing parts such as printing plates (letter bowls), printing tubes and other printing parts of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and fax machines, whether or not combined with each other; parts and their accessories. | ||
| – Printers using printing parts such as printing plates, printing tubes and other printing parts of group 84.42: | |||
| 84431100 | – – Offset printing machine, roll printing | 10 | 0 |
| 84431200 | – – Offset printing machine, sheet-based printing, office type (using paper with an unfolded paper size of one side not exceeding 22 cm and the other side not exceeding 36 cm) | 10 | 0 |
| 84431300 | – – Other offset printing machines | 10 | 2 |
| 84431400 | – – Letterpress printers, roll printers, except flexo printers. | 10 | 2 |
| 84431500 | – – Letterpress printers, other than roll printing machines, other than flexo printing machines. | 10 | 2 |
| 84431600 | – – Flexo printing machine | 10 | 2 |
| 84431700 | - - Rotogravure printing machine | 10 | 2 |
| 84431900 | - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| – Other printers, copy machines and fax machines, whether or not combined: | |||
| 844331 | – – The machine combines two or more functions of printing, copying or faxing, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or network connection: | ||
| – – – Printer-copy machine, printing with inkjet technology: | |||
| 84433111 | – – – – Color type | 10 | 0 |
| 84433119 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| – – – Printer-copy machine, printing with laser technology: | |||
| 84433121 | – – – – Color type | 10 | 0 |
| 84433129 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| – – – Combined printer-copy-fax: | |||
| 84433131 | – – – – Color type | 10 | 0 |
| 84433139 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| - - - Others: | |||
| 84433191 | – – – – Combined printer-copy-scan-fax | 10 | 0 |
| 84433199 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| 844332 | – – Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or network connection: | ||
| - - - Dot matrix printers: | |||
| 84433211 | – – – – Color type | 10 | 0 |
| 84433219 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| - - - Inkjet: | |||
| 84433221 | – – – – Color type | 10 | 0 |
| 84433229 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| - - - Laser printers: | |||
| 84433231 | – – – – Color type | 10 | 0 |
| 84433239 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| - - - Fax machine: | |||
| 84433241 | – – – – Color type | 10 | 0 |
| 84433249 | - - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| 84433250 | – – – Screen printers are used to produce printed circuit boards or printed wiring boards | 10 | 0 |
| 84433260 | – – – Plotters | 10 | 0 |
| 84433290 | - - - Others | 10 | 0 |
| 844339 | - - Others: | 10 | 0 |
| 84433910 | – – – Electrostatic copiers, which work by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct reproduction process) | 10 | 0 |
| 84433920 | – – – Electrostatic copiers, which work by reproducing the original image onto the copy through an intermediate step (indirect reproduction process) | 10 | 10 |
| 84433930 | – – – Other copiers incorporating an optical system | 10 | 0 |
| 84433940 | - - - Inkjet | 10 | 5 |
| 84433990 | - - - Others | 10 | 5 |
Customs documents for importing printer equipment
When importing printers of all kinds to Vietnam, you need to prepare the following documents and documents:
- Commercial Invoice - Copy of the business, with some branches, the original needs to be submitted when the shipment applies special preferential tax with some C/O forms (eg: Form E);
- Bill of lading – Copy of the business;
- Letter of introduction - Original copy;
- Certificate of origin – Original or electronic copy in case the importer wants to enjoy special preferential import tax;
- In some cases, add: Packing List - Copy of the business;
- For some branches: add Customs - Business Partnership Development Agreement - Original copy;
- Import license (if the printer you want to import has the HS code in Appendix I of Circular 22/2018/TT-BTTTT).
Latest steps to carry out import procedures for printers
Is the procedure for importing printing equipment to Vietnam difficult? To import printers quickly and smoothly, you need to clearly understand the following steps:
Step 1: Prepare documents
To be able to apply for a printer import license, Individuals/Businesses wishing to import printers need to prepare complete and detailed documents, including:
- Documents for customs clearance;
- Sale contract;
- Commercial invoice;
- Packing list;
- Bill of Lading;
- Certificate of Origin
Step 2: Submit application for license to import printing equipment
Organizations and individuals carrying out procedures to import printers submit applications for equipment import licenses through the online public service system or postal and delivery services or submit them directly to the Department of Publishing, Ministry of Industry and Trade. Information and Communications (Application for import license according to form No. 04 in the appendix of Decree No. 25/2018/ND-CP; Catalog of printing equipment; Copy of business registration certificate.
Step 3: Wait for a response from the Government Agency
Within 05 working days from the date of receiving complete documents, the Ministry of Information and Communications will issue a license to import printer equipment. In case the license is not granted, there will be a written response clearly stating the reason.
Step 4: Submit goods clearance documents to customs
After being granted a license, you submit it to the Customs office when completing procedures to be able to clear the imported printer shipment.
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Does Proship Logistics accept entrusted import and export of goods at Border Gates, Airports, and Seaports?
Proship Joint Stock Company is proud to be the provider of import-export entrusted services - Customs clearance unit - Customs declaration agent Professional, Prestigious, Quality, Best Cheap. Receive customs declaration at all airports, border gates and seaports nationwide, gaining high trust from many corporations and import-export enterprises. Proship Logistics will help you solve problems regarding goods import procedures in general and printer import procedures in particular, and share difficulties in the process of preparing to import a shipment/package.
As a customs clearance unit, Proship DOES NOT APPEAR on any documents of the customs declaration dossier. The mission of our Border Gate/Airport/Seaport Customs Clearance Unit is to create a declaration using our own software and then use the Customer Token to sign the declaration, and use the goods owner's introduction letter to complete customs procedures. . The Goods Owner/Enterprise must use their DIGITAL SIGNATURE to approve (remotely) sign, or send false documents, etc. For the Customs Department, the Import-Export Clearance Unit, we are the Goods Owner's Personnel.
As a customs declaration agent, we will use a valid DIGITAL SIGNATURE to declare customs and be responsible for the content declared on the customs declaration along with the import-export enterprise; On behalf of the Enterprise, carry out import and export procedures for goods according to the Border Gate/Airport/Seaport Customs Warehouse Contract signed between the two parties; The name and code of Proship Customs Agent are shown on the declaration and the customs system.
Proship items receive KBHQ at border gates, airports, and seaports
Goods that receive full customs declaration at border gates, airports, and seaports include:
- Group of aquatic feed, animal feed, poultry feed;
- USED machinery product group (goods that are easy to complete customs procedures and documents): Industrial and civil machines, excavators, excavators, bulldozers, lathes, milling machines...;
- Specialized equipment product groups: Medical equipment, industrial equipment, aviation and defense equipment, color printer equipment, printing industry;
- Group of fertilizers and plant protection drugs;
- Handicrafts: bamboo and rattan...;
- Electronic components, industrial machinery spare parts;
- Fertilizer, children's toys, elevators, escalators, construction materials, toilets, cups,... and many other items.
Benefits when choosing Import-Export Entrusted Services at Proship Logistics
Individuals and business enterprises should choose Proship's full import-export entrustment and customs declaration service because of its professionalism and reputation:
- Complete the KBHQ process according to the criteria: "Fast - Accurate - Cheap - Professional" ;
- We do not aim to provide the CHEAPEST customs clearance service but ensure the MOST REASONABLE cost;
- Understand the customs clearance process of goods at airports/border gates/seaports nationwide;
- Skills to quickly handle import and export shipments that are difficult to declare to customs at seaports/airports/border gates;
- Have enough necessary means to effectively serve Logistics activities;
- Customers are advised on documents, procedures, applying HS codes, etc. by a team of staff with HQ expertise;
- Understand and update the latest Customs Circulars, Decrees, etc. to advise customers;
- Commitment to confidentiality of goods information + information provided by customers when using airport/border gate/seaport warehousing services;
- Commit to delivering goods to customers as requested (accurate in time and location);
- There is a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi/Da Nang, convenient for businesses' needs to hire full customs declaration services;
- Adequate compensation policy for customers if delays occur in warehouse.
Other services Proship provides when completing customs declaration
Proship also consults and provides other services in parallel with Customs warehousing services at border gates/airports/seaports such as:
- Analyze and classify goods;
- Plant/animal quarantine service (about 700,000 VND) (note: price will change according to market prices);
- Food hygiene and safety inspection service;
- Quality inspection and goods inspection services;
- Certificate of Origin (C/O) application service (about 1,000,000 - 2,000,000 VND) (note: price will change according to market prices);
- Service of applying for a certificate of conformity and declaration of conformity (about 2,000,000 VND) (note: price will change according to market prices);
- Cosmetic announcement service (about 2,500,000 million - 3,000,000 VND) (note: price will change according to market prices);
- Regular food declaration service (about 2,000,000 VND) (note: price will change according to market prices);
- Services for applying for licenses from ministries and branches;
- Fumigation service (about 350,000 VND) (note: price will change according to market prices).
Above is information you need to know about Procedures for importing printers to Vietnam for Business Households/Enterprises/Organizations/Individuals who are in need of doing business and distributing domestic printing equipment for reference. . And if your unit does not have much experience in import procedures or applying for licenses - customs clearance of goods quickly and validly - Contact Proship immediately via 0909 344 247 or Hotline below to get help. Respond quickly to all requests.
Shipping contact hotline:
Ms Tien: 0909 986 247
Ms Dung: 0939 999 247
Ms Duy: 0902 581 247
