Beer is an alcoholic beverage, produced from the fermentation of malted grains, usually barley because of its highly active enzyme composition, which easily accelerates the conversion of starch into sugar. The main ingredients of the brewing process include malt, water, yeast, and hops (houblon flowers). Hops are added to enhance the specific flavor, while also helping the beer to increase bio-sustainability and good foaming.
Beer comes in many varieties and comes in bottles or cans, which is very convenient. This is a drink with a large amount of consumption, used mostly for fun occasions, festivals, working relationships, etc. In Vietnam, there are many large beer factories to ensure consumption demand. domestic as well as export to foreign markets.
Knowing the HS code, you will know the regulations related to the export policy of the item, taxes, documents, and procedures, … respectively.
HS Code BEER
For beer products made from barley, you can refer to the following HS code:
- Dark or brown beer: 2203.00.10
- Other, including ale: 2203.0090
Export tax rate 0%
In addition to needing sub-licenses to trade in domestic products are:
- Business license
- Certificate of eligibility for food safety at the place of production
- ISO 22000 / HACCP certification
- Testing and self-declaring beer quality
Certificate of eligibility for food safety and hygiene
An application file for a certificate of eligibility for food safety and hygiene conditions under the Ministry of Health’s authority includes:
- An application for a certificate of an establishment meeting all food safety conditions.
- Certificate of business registration with registration of food business lines (certified copy of the establishment).
- An explanation of the facilities, equipment and tools to ensure food safety and hygiene conditions;
- Certificate of training in knowledge of food safety and hygiene of the establishment owner and the person directly doing business;
- Certificate of full health of the establishment owner and the person directly trading functional foods.
Depending on the importing country’s requirements, enterprises need to carry out one of the following two types of permits:
- CFS (Certificate Of Free Sale)
- Health Certificate – HC (Health Certificate)
The health certificate of beer cans is obtained from the Ministry of Health – Food Safety Department;This certificate is valid for 2 years from the date of issue.
Health certificate
What is the application for a health certificate of beer cans?» Full profile ingredients for 1 canned beer include:
- Application form for a health certificate of beer cans (according to the prescribed form)
- Test results of beer cans of each item in the export consignment, including the criteria required by the respective technical regulations (for products that already have technical regulations) or key quality criteria , safety criteria as prescribed (for products that do not have technical regulations), information on item names, batch numbers, production dates, expiry dates by designated testing laboratories or independent testing laboratories. accredited establishment or accredited testing laboratory.
- Canned beer product label template
- Certificate of business registration of the trader exporting canned beer
- Certificate of eligibility for food safety at the place where canned beer is produced
- Self-published product canned beer
Time to make health certificate beer can
Within 7 to 10 working days,
Beer testing
Beer testing is a mandatory process for businesses/beer business establishments, which is an important step in announcing the quality of beer products and exporting them to foreign markets.In order to fix errors, perfect the product; meet quality and food safety standards, based on the criteria and parameters of testing results.
Check all the criteria according to the provisions of the law on beer (TCVN 7042: 2013 on draft beer) or canned beer (TCVN 6057: 2013) according to Vietnamese standards.
Beer testing will be carried out for sensory criteria, physico-chemical criteria, microbiological criteria, heavy metal content and some other criteria. Accordingly:
- Sensory criteria: Status, taste, color, etc.
- Physical and chemical indicators: methanol content in 1l ethanal 1000, Aldehyde content in 1l alcohol 10000, Ethanol content at 200C ,ester content,…
- Microbiological criteria: Total aerobic microorganisms, Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens, Total number of mold-yeast spores, etc.
- Metal indicators: Pb (Lead), Copper (Cu), Arsenic, Zinc (Zn), …/
Note:
– Enterprises prepare beer product samples (about 03 bottles or 03 cans) for testing;
– Bring samples of beer products to the center for testing;
– Time to test beer products from 5 to 7 working days;
Depending on the purpose of testing and the requirements of current regulations, enterprises should add or remove targets to ensure compliance with regulations set forth by the Ministry of Health.
Conformity announcement
According to Decree 15/2018/ND-CP stipulating all organizations and individuals that are producing and trading food in Vietnam; must conduct self-declaration of products (or declaration of conformity) for their products; with competent state agencies before being displayed for sale or circulated on the market. Therefore, enterprises need to make beer quality announcement.
Conformity certification of beer cans is an evidence for beer production and export organizations to prove that their products have been strictly controlled from physical hazards, pollution, microorganisms, and do not contain harmful substances. synthetic or natural chemical substances exceeding the permitted level, affecting the health of consumers.
Process of announcing the conformity of beer cans:
- Business license with business lines of announced goods
- Product test result sheet
- Product samples; Label
- CA (Certificate Of Analysis) – The manufacturer’s component analysis or the manufacturer’s test certificate or the independent testing agency of the country of origin
- Free sales certificate or Health Certificate.
- Production process, periodic monitoring plan (for domestically produced goods)
- Copy of HACCP or ISO 22000 certificate (if applicable)
Enterprises register to announce beer products at the Food Safety Management Board, if the establishment has its head office in Ho Chi Minh City; If the establishment is located in a province, it must be registered at the Sub-Department of Food Safety.
The time to make the announcement of beer products is from 5 to 7 working days from the date of application submission.
– The testing criteria must be properly and fully tested according to Vietnamese standards; and requirements of the importing country
– Perform periodic testing for products to ensure quality during production
In case the product has a change in the name of the product of origin; structural components; then organizations and individuals must re-announce their products.
Certificate of C/O – Certificate of Origin
For export goods owners, the application for C/O is only in accordance with the provisions of the contract with foreign buyers. As for foreign buyers, the most important factor is a valid C/O that will help businesses enjoy import tax incentives.For enterprises applying for C/O for the first time, they must have a Trader Profile Registration and a C/O application.
Registration Trader profile includes:
– Register the signature sample of the person authorized to sign the C/O application form and the trader’s seal;– Certificate of business registration (copy with a true copy of the original);
The list of goods-producing establishments applying for certificates of origin (if any) is made according to Form No. 02 specified in the Appendix to this Decree.
How to perform
– Internet (traders declare electronically for C/O application dossiers); declare through the Electronic Certificate of Origin and Management System at www.ecosys.gov.vn
Time limit for settlement
– Online: Within 6 working hours after the C/O issuer receives a complete and valid electronic dossier, the results of the C/O application review will be notified on the website. system.
– Directly: Within 8 working hours
– Postal: Within 24 working hours
The HS code of the goods declared on the Certificate of Origin is the HS code of the exporting country. In case the HS code of the exporting country is different from the HS code of the importing country for the same item, the trader is allowed to use the HS code of the importing country and is solely responsible for the accuracy of the HS code of the importing country. declared by the trader.
Dossier of application for C/O includes:
– An application form for a Certificate of Origin, fully and duly declared according to Form No. 04 specified in the Appendix to this Decree;
– C/O form has been completely declared: 01 original and 03 copies;
The export customs declaration that has gone through customs procedures (a copy with the signature of the competent person and the mark “true copy”), except for the cases in which the export goods are not required to declare the export customs declaration. according to the provisions of the law. In case there is a legitimate reason, the C/O applicant may submit this document after but not later than thirty (30) days from the date of issuance of the C/O;
A detailed declaration of exported goods meeting the preferential origin criteria or non-preferential origin criteria according to the form prescribed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade
– And some other papers if the C/O-issuing agency considers it necessary such as: Customs declaration for import of raw materials and auxiliary materials; export license; sale contract; value-added invoices for domestic purchase and sale of raw materials; samples of raw materials, auxiliary materials or exported products; sea waybill; air waybill and other documents to prove the origin of exported products; Commodity production process
C/O issuers include: Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and authorized agencies.
Time limit: The time limit for issuance of C/O is not more than 03 working days from the time of receipt of complete and valid dossier.
