Sea transportation of production equipment from China to Vietnam （Transportation cases）
China is one of the world’s largest machinery exporter, with a total value of $3.18 trillion. But with many suppliers on the market, it’s important to consider who you work with, especially regarding suppliers’ compliance with legal and safety requirements in your chosen country.
China is one of the world’s largest manufacturing hubs and it is home to some of the most advanced production lines in the world. The sheer size of China’s manufacturing industry means that many that there are many suppliers to choose from.
When importing machinery from China, many countries have directives and regulatory bodies that impose strict regulations on machinery to ensure they comply with universal standards. In most markets, it is the importers responsibility to ensure that machinery complies with applicable standards.
Suppose an importer attempts to import machinery from China that is not up to standard. In that case, it may be stopped and seized before entry into the country, with potential action against the importer, such as hefty fines.
With this in mind, it is imperative that careful consideration is made and steps are taken to ensure that the machinery complies with the regulations set out by your local body and customs authorities.
Choose the right experienced freight forwarder who can safely and efficiently transport your manufacturing equipment from China to its destination.
RJ Freight Forwarder have been serving Chinese exporters and traders all over the world for a long time, As an experienced logistics supplier, we will provide assistance to you at every step through Sea freight, air freight, express delivery, procurement in China, product testing, warehousing, supplier selection, one-stop service. testing, warehousing, supplier selection, one-stop service.
Sea transportation of production equipment from China to Vietnam
Vietnam is becoming more and more an industrial centre because of the low wages of workers, and many industrial production functions have been transferred from China to Vietnam. We often encounter customers who have built new factories and ordered production equipment from China and need to ship it from China to Vietnam.
In this transport case, the equipment to be transported from China to Vietnam is a set of machining machine tools.
The equipment is huge and belongs to high-precision equipment, in order to transport more safely, we discuss with the customer to use sea freight to the door delivery service.
Features of the maritime transport programme
- 1, Export by international sea container.
- 2、Vietnamese consignee requires customer to provide certificate of origin.
- 3、Vietnam Hai Phong destination port requires designated terminal.
This is the first cooperation between RJ Freight Forwarder and the customer, and also the first export of the customer’s goods. The customer started to have no concept of exporting by sea containers at all, and even didn’t know what size of containers should be used, and also didn’t know how to handle the export customs declaration and make the export shipping documents to the consignee in Vietnam.
Therefore, RJ Freight Forwarder adopted the operation mode of specialised follow-up and co-ordination in the first cooperation, and specially assigned a colleague to go directly to the customer’s factory to
Worked together with the factory colleagues to measure and record the size, weight, cargo name, parameters and other information of the equipment to be exported, and then assigned this information to RJ Freight Forwarder’s Forwarding Operations Department and Customs Department, projected the type of container that should be used by the customer, and produced the documents and declaration elements required for export customs clearance, as well as the bill of lading and other documents for the export sea freight. The documents were also produced for the customer.
After RJ Freight Forwarder determined the type of container and clarified which terminal in Hai Phong was designated by the Vietnamese consignee, RJ Freight Forwarder arranged a shipping company that could meet the customer’s requirements and instructed the customer on the spot on the day of the customer’s loading on how to load the different equipments into the container according to the sequence and position to ensure that the space of the container is fully utilised and that the goods will be loaded to its full capacity.
At the same time of loading and exporting, RJ Freight Forwarder also applied for FORM E certificate of origin for the customer according to the requirement of Vietnamese consignee. According to the problem of troublesome customs clearance of equipment imported from Vietnam mentioned by the customer, RJ Freight Forwarder also took the initiative to make use of its good relationship with the shipping company to apply for a 14-day container-free period at the destination port of Haiphong for the customer.
The first cooperation between RJ Freight Forwarder and the customer was very smooth: the export was loaded on schedule, the documents were sent to the consignee in Hai Phong, Vietnam in time, and the consignee successfully completed the import customs clearance and picked up the goods and delivered them to the door.RJ Freight Forwarder’s professional service left a deep impression on the customer, and both sides expect more cooperation in the future.
Tips of Sea transportation of production equipment from China
After you have chosen the machine and the supplier, you have to calculate the total cost of the project, in order to determine the capital you need.
One of the costs you have to consider when importing machines from China is
- Initial cost: It is all the costs you will pay either in order to obtain information, or to search for suppliers and factories “through commercial service companies, for example.”
- Machinery price: final price of hardware and machinery
- Customs duties and taxes When you enter machines into your country, which vary from one country to another, you can use a customs broker to help you in this regard, or search the HS CODE Commodity Code: It is a unified code between the countries of the world consisting of 6 digits, through which you can identify the customs duties imposed on the machine through the customs website in your country for the machine.
- Shipping and packaging costs.
- Quality inspection costs.
- In addition to the costs of preparing and preparing the place of manufacture.
Negotiating shipping terms is crucial; the right shipping requirement can play an important role in your success when importing machinery from China.
The shipping terms determine where the goods are received, where the supplier’s responsibility ends at and where and where your responsibility begins.
For example, when agreeing on EXW Incoterms, it means that the supplier’s responsibility ends with the completion of the packaging of the machines, and you must collect them from their warehouses.
For example, when FOB shipping terms are agreed, the supplier is responsible for transporting the machinery to port and loading them onboard (onboard delivery).
If you need to purchase production equipment in China, you can let RJ Freight Forwarder help you. We can help you select more suppliers and provide safe and efficient full logistics services.
