Recently, we’ve received several questions about customs procedure for seafood importing, hope below sharing information helpful for you:

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→ THE PHYTOSANITARY REGISTER PROCESS

Step 1: Requesting seafood import permit from Department of Animal Health

• First, you have to check if your supplier is listed in the List of registered enterprises granted permit exporting seafood into Vietnam
• If the supplier is already listed:
  • Proceed the application with Department of Animal Health, documents required:
    • Letter of recommendation
    • Application form for import permit
    • Business certificate
    • Sale contract
    • Health certificate
    • Permit for import of marine species specimens of wild animals and plants under the provisions of CITES and the law of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  • If all documents is qualified, after 5 working day, the Department will send you the agreement of proceeding phytosanitary for your shipment.
• If the supplier is not granted permission to export, registration is required – This process will take 2-3 months ( it depends)
• Consulting professional logistics companies is prerfer to avoid errors, lower cost, and save time.

Step 2: Before the shipment arrives, Prepare documents and register with Phytosanitary Department

• Documents required:
  • Bill of lading
  • Invoice
  • Packing list
  • Sale contract
  • Delivery order
  • Health Certificate
  • Register forms (3 original sheets)
• Phytosanitary Department will come over to take the samples for testing, the result will be release after 5-6 working days. If the sample is qualified, Phytosanitary Certificate will be issued. If the sample isn’t passed the test, they would take another samples to re-test. The worst scenario is re-exporting the shipment to origin

Step 3: Clear customs at the port/airport

• Documents for Customs clearance required:
  • Bill of lading
  • Invoice
  • Packing list
  • Sales contract
  • Delivery order
  • Health certificate
  • Phytosanitary registered form with receipt confirmation of Phytosanitary Department.
  • C/O and other related documents (if required)
  • Letter requesting approval for provisional moving goods to warehouse (if applicable)
• Proceed clearance with customs officers at port/airport
• The customs clearance is done only when there’s result of qualified phytosanitary testing; and that time the shipment is relieved.

Step 4: Price counselling

• Price counselling is one of the matters in customs procedure for some kinds of goods listed to be check value risk management. When there’s requesting of price counselling, a preparation of relevant documents is required

Should you have any further concern, please contact 0902.620.898 – Mr.Long

Source: SEA DRAGON INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS