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Cross-Border Trade Guide

🇮🇳 India → 🇻🇳 Vietnam

HS 7210 · FL-RL IRON & NA STEEL NUN600MM WD, CLAD ETCAnnual bilateral volume: $77M

Estimated Duties

0-20%

MFN + 8% VAT + possible AD/CVD

Transit Time

7-10 days

End to end

Compliance

TCVN + AD duties

Anti-dumping on CN/KR steel

Export Rebate

IGST zero-rated + RoDTEP

Key Rules

India 🇮🇳 → Vietnam 🇻🇳

›India Export Certifications

›Required Export Documents (India)

›Export via ICEGATE (Shipping Bill)

›Shipping Timeline from India

›Shipping Timeline to India

›Shipping Timeline from Vietnam

›Shipping Timeline to Vietnam

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Estimated Cost Breakdown

per $100K shipment · India → Vietnam

DUTY CALCULATION — VIETNAM

Base Duty

MFN (ITA): Free

VAT 8% (reduced)

on (CIF + duty)

Effective Total

~0%

duty only

Product cost (FOB)	$100,000
Ocean freight (est.)	$3,500
Marine insurance (0.4%)	$400
VAT 8% (reduced) on $103,900	$8,312
Customs processing	~$20
India export tax rebate (18%)	-$18,000
Estimated total landed cost	~$94,232

* Estimates based on $100K FOB shipment of electronics (HS 85). Actual costs vary by exact HS code, weight/volume, and current rates.

✓CERTIFICATIONS

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India Export Certifications

No general export certification. SCOMET list (Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment, Technologies): strategic export control, DGFT license required.

§REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

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Required Export Documents (India)

Shipping Bill, Commercial Invoice, Packing List, B/L, Certificate of Origin, Export License (if controlled), GST Invoice, IEC, AD Code.

›PROCESS STEPS

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Export via ICEGATE (Shipping Bill)

File Shipping Bill through ICEGATE. Customs review → Let Export Order → loading. Post-export: claim Duty Drawback and RoDTEP refunds. Export IGST: zero-rated.

›PROCESS STEPS

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Export via ICEGATE (Shipping Bill)

File Shipping Bill through ICEGATE. Customs review → Let Export Order → loading. Post-export: claim Duty Drawback and RoDTEP refunds. Export IGST: zero-rated.

→SHIPPING & TIMELINE

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Shipping Timeline from India

India → China: 10-18 days. India → US: 25-35 days. India → EU: 20-30 days. India → Japan: 12-18 days.

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Shipping Timeline to India

From China: 10-18 days ocean. From US: 25-35 days. From Japan: 12-18 days. From EU: 20-30 days. Clearance: 3-7 days (slower than most Asian ports). Main ports: Nhava Sheva (Mumbai), Chennai, Delhi ICD.

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Shipping Timeline from Vietnam

Vietnam → US: 18-25 days ocean. Vietnam → China: 3-7 days. Vietnam → Japan: 5-8 days. Vietnam → EU: 20-30 days.

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Shipping Timeline to Vietnam

From China: 3-7 days ocean, $300-800/FEU. From US: 18-25 days. From Japan: 5-8 days. From EU: 20-30 days. Clearance: 1-3 days (green), 5-7 days (red).

§REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

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Required Import Documents (Vietnam)

Commercial Invoice, Packing List, B/L or AWB, Certificate of Origin (for FTA rates), Contract, Insurance, CoC/CoQ (product conformity), Import License (if controlled).

›PROCESS STEPS

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Import Declaration via VNACCS/VCIS

Electronic customs system (based on Japan's NACCS). Steps: register → submit declaration → auto-classification (green/yellow/red channel) → pay duties → release. Fast processing for green channel.

¤TARIFF & DUTIES

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Vietnam Tariff — Electronics (HS 85)

ITA member: most electronics 0%. Smartphones (8517): 0%. Computers (8471): 0%. TVs (8528): 10-25%. FTA preferential: RCEP, CPTPP, EVFTA, ACFTA (China), VKFTA (Korea), VJEPA (Japan). US: MFN only (no FTA).

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Vietnam VAT — 8% (Temporary Reduction from 10%)

Standard VAT rate: 10%. However, Vietnam has enacted a 2% VAT reduction under Resolution 204/2025/QH15 and Decree 174/2025/ND-CP, reducing the rate to 8% for most goods and services from July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026. Eligible sectors include IT products, electronics, logistics, and most manufactured goods. EXCLUDED from reduction (remain at 10%): finance, insurance, telecommunications, real estate, and certain other sectors. Calculated on (CIF + duty). VAT-registered businesses can claim input credit. The 8% rate applies uniformly at importation, manufacturing, processing, and trading stages for eligible goods.

✓CERTIFICATIONS

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QCVN Technical Regulations (Vietnam)

Electrical products must comply with QCVN standards. QCVN 4:2009 (safety), QCVN 9:2012 (EMC). Certification via CoC (batch) or CoQ (per-shipment). Testing by QUACERT/QUATEST. Timeline: 4-8 weeks.

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Export-Side Restrictions

Controls imposed by India

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India Export Controls

SCOMET list for dual-use/military items. Restrictions to Pakistan. Electronics export: no restrictions, government encourages exports.

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Recent Advisories

Product recalls in the destination market

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Disclaimer: Figures are best-effort estimates based on April 2026 public regulations (§122, §232, §301, CBAM, RCEP, etc.). Verify with the relevant customs authority before trade decisions.Report data issue ↗