Official Consolidated Container Service China – Vietnam

1. What is official consolidated container shipping?

Official consolidated container shipping is a solution for businesses that want to import goods from China to Vietnam via formal customs clearance but don’t have enough cargo for a full container. Your shipment can be grouped with other consignments heading to the same destination to fill the container, making pickup and delivery more convenient. This approach helps businesses optimize costs while ensuring cargo quality and legal compliance.

2. Advantages of official consolidated container shipping

– Legal assurance for goods: Formal import/export requires a complete sales contract binding the buyer and seller under agreements signed (or committed) between countries, or between a country and regional/international organizations and associations, in accordance with international practices. This ensures the shipment’s legality and prevents it from being inspected or seized by authorities for lack of origin.

– Maximum cargo safety: With modern warehouses and equipment at both ends, goods are loaded into containers in China and unloaded upon arrival in Vietnam without any intermediary steps. This minimizes impact on the goods, preventing breakage or loss of components—especially for bulky items or products with many accessories.

– Lower transportation costs: Instead of bearing the entire shipping cost alone, with official consolidation the freight is proportionally shared among all shippers. Each party is responsible for terms and payment obligations. This helps business owners save on costs.

– Fast delivery times: Goods shipped via formal customs clearance typically avoid border congestion, with quick and stable transit. On average, delivery to Vietnam takes 3–5 days.

3. Disadvantages of consolidated container shipping

– If the cargo volume is not enough to fill a container, transit time may extend to 8–10 days due to waiting for full consolidation.

4. Cost components for official consolidated container shipping

Total Legal Transport Cost = A. Entrusted import/export fee + B. Base shipping fee + C. Import duty (if any) and VAT + D. Specialized inspection fees (if any) + E. Storage surcharges (if any)

Details of each fee:

A. Entrusted import/export fee

• Consolidated cargo: 500,000 VND / item category
• Full container: Depends on product type, contact us for a specific quote
• This fee applies when you use Viet Trung Company’s entrustment service, so you don’t need to declare under your own name on the customs form.

B. Base shipping fee

Depends on weight (kg) or volume (m³) and the shipping route. Sample reference rates below:

Base shipping rates for light cargo (calculated per m³)

Shipping rates for heavy cargo (calculated per kg)

Shipping rates for apparel (calculated per kg)

C. Import duty and VAT

• Import duty: 0–30% depending on product type (Import/export tariff and product policies will be advised in detail by our customer support staff)
• VAT: 8% (commonly applied)
• If you have C/O Form E (Chinese goods under ACFTA), import duty may be exempted.

D. Specialized inspection fees (for goods requiring specialized inspection procedures upon import)

Applies to items requiring declaration/inspection:

– Children’s toys: 7–8.5 million VND/shipment

– Household electrical appliances, food: 6–12 million VND/shipment

– Food safety (ATTP) conducted per shipment: 1,000,000 VND/shipment

This fee applies only if your product category is subject to mandatory inspection.

E. Other surcharges (if any)

– Storage fee in China: Free for the first 5 days; from day 6: 30 CNY/m³/day

– Storage fee in Vietnam: Free for the first 2 days; from day 3: 20,000 VND/m³/day

– Heavy-lift fee (at Bằng Tường warehouse) ≥ 200 kg: 70–200 CNY depending on the package

– Handling fee for full container loads (includes all unloading costs at Bằng Tường warehouse) (except oversize/overweight cargo)

Our commitment: These surcharges are charged exactly according to actual labor costs.

Example cost calculation for a specific shipment

You have a 1-ton apparel shipment from Guangzhou to Hanoi, no specialized inspection, with C/O Form E:

– Entrusted import/export fee: 500,000 VND

– Shipping: 10,000 VND/kg × 1,000 kg = 10,000,000 VND

– Import duty: 0% (exempted thanks to C/O Form E)

– VAT: 8% × shipment value (e.g., 50 million VND) = 4,000,000 VND

– Estimated total cost: 500,000 + 10,000,000 + 4,000,000 = 14,500,000 VND

Compensation policy

During transport, for regular goods that are not fragile:

– Case 1: If the customer receives a dented package due to transport causing internal damage (except where packaging fails to meet import/export standards), Viet Trung will compensate the customer based on the actual value of the goods (up to 100% of the declared value).

– Case 2: If the customer receives a package intact and sealed, without dents, Viet Trung is not responsible for any issues with the goods inside.

For fragile goods, the customer must work with the manufacturer to ensure proper packaging specifications and inform Viet Trung before delivery so we can plan handling:

– Case 1: If the customer does not inform Viet Trung beforehand that the goods are fragile, we are not responsible if problems occur.

– Case 2: If the customer informs us in advance and ensures proper packaging, and damage still occurs, Viet Trung will compensate the customer for the actual value of the damaged goods (up to 100% of the declared value of the damaged items).

– If a package is lost upon arrival at the Vietnam warehouse, we will compensate 100% of the value of the lost goods based on the declared customs value.

​All claims regarding damaged goods must include a VIDEO. Therefore, when receiving and inspecting packages, we kindly ask customers to record the CARGO HANDLING PROCESS so claims can be processed quickly and accurately.

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Contact Viet Trung Company

For more information on China–Vietnam shipping, please contact us via the channels below:

Email: viettrungcompany2012@gmail.com

Website: www.viettrungcompany.com

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Additionally, you can reach Viet Trung’s offices across three regions:

– Hanoi Office: No. 189 Quan Hoa Street, Nghia Do Ward, Hanoi. Tel: 0965551166

– Da Nang Office: 2nd Floor, Savico Building, 66 Vo Van Tan Street, Thanh Khe Ward, Da Nang City. Tel: 0935131816 – 0967371118

– Ho Chi Minh City Office: 264–264A Nguyen Thai Binh Street, Bay Hien Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. Tel: 0935086838 – 0962259911.