PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTING CHILDREN'S TOYS

1. General introduction

Children's toys are understood as any products or materials designed and manufactured for use by children under 16 years of age when playing. Children's toys include toys in the classroom, in the playground area, and outdoor play areas within the school's campus.

2. Legal basis and policy for importing children's toys

• Product Quality Law No. 05/2007/QH12 of November 21, 2007.
• Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP of December 31, 2008.
• Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP of May 15, 2018.\
• Decree No. 154/2018/ND-CP of November 9, 2018.
• Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP of April 14, 2017.
• Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP of December 9, 2021.
• Circular No. 09/2019/TT-BKHCN, Issuing National Technical Regulations on the Safety of Children's Toys
• Decision No. 2711/QD-BKHCN, promulgating Group 2 products and goods, to be managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

3. Tax regime and policy for Children's Toys:

HS code , preferential import tax policy of children's toys are as follows:

4. Declaration process and procedures for importing children's toys:

4.1. Register to check the quality of children's toys :

Step 1: Prepare documents to register for quality inspection of children's toys:  

Children's toys are conditional imports according to Decision No. 2711/QD-BKHCN , so when importing children's toys, they must register for quality inspection and certification of conformity.

According to current regulations, businesses need to register for quality inspection, then the goods will be cleared first and inspected later. After receiving notice from the shipping company, the business representative will carry out quality inspection registration procedures for children's toys.

To register, import businesses need to create an account on the national one-stop system https://vnsw.gov.vn/. For children's toys, under the management of the Ministry of Science and Technology, according to QCVN No. QCVN 3:2019/BKHCN , the documents are sent to the Department of Standards and Quality Measurement.

Registration dossier for registering for quality inspection of children's toys includes:

• Commercial invoice
• Packing list
• Bill of lading
• Certificate of origin if any (CO).
• Main label of goods.
• Image product.
• Certificate of quality if any (CQ)

Step 2: Receive quality inspection registration results:

After receiving the enterprise's documents, the Receiving Officer will review the documents. If the registration dossier is valid, the business will receive the registration results within 1 working day. On the contrary, if the registration dossier is invalid, the receiving officer will respond within 1 working day.

Step 3: Check quality:

The Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality will not directly check the quality. Only organizations licensed to specialized in testing children's toys are allowed to test. Enterprises will register quality inspection registration documents with organizations. After receiving the registration documents, the inspection units will conduct quality checks.

Step 4: Add the results of certification of conformity:

After checking the quality according to the prescribed standards, the inspection organization will make a decision and issue a certificate of conformity according to QCVN 3:2019/BKHCN . Having this certificate will supplement the Department of Standards, Metrology and Quality.

4.2. Carry out customs procedures for imported children's toys:

          After receiving registration for quality inspection of children's toys that have been received on a national door, the steps to carry out procedures for importing children's toys are as follows:

Step 1: Fill out the customs declaration

          Set of documents for customs procedures when importing children's toys in particular, and procedures for importing other items in general according to the provisions of Circular 38/2015/TT-BTC dated March 25, 2015 ; Amended and supplemented 39/2018/TT-BTC dated April 20, 2018. Specifically:

• Customs declaration ;
• Commercial Contract i (Sale Contract);
• Commercial Invoice/Packing List ;
• Bill of Lading ;
• Arrival notice;
• Certificate of origin (C/O) (if any);
• Technical documents (catalogue) (if any)
• Registration form for quality inspection of children's toys.

Step 2: Register the declaration and complete customs procedures.

After completing the customs declaration, the Electronic Customs Data System will return the declaration classification results. If there is a flow of declaration, print out the declaration and bring the import dossier set to the Customs Branch to continue the customs procedures. Depending on the results of the green, yellow, and red channel classification by the customs authority, the steps to carry out customs procedures will be carried out.

Step 3. Customs clearance of goods

After customs officers check the customs declaration information (for yellow and red channels), and physically inspect the goods, if any (for red channels), the declaration will be cleared.

Above are 03 steps to carry out procedures to import children's toys. If you do not understand or have questions, please contact the hotline or hotmail for advice.

5. Conclusion

Above is an article clarifying procedures for importing children's toys, hs code for children's toys, and import tax rates for children's toys. The article is based on practical experience importing children's toys for customers of DOLPHIN Company. In addition to procedures for importing children's toys, to update good articles on import-export or ship freight rates; train schedule. Customers can follow the fanpage to be updated with the latest articles.

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