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Guides for importing cement
Plain answers for American buyers on duties, standards, Buy America, packaging, and payment terms when sourcing Portland cement and clinker from Vietnam. Every figure is sourced, and every regulatory position is re-verified before contract.
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ASTM C150, C595 Type IL, EN 197-1 and TCVN: reading a cement spec when you import
How to read ASTM C150, C595 Type IL, EN 197-1 and TCVN 6260 when you import cement, and why a PCB40 or PCB50 label is not an ASTM C150 certification.
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Bulk, super sacks, or bags: how to choose a cement import format
Bulk, lined super sacks, or bagged cement? How each import format stores, moves and ships, and which one fits your volume, storage and handling equipment.
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Buying imported cement on a Letter of Credit: how the documents protect you
How a documentary Letter of Credit works for imported cement: irrevocability under UCP 600, the documents banks check, SGS certificates, and FOB, CFR, CIF.
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Is imported cement Buy America compliant?
Imported cement is generally not restricted by federal Buy America when it arrives as cement. Here is the rule, where it stops, and what records to keep.
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US import duties on Vietnamese cement in 2026
Vietnamese cement carries a Column 1 rate of Free plus a 12.5 percent Section 301 duty since 24 July 2026. What US buyers should price into a landed quote.
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