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Import Duty on Furniture from Vietnam to UK

Estimate UK import duty, VAT and landed cost for furniture from Vietnam.

UK landed cost calculator

Build the customs value, apply a tariff rate, estimate import VAT and see the total landed cost. You can search the UK Trade Tariff or enter a known 10-digit commodity code.

1. Find the tariff classification

Start with a product description or enter the code if you already know it.
Classification matters: choose the description that actually matches the goods.
Use the customs origin of the goods, not simply the seller, warehouse or dispatch country.

2. Enter the shipment values

Enter the intrinsic/customs goods value before any separately charged UK VAT. Goods with no sale price still require an appropriate customs value.
Examples: customs clearance, handling, storage and known onward transport costs that belong in the import VAT value.
Optional business costs incurred after the import VAT valuation point. These are added to landed cost but not used to calculate import VAT.
Enter a rate manually or check the official tariff above.
20% UK standard-rate planning default. Official commodity data can automatically replace it with a clear reduced or zero rate when applicable.
Enter the customs/tariff weight when the official rate is charged per kg, 100 kg or tonne. BorderMath will use it automatically.
Low-value / VAT handling
BorderMath will choose a planning default from the shipment value; change it if your transaction differs.
Tick only when the goods are actually excise-liable. If ticked, BorderMath will withhold final VAT because Excise Duty must be included in the VAT value.
Simplified planning model for Great Britain: customs value = goods + freight + insurance. Import VAT value adds customs duty and qualifying incidental expenses up to the relevant UK destination. For qualifying low-value sales, seller/marketplace VAT paid at checkout is kept separate from customs value and added only to the cash landed-cost total. Post-import costs are added after VAT. Low-value, excise, trade-remedy and Northern Ireland rules can differ.

Estimated landed cost

Live calculation as you change the inputs.
Total landed cost
£0.00
Estimated cost per unit: £0.00
Estimate status: waiting for shipment valuesEnter shipment values to begin.
Customs value£0.00
Customs duty£0.00
Import VAT£0.00
Import VAT incidental costs£0.00
Post-import costs£0.00
Do not use this estimate as a customs declaration. Preference eligibility, rules of origin, quotas, anti-dumping duties, excise, additional codes and certificates can change the amount due.

Furniture needs a product description, not a room label

“Bedroom furniture” or “office furniture” can be a useful commercial description but may not be enough for customs classification. Record whether the item is a seat or other furniture, its principal material, whether it is complete or a part, and the intended type of item. Flat-packed presentation does not by itself turn complete furniture into a different product: compare the actual goods and tariff wording.

RecordExample of useful detail
TypeDining chair, table, cabinet, bed frame, furniture part.
Main materialWood, metal, plastics or mixed construction.
State at importComplete, unassembled/flat-packed, or individual part.
Origin evidenceManufacturing origin, not the freight forwarder's location.

Check origin-specific treatment live

Do not hard-code a Vietnam percentage into a purchase model. Select Vietnamese origin only where it is the customs origin you can support, then read the current origin-specific measures returned by the tariff. If a preferential option is shown, the right to claim it still depends on the applicable origin rule and evidence.

Example customs-value workflow

A shipment with £3,200 of furniture, £450 freight and £25 insurance gives a simplified customs value of £3,675 before the live duty formula is applied. If clearance or onward transport costs belong in the import-VAT value, enter them in the VAT-incidental field rather than burying them in a generic “other costs” number.

Official sources and review

Reviewed 6 September 2026. Check the UK Trade Tariff for current measures and use HMRC's commodity-code guidance when the construction or material creates competing classifications.

Planning estimate only. Check the live official measure and supporting evidence before a customs declaration. See BorderMath methodology and limitations.