PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTING CERAMIC BRICKS TO VIETNAM

WHAT ARE CERAMIC TILES?

Is a type of sheet material of natural or artificial origin that is used for paving or paving floors and walls to increase the functionality and aesthetics of construction works.

Advantage:

The price is very cheap, suitable for many customer segments. Customers with low income can still choose this brick line for their projects.
The main ingredient is soil, which is very carefully filtered in the water. Therefore, bricks do not contain heavy metal content, ensuring safety for health.
Brick has a fairly high hardness, resistant to external influences such as sunshine, rain, wind, dust, humidity, etc. Bricks can be used in both interior and exterior spaces, gardens…
With its distinctive red color, ceramic tiles have a nostalgic and timeless beauty. This brick line is suitable for classical, rustic and traditional style constructions.
In order to properly determine import policies and procedures, it is necessary to first determine the HS code of the item.

HS CODE Ceramic Tiles

Ceramic tiles with HS codes of Chapter 69. And Heading 6907

IMPORT TAX OF TERMINAL TILES

When importing ceramic tiles, enterprises need to pay taxes as follows:

VAT 10%

General import 67.5%

Preferential import tax rate 45%

PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTING CERAMIC TILES

STEP 1: UP THE CUSTOMS DECLARATION AT THE IMPORT PORT.

Profile include:

Contract
Commercial invoice
Packing slips
Bill of lading
Certificate of Origin (if any)
Enterprises need to announce the conformity of ceramic tiles – According to QCVN 16:2019/BXD Circular No. 19/2019/TT-BXD dated December 31, 2019

Thus, the registration process for quality inspection of ceramic tiles used for tiling in construction is as follows:

STEP 2. PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION FOR QUALITY INSPECTION OF TERMINAL TILES

The certification of conformity for imported building material products and goods in general can be checked by two methods:

Method 1: Method 7:
This method applies to imported products manufactured by overseas production facilities that have built a quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001. 

Each time of import, Enterprises only need to provide additional “sample test results” to the Department of Construction and Customs.

This method applies to imported products that do not have sufficient records of certification according to ISO 9001. 

Each time of import, Enterprises submit all sample test results and certificate of conformity for each imported shipment to Construction and Customs.

The validity of the certificate of conformity according to mode 1 shall not exceed 01 year The validity of the Certificate of Conformity under method 7 is only valid for batches of products and goods.

According to Official Letter No. 3138/BXD- VLXD “The agency performing the state inspection of the quality of imported goods for construction materials is the Department of Construction”

The specific procedures for quality inspection of building materials are as follows:

State inspection registration form according to the form of the Department of Construction
Contract
Commercial invoice
Goods packing slip
Bill of lading
Import declaration
the enterprise submits a certificate of registration of state quality inspection certified by the Department of Construction to the customs office to bring the goods to the warehouse for storage.

TRADE INSPECTION

In commercial activities, ceramic tiles, from the time they are produced to the time they are delivered to the buyer/consumer, have to go through many stages (transportation, delivery, preservation, 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 number/volume, quality, packaging, origin, type of goods, condition; (inspection under commercial contract)
Division of responsibility, compensation levels of related parties when goods are lost; (insurance loss assessment)
Time, place of delivery, transfer of ownership, risks to the goods…
In order to directly prevent and have a legal basis to resolve disputes that occur quickly when goods are damaged, missing, lost, damaged, etc., the contracting parties often include clauses in commercial contracts. appoint an independent, neutral, competent/reputable inspection organization to conduct inspection and issue results on conformity in terms of goods quality, quantity and volume compared to the signed contract.

STEP 3: COMPLETE SAMPLE COLLECTION

After that, notify the Conformity Certification organization to conduct testing

For ceramic tiles products will be tested and tested according to the basic criteria:

There are semi-dry pressed ceramic tiles, flexible extruded ceramic tiles:

Water absorption, % mass
Bending strength, Mpa
Long coefficient of thermal expansion, from laboratory temperature to 1000C, 10-e/0C, not more than
Coefficient of moisture expansion,mm/m, not more than
Abrasion resistance

STEP 4: SUPPLY THE STATE INSPECTION RESULTS NOTIFICATION SHEET

After having the test results and the certificate of conformity according to QCVN 16:2019, the enterprise brings the certificate of conformity to the Department of Construction to get the Notice of State Inspection Results. Depending on the process of each Department of Construction, the time to issue the Notice of State Inspection Results will be different, but the Enterprise needs to monitor the dossier to no later than 15 days.

Enterprises submit a complete set of import dossiers and “Notice of State Inspection Results on Imported Goods Quality” to the Customs Office for customs clearance of the shipment.

STEP 5. CUSTOMIZATION OF SHIPMENT, CLEARANCE OF DECLARATION