Currently, the demand for imported frozen seafood processed for consumption and restaurant business is very high. The trend of wanting to experience new dishes by consumers is stimulating the culinary market in Vietnam. This leads to a significant increase in the import of processed frozen seafood. Let's explore the import procedures for processed frozen seafood together.
Currently, frozen seafood is divided into 2 groups with 2 different import processes, including:
According to current regulations, food safety registration is required for processed frozen seafood.
Preparation steps:
After testing and obtaining results, you make an announcement and submit documents to the food safety management board for the imported shipment.
The time is about 2-4 weeks depending on the professionalism of the person preparing the documents.
At this step, you should thoroughly understand the testing criteria because if you get them wrong, you won't be able to import, and you will have to retest and announce again, which will take a lot of time and cost.
Please contact Mr. Long at 090 262 0898 for further guidance.
The food safety inspection dossier for frozen seafood products after processing includes: Bill, Invoice, Packing List, Declaration, confirmation from the food safety management agency, and declaration form.
If your profile is correct, it will be confirmed by the quarantine agency and issue a certificate will be within 5 days. If the profile is incorrect, it will have to undergo testing and re-announcement, it will take an additional 2-3 weeks for a profile, and the additional fees will be quite high for this case.
The customs dossier includes:
Wait for the food safety certificate results for the processed frozen seafood, then proceed with customs clearance and transport the goods back to the warehouse.
For some frozen seafood products that have been processed and are in the list requiring valuation risk assessment, customs will request price consultation, and businesses need to prepare documents for price consultation.
The issue to be addressed at this point is: how can businesses avoid incurring additional tax costs.
The import of processed frozen seafood is under pressure regarding the time to pick up the goods due to the high costs of container storage and electricity. Therefore, special attention needs to be paid to all stages. The service of handling the import procedures for processed frozen seafood by Sea Dragon will support customers in making declarations, registering food safety, ensuring the earliest possible delivery time and avoiding unnecessary additional costs such as container storage, electricity, and surcharges. Learn more HERE
Please contact 090 262 0898 - MR. LONG or Email jack@seadragonlogistics.com for further advice!
Source: Sea Dragon International Logistics Co.,LTD.
