EXPORTING BENCH CARGO FROM VIETNAM TO UK
Among the major trading partners of Vietnam we must mention the UK. Since the UKVFTA took effect, the volume of imports and exports between Vietnam and the UK has increased significantly and expanded to many fields. Vietnamese goods to the UK in 2021 reached more than 5.7 billion USD, up 16% over the previous year. And imports from the UK also increased 24%, reaching 900 million USD. Furniture is one of the main export items of our country. This is also a strong product that SMG has, with 60% of the UK export volume. For this kind of commodity, Bench is the main goods that SM Global delivered. This article will mention about how to delivery Bench cargo from Vietnam to UK
- Procedure export wooden bench from Vietnam to UK
Bench is not banned for exporting. However, base on type of wooden that made to bench goods, the procedure and require documentation is different.
– For natural wooden bench:
- Custom Declaration sheet (if material woods is import produce)
- List of forest products.
- Invoice
- Packing list
- Contract
- Bill of Lading
- Fumigation
– For industrial wooden bench:
- Invoice
- Packing list
- Contract
- Bill of Lading
- Fumigation
Top 3 Product Categories of Bench and HSN Code 9403 Imports in United Kingdom are
|
HS code |
Product Description |
|
94036000 |
wooden bench teak wooden bench |
|
94032090 |
metal furniture metal furniture items bench with metal f |
|
94031090 |
leather >> real leather criss cross real leather and metal bench |
Bench get both export tax and VAT = 0%
- SM Global handle bench cargo from Vietnam to UK
- Air service
This is the fastest option, with transit times as short as 3-10 days. It will be the best option for urgent cargo, cargo with small volume of require special condition for delivery. However, the cost is much expensive than sea service and airline require restrict about dimension of package of the cargo
SM Global provide air service from Vietnam to UK for some routes as below:
- HAN/ SGN- LHR ( Noibai / Tan Son Nhat– Heathrow)
- HAN/ SGN- EDI (Noibai / Tan Son Nhat – Edinburgh)
- HAN/ SGN – BHX (Noibai / Tan Son Nhat – Birmingham)
- HAN/ SGN – LPL (Noibai / Tan Son Nhat – Liverpool)
- HAN/ SGN – SOU (Noibai / Tan Son Nhat – Southampton)
2. Sea service
Shipping by sea line can use container 20 and 40, but if your cargo is smaller, LCL service is more economical method. Although the cost of sea mode is cheaper than air mode, transit time is quite long ( 30-50 days). There are many ocean lines that provide this route such as: YML, CMA, ONE, EMC, …and SM Global has good relationship with them.
SM Global provide ocean service from Vietnam to UK for some routes as below:
|
Name of Port |
Transit time from Haiphong |
Transit time from Da Nang |
Transit time from Ho Chi Minh |
|
Immingham (UK , GBIMM) |
33 – 42 days |
35 – 45 days |
30 – 37 days |
|
Felixstowe (UK, GBFXT) |
24 – 53 days |
27 – 56 days |
23-34 days |
|
London (UK, GBLON) |
35-46 days |
54-57 days |
43-50 days |
|
Liverpool (UK, GBLIV) |
32 – 50 days |
33-55 days |
31-37 days |
|
Greenock (UK, GBGRK) |
42-54 days |
55 – 83 days |
34-44 days |
|
Southampton (UK, GBSOU) |
30-45 days |
30-37 days |
27-40 days |
