1. GENERAL SITUATION

Figures from the Ministry of Planning and Investment show that in the first 10 months of this year, FDI from China into Vietnam reached 1.7 billion USD, ranking fourth after Singapore, Japan and South Korea out of 103 countries and territories investing into Vietnam.

In recent years, Chinese FDI into Vietnam has changed significantly, continuously rising in the ranking position, increasing in size, changing in form, field, expanding in location. China’s FDI inflows focus on diverse fields such as textiles, footwear, fibers, thermal power, mining, industrial parks, etc.

As a result, the demand for importing synchronous machinery lines is witnessing a considerable rise.

2. Special notes when importing synchronous machinery line?

• Notes on importing synchronous machinery line to Vietnam
  • Inspection is compulsory according to Circular 14/2015/TT-BTC.
  • If in the synchronous machinery line, there are any machines subject to specialized state inspection on quality standards, energy efficiency, standard conformity and regulation conformity, registration must be carried out before the cargoes arrive at the border gate in Vietnam.
• Steps for importing synchronous machinery line to Vietnam
  • Register for the list of machineries and equipments
  • Make tracking notes for the deduction
  • Prepare technical documents
  • Make the list of main machines in electronic form
• Dossiers for importing synchronous machinery line to Vietnam
  • Import customs declaration form
  • Commercial Invoice
  • Bill of Lading
  • CO (If any)
  • Synchronous inspection
  • Other documents (importing list, deduction slip,…)

3. Delivery of synchronous machinery line from China to Vietnam

Shipment by sea is suitable for heavy items with big volumes and its transit time is slower compared to transportation by air, however, the sea freight is cheaper so much as well. Normally, the transit time from China to Vietnam is about 3 – 30 days, depending on direct carrier  or transit carrier . Regarding the delivery of synchronous machinery lines from China to Vietnam, some major shipping lines can be named such as: MAERSK, OOCL, CMA, EVERGREEN, CNC, CUL, BAL, MCC.

For synchronous machinery lines, they are often transported in the form of full container loads.

• FCL (Full container load) Transportation of full containers (Usually there are 3 main types of containers: 20 DC, 40DC, 40HC).

○ Our staff will help you to advise the type of container that is suitable for the type of goods you intend to transport.

○ Documentation staff department will help you to advise on which documents to prepare before exporting or importing based on type of goods and the size of goods.

○ Deals to have the price and keeping space before confirming with you. Ensure the schedule is notified to customers, except for delays due to weather, machinery of the shipping company…

○  Update daily shipment information for you to follow

4. Why should you choose SM GLOBAL LOGISTICS for your shipment?

–          We have many year experience for exporting shipment

SM Global Logistics is known as one of the leading freight forwarding companies in Vietnam, providing ocean freight, air freight for export – import cargo service, customs clearance and local trucking. We can handle all terms, including DDP until final destination. Until now, we have 4 branches in Vietnam and a network of agents all over the world to ensure handling shipment for many routes and types of commodities.

–          SM global Logistics have good relationship with vendor and lines

SMG has our own trucking team with a big volume of trucks and we are able to arrange special vehicles for all kinds of cargo. Besides, we have contracts with many lines: CMA, MCC, MAERSK,OOCL, COSCO, EVERGREEN, WANHAI,…so SM Global is confident to  offer customers competitive rates.

–          We always bring the best customer service, ready for 24/7

We are always ready to answer, solve problems related to shipment in order to provide the best service for the customers. With the spirit of a global corporation, we not only work according to the official Vietnamese time zone, but also have staff on duty to ensure that we do not miss any of our customers’ needs. We believe good service will be what keeps customers more than anything.

–          SM Global’s strength is exporting cargoes from Vietnam to India

We have had experiences in handling shipments routing from China to Vietnam, and these shipments accounted for around 35% of the total importing cargo volume (data 2021) of my company. With this big volume, we have accumulated lots of experiences in handling cargoes with this shipment route, have established good business relationships with experienced, reputed agents in China and shipping lines with competitive advantages in terms of freights, services in this route.