LEFAMI · FOR OVERSEAS BUYERS
Wood importer’s guide: buying from Vietnam
Review supplier traceability, B2B specifications, shipping records and wood packaging. Build a document checklist in English and export it for your team to update offline.
What to establish before a timber order
Know the supplier and the lot
Identify the seller, processor and exporter. Connect species and harvest information to the goods, including mixed inputs or subcontracted processing.
Agree measurable acceptance
Specify the final product, quantity basis, moisture-check method and inspection responsibilities before production.
Plan both document routes
Ask the exporter about Vietnam-side records and the importer / broker about destination requirements, with clear owners and timing.
View the Vietnam domestic legal and accounting reference in Vietnamese →
Build your importer document checklist
Work through four steps, or view all fields. Use an unverified / unconfirmed option where the facts are still open.
Selections, names and notes stay in this open page and are not submitted to the server. Export Excel before closing, reloading or opening another enquiry.
Importer document-review checklist
Open each item to read the conditions, source and responsible party. Update Status, Assigned to and Notes before exporting. “Received” records receipt; it is not a compliance approval.
Practical guides for overseas buyers
4 practical guides.
Checking a Vietnamese timber supplier and tracing the shipment lot
Review supplier roles, source records, species, harvest country and the link between incoming timber and your shipment lot.
Read the guide →Shipping documentsDocuments to agree before ordering timber and before shipment
Coordinate commercial documents, export records, destination checks and document owners for timber purchases from Vietnam.
Read the guide →Quality & contractSpecifications, moisture checks and acceptance in a timber B2B contract
Agree final dimensions, moisture checks, sampling, technical acceptance and delivery arrangements before timber production.
Read the guide →Packaging & plant healthWood products, packaging and ISPM 15: separate the checks
Separate wood goods from packaging and dunnage; review treatment evidence, marking scope and destination requirements.
Read the guide →About this first edition
Prepared by LEFAMI for buyers reviewing timber purchases from Vietnam. The practical guides are written in English; linked Vietnamese legislation remains in its original language. This is an adapted importer resource, not an official translation, supplier certification or complete legal opinion for any country.
25 October 2026: added four guides and the English checklist. Product-specific requirements, tariffs and permits remain matters to verify for the actual transaction.