Sawdust pellets are also known as wood pellets. Accordingly, this is a biofuel derived from biomass materials such as sawdust, shavings, corn stalks, waste wood, peanut shells, etc. And they are pressed into small and hard wood pellets through wire. Modern production line. Vietnam’s export of sawdust pellets to other countries in recent years has continuously increased and has not shown any signs of slowing down. Although it is an emerging product of Vietnam’s wood processing and export industry, the export volume of pellets has recorded very positive results.
Sawdust pellets are commonly used in fireplaces. Because this is a fuel with high energy generation from 4200 ~ 4600 kcal/kg. And besides, there is a very small amount of ash < 1%. Therefore, in some markets such as Europe, Japan, Korea, North America … this type of fuel is very popular. These areas often have very low temperatures. That’s why every family uses a fireplace and along with that is the increasing demand for imported sawdust pellets for heating.
In order to properly determine export policies and procedures, it is first necessary to determine the HS code of the item.
HS code
Sawdust pellets with HS code of chapter 44 and heading 4401
EXPORT TAX OF SAW COMPRESSION TABLETS
VAT: VAT for exported sawdust pellets is 0%.
Export tax: sawdust pellets are not on the list of items subject to export tax. Therefore, when exporting fish, the exporter does not have to pay export tax.
Check the export standards of sawdust pellets according to the regulations of the importing country
In the European market: The EN standard classifies wood pellets into 3 levels: A1, A2 and B. In terms of raw materials, A1 wood pellets are made from trunk wood, wood residue that has not been chemically treated; A2 wood pellet is produced by whole tree without cheap, trunk, wood residue, bark, wood residue that has not been chemically treated, Wood pellet B is produced by forest wood and other pure wood; by-products & residues from the wood processing industry and used wood.
Procedures for exporting wood pellets
Based on the provisions of Circular No. 30/2014/TT-BNNPTNT issued on September 5, 2014, when exporting wood pellets, enterprises need to do plant quarantine. Specifically, a plant quarantine registration dossier includes documents such as:
Application for registration of plant quarantine based on the form of the quarantine agency
Sale contract
Bill of Lading- Bill of Lading
Sales Invoice – Invoice
Packing List – Packing List
Power of attorney of the goods owner in case there is an authorized agent to support
Samples of sawdust pellets need to be quarantined
In addition, businesses need to register for a fumigation certificate for export sawdust pellets. Procedures for registration of a fumigation certificate include documents such as:
Commercial Invoice – Commercial Invoice
Packing List – Packing List
Bill of Lading – Bill of Lading.
Plant quarantine registration certificate
In order to get a phytosanitary registration certificate before the ship runs from 2-3 days, enterprises need to apply for a quarantine certificate with the plant quarantine agency. The dossier to apply for a real quarantine registration certificate needs:
– Application for registration of plant quarantine according to the form of the quarantine agency
– Sale contract
– Bill of Lading – Bill of Lading
– Sales Invoice- Invoice
– Packing List- Packing List
– If you are a support agent, you need a letter of authorization from the owner of the goods
– Samples of sawdust pellets need to be quarantined
Enterprises that need a phytosanitary certificate will bring a sample of sawdust pellets to the quarantine agency for confirmation. Declare information about the shipment to be exported according to the website address of the Plant Quarantine Sub-department. After 24 hours from the time of declaration and submission of the dossier, the quarantine agency will send back to the enterprise a draft to prove the certificate to the exporter. When receiving the phytosanitary draft, it will be sent to the importing enterprise for co-inspection. If the dossier meets the standards, the enterprise exporting sawdust pellets will go to the quarantine department to pay the fee and receive a phytosanitary certificate.
Certificate of fumigation
Applying for a fumigation certificate is not too complicated. Exporting enterprises after packing goods into containers at the port only need to use parties that also provide fumigation services. Fumigation service providers will come to the port of \u200b\u200bthe goods and do their work. Documents required to issue a fumigation certificate are:
– Commercial Invoice- Commercial Invoice
– Packing List- Packing List
– Bill of Lading – Bill of Lading
Customs records
Based on Clause 5, Article 1 of Circular 39/2018/TT-BTC amending Article 16 TT38/2015, the customs documents required by enterprises when exporting sawdust pellets are:
– International sales contract – Sales Contract (If any)
– A detailed list of forest products with the certification mark of the forest protection agency
– A list of forest products (self-made enterprises) according to form No. 01 in Circular 01/2012/TT-BNNPTNT
– Commercial Invoice- Commercial Invoice
– Packing List- Packing List
– Bill of Lading – Bill of Lading
– Export entrustment contract (if any)
– Phytosanitary certificate
– Certificate of fumigation
Quality standards for export sawdust wood pellets
TT | Thông số | Đơn vị | Cấp độ loại: 1,2 |
1 | Đường kính {Size (diameter)} | mm | 8±1 |
2 | Chiều dài {Size (length)} | mm | 1.2 ~ 40 |
3 | Khối lượng thể tích đơn vị (Density) | Kg/m3 | ≥ 650 |
4 | Độ ẩm (Moisture) | % | ≤ 8 |
5 | Độ tro {Ash (Air Drg Basis)} | % | ≤ 1.2 |
6 | Độ bền cơ học (Durability) | % | ≥ 97.5 |
7 | Màu sản phẩm | Vàng/ nâu | |
8 | Nhiệt lượng (Calorific Value) | Kcal/kg | ≥ 4,500 |
(MJ/kg) | (≥ 16.5) | ||
9 | Lưu huỳnh {Sulphur (S)} | % | ≤ 0.05 |
10 | Clo (Cl) | % | ≤ 0.03 |
11 | Nitrogen (N) | % | ≤ 0.5 |
12 | Hg | Mg/kg | ≤ 0.1 |
13 | Cd | Mg/kg | ≤ 0.5 |
14 | Pb | Mg/kg | ≤ 10 |
15 | As | Mg/kg | ≤ 1.0 |
16 | Cr | Mg/kg | ≤ 10 |
17 | Cu | Mg/kg | ≤ 10 |
18 | Ni | Mg/kg | ≤ 10 |
19 | Zinc | Mg/kg | ≤ 100 |
20 | Khác (Others) | % | ≤ 2.0 |
Some standards can be applied when producing wood pellets
ISO 9001 for the quality management system to achieve the desired stable quality output.
The FSC standard includes the following types of certification:
– Certification of Sustainable Forest Management FSC-FM for forest management to get the output of FSC timber.
– The FSC-CoC Chain of Custody certification helps businesses have a system to control the source of materials in their production and trade management.
– Certification of Controlled Wood FSC-CW for businesses to control their raw materials through risk assessment of raw material areas according to FSC criteria.
Commercial inspection
In commercial activities, sawdust pellets, from the time they are produced to the time they are delivered to the buyer/consumer, have to go through many stages (transportation, delivery, storage, etc.), which cannot be avoided. risks, errors, losses… leading to disputes between related parties participating in the purchase/sale contract.
Some common disputes are:
Errors in quantity, volume, quality, packaging, value of goods, origin, type of goods, condition, safety, hygiene standards, and other content as required of cutomer. (inspection under commercial contract)
Loss and causes leading to loss, division of responsibility, compensation level of related parties when goods are lost; (insurance loss assessment)
Time, place of delivery, transfer of ownership, risks to the goods … To directly prevent and have a legal basis to resolve disputes that occur quickly when goods are damaged or missing. , loss, damage, etc., the contracting parties often include in the commercial contract a clause to designate an independent, neutral, competent/reputable inspection organization to conduct the inspection and issue the results of the inspection. conformity of goods quality, quantity and volume with the signed contract.
Packaging, labeling, transportation and storage:
Label products printed on coupons, label on packages with the following contents:
Product’s name.
Name and address of the manufacturing facility.
Product volume.
Material.
User manual.
Production date, expiry date, etc.