PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTING PACKAGING MACHINE

November 7, 2024

Currently in the manufacturing industry, the automation process is always optimized from the raw material stage to the output stage. A packing machine is a device/machinery that helps people to reduce the load or get rid of the manual work of the past, including both automatic and semi-automatic packaging machines, with different names depending on the type of packaging machine. machine or bag type.

Packing machines are usually 100% new imported from Japan, China, etc.

So what is the procedure for importing packaging machines, and the shipping fee will be sent to you through the article below.

HS CODE OF PACKING MACHINEHS CODE OF PACKING MACHINE

- 84.22: Dishwashers; machines for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machines for filling, sealing, sealing, capping or labeling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machines for wrapping bottles, tubes and similar containers; other packing or wrapping machines (including heat-shrink wrapping machines); beverage filling machine.

- 8422.40: - Other or other packing machines (including heat-shrink wrapping machines)

This is the HS reference code for the packaging machine. In order to look up the correct HS code, your business needs to determine it based on the actual type of product and the function of the item.

IMPORT TAX WOOD PACKING MACHINE

- Normal import tax is 5%

- Preferential import tax is 0%

- Import tax with C/O form E is 0%

- VAT is 10%

IMPORT PROFILE PACKING MACHINE

To import packaging machines, goods must have clear labels and 100% new goods. Based on current policies and regulations, packaging machines are not products on the list of goods banned from import and export. Therefore, your business will carry out customs clearance procedures similar to normal shipments.

+ Commercial Invoice (Commercial Invoice)

+ Packing List (Packing slip)

+ Bill of Lading (sea/air waybill)

+ Certificate of Origin (Certificate of origin - If any)

+ Import customs declaration + Catalog of the machine (If any)

+ Sales Contract (Commercial Contract - If any)

+ Other documents (if any)

STEPS TO IMPORT PACKAGING MACHINE

Step 1: Contact the seller and follow up the packaging process (name, brand, type/specification/origin, manufacturer/weight, quantity, ...)

Step 2: Check import documents including Invoice, Packing list, Contract, C/O

Step 3: Get booking from shipping agent. Booking clearly shows the place of departure, destination, name of goods, number of blocks/cont type, weight

Step 4: Receive the arrival notice and debit note of the shipping line and pay to get the delivery order.

Step 5: Keep documents related to the shipment, tax report and post-clearance inspection (if any)

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