I. Documents Required for Importing Furniture

Main documents for importing furniture: Packing List, Commercial Invoice, Commercial Contract, Foreign Certificate of Origin, Foreign Phytosanitary Certificate, Fumigation Certificate, Endangered Species Certificate.

Solid wood furniture must provide the Latin name of the wood.

Import tariffs for some wooden furniture are 0%, with a 13% VAT.

II. Procedures for Importing Furniture:

Shipment from abroad
Prepare relevant materials and documents
Port arrival replacement
Declare goods for inspection
[Sign Agency Agreement] –> [Goods Preparation] –> [Export Declaration] –> [Sea/Air Freight]
Tax assessment and payment
Customs goods inspection
Customs clearance and release of goods to customers

III. Export furniture inspection

Most exported furniture, especially wooden furniture, requires export inspection procedures and obtaining the Export Goods Clearance Certificate issued by the Commodity Inspection Bureau before customs clearance can be processed.Export ClearanceProcedures to be submitted to customs. Furniture export inspection requires:

Export packing list

Export commercial invoice

Export contract

Outbound cargo inspection application form

Outbound bamboo/wood products factory inspection form

Export wood products enterprise inspection and quarantine results