Dental Chairs & Dental Equipment in Vietnam

The declaration of applicable standards and importing into Vietnam

Vietnam manages medical devices under Decree 98/2021 and its amendments, administered by the Ministry of Health's Department of Infrastructure and Medical Equipment. Devices are classed A to D by risk, and the class decides the route: Class A and B devices need a declaration of applicable standards (công bố tiêu chuẩn áp dụng), filed online with the provincial Department of Health and published on the ministry's portal, while Class C and D devices need a registration number for circulation from the ministry. A dental treatment unit with handpieces is generally Class B and a chair, compressor or camera on its own usually Class A, so they go through the declaration route; a steam steriliser is Class C under the classification rules and needs a registration. The applicant classifies the device and carries legal responsibility for it, which your filing agent confirms per model. Circulation numbers do not expire.

Only a Vietnamese company can file — one that owns the product or is authorised by the manufacturer, or the manufacturer's representative office in Vietnam — and it needs a warranty facility in the country; whoever sells Class B to D devices also declares its eligibility to trade them. The manufacturer's part of the file is a valid ISO 13485 certificate, a letter of authorisation, a warranty confirmation, a Certificate of Free Sale, a technical description and instructions for translation into Vietnamese, and label samples. Since 11 September 2026 Vietnam applies the Hague Apostille Convention, so these documents are apostilled in China rather than legalised at a consulate. Labels follow Decree 37/2026, which allows a Vietnamese secondary label on imported goods. We issue the documents against the model numbers on your order.

Customs. A device with a valid declaration or registration number needs no separate import licence; the importer holds the number or is authorised by its holder. Used medical devices cannot be imported. Chinese-origin chairs enter at preferential duty under the ASEAN–China agreement when a Form E certificate of origin accompanies the shipment, and medical devices are in the 5% VAT group under the 2024 VAT law. Your customs agent confirms the tariff line and origin rules before you fix a resale price.

The step-by-step version — classes, the declaration and the Class C registration for autoclaves, the apostille, labelling, Wi-Fi rules, customs and a supplier checklist — is in our guide to importing dental equipment into Vietnam.

If your clinic is buying one chair, contact the factory to confirm current local coverage, suitable importers and installation and after-sales arrangements before ordering.

Power, air and water in a Vietnamese clinic

Vietnam's mains supply is 220 V at 50 Hz — the same as China — with Type A and C sockets (Type B plugs fit grounded universal sockets). The standard 220 V / 50 Hz version of our chairs and compressors is the right one; tell us your socket type and it is confirmed on the proforma invoice. Supply has been stable through 2026, with the northern dry-season peaks of April to July the period to watch. Practical points:

• A stabiliser or UPS on the chair's control unit is cheap insurance against surges when a building's supply switches or a generator cuts in.
• Size any backup for the compressor. The chair draws little; the compressor decides whether a UPS or small generator copes. Ask us for its running and starting current.
• Oil-free compressors suit the climate — no oil changes — and a dryer keeps handpiece air dry in year-round humidity.

Water: the dental unit runs on filtered water or a bottle-fed system; the autoclave on distilled water — a 4-litre distiller covers a single-chair practice.

Delivery from Foshan to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang

Vietnam is the closest market we serve. By sea, direct services from Shekou reach Hai Phong in a day or two — a few days door to door with cut-off and clearance — and Ho Chi Minh City (Cat Lai, or the Cai Mep deep-water terminals) in about a week; Da Nang sits in between. By road, a truck from Guangdong crosses at the Pingxiang–Huu Nghi border in Lang Son and reaches Hanoi in two to three days; dedicated freight roads at the crossing opened in 2024 and in November 2025, as part of a smart-border-gate pilot. For northern Vietnam the road option often beats sea freight door to door; for the south, sea freight to Cat Lai is the usual choice.

A single chair or a small first order goes as LCL (shared container) or by truck; a first order for resale is usually a 20 ft container. The packing data we send with every quotation lists how many chairs and equipment combinations fit in a 20 ft and a 40 ft container. Small items — handpieces, curing lights, cameras — arrive within days either way.

We quote FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen for dealers with their own forwarder, or delivered to the Vietnamese port or border when you prefer one price that includes the freight. Payment is by T/T or L/C; lead time is confirmed on the proforma invoice and sample units ship first.

Buying as a clinic or as a dealer

Clinics. Yes, we sell single units directly — one chair for a new practice, a second chair for a growing clinic, or a replacement for an old unit. In Vietnam, contact the factory to confirm current local coverage, suitable importers and installation and after-sales arrangements; if you prefer to import through your own company, we support your technician by video during the first installation and supply the documents for your declaration.

Dealers. Vietnamese dealers work with us under the distributor programme: factory-direct pricing tiered by quantity, the declaration document pack, marketing files, remote technical training and a recommended spare-parts kit available for the first container, with contents and pricing confirmed on the proforma invoice. Territory exclusivity is discussed once a partner meets an annual commitment. Most partnerships begin with a trial of one to a few units, then a first container once the chairs are declared and installed — and with a sea leg of under a week, restocking is quick.