Import Roofing Sheets from Vietnam in 7 Steps | Santiago

Mr Quyen - Santiago. Posted 03/11/2026

Stack of grey tile sheets on grass, Vietnam

What are the 7 steps of a first container order?

What is the MOQ for roofing sheets from Vietnam?

Santiago's minimum export order is one 40 ft container, which holds about 5,000 m of sheet. That is running metres: with the tile sheet's 0.96 m cover width, 5,000 m covers up to about 4,800 m² of roof before any cutting. The minimum applies to the container, not to each colour or profile. One load can carry tile sheets in several colours, corrugated sheets, and the ridge caps, terminals, eave sealing tiles and ASA screw caps to match, each as its own line on the packing list.

For a dealer, a mixed container is the normal first order: larger runs of the colours that sell best locally, smaller runs of the rest, and the accessories that finish each roof. For a single building the container is far more than one roof needs, which is why most owners of one roof buy through an importer or dealer.

Step 1: what should the first enquiry include?

1. Drawings of the roofs, or a list of sheet lengths. Tile sheets are cut to order in 219 mm steps, so the lengths decide the order.
2. Profile: Spanish-style tile sheet (1.05 m wide, 0.96 m cover) or a corrugated profile.
3. Thickness: 2.5 or 3.0 mm. 2.5 mm is the minimum for a roof and for the 10-year warranty.
4. Colours: dark grey, red, blue, orange or chocolate as standard; green, white and purple to order. Say if you want a dark underside, also made to order.
5. Accessories: ridge cap, hip ridge, three-way and four-way pieces, ridge terminals, eave sealing tile, vertical wall flashing and ASA screw caps.
6. Destination port and the shipping term you want.

Step 2: what do you check on a free sample?

Samples are free; you pay the courier. Use them for the checks a photo cannot show, and keep them afterwards as the reference for the colour and thickness of your container. If you are comparing more than one PVC roofing sheet supplier, ask each for the same profile and thickness so the samples can be compared side by side.

• Thickness at the cut edge: at least 2.5 mm.
• The layers at the cut edge: an ASA top layer, the PVC layers and the milky-white base, co-extruded with no glue.
• Colour in daylight, on your site, next to the walls it will sit above.
• The papers behind the sample: ISO 9001:2015 certificate ICI-23087.D, Quatest test results, and the quality certificate (CQ) that comes with every lot.

Stack of blue tile sheets beside a truck, Vietnam

Steps 3 and 4: what is in the quotation and the proforma?

The quotation comes in writing, per order. It lists each line with its profile, colour, thickness, length and quantity, the accessories line by line, and the shipping term. Read the length list line by line before you accept it: sheets are cut to those lengths, so a wrong length becomes a wrong sheet.

Once the quotation is accepted, Santiago issues a proforma invoice. The deposit and the balance are paid on the terms agreed in writing for that order, and any later change, a colour or a length, is agreed in writing too.

Steps 5 and 6: what happens in production and at loading?

Production takes about 5 days. Each tile sheet is cut to its ordered length in whole 219 mm steps, and every lot gets its quality certificate (CQ). The container is then loaded at the factory in Vietnam: about 5,000 m of sheet in one 40 ft container, with colours, profiles and accessories in the mix you ordered.

Ask for photos of the loaded container. Together with the packing list and the CQ, they are your record of what left the factory.

Red tile sheet on a pavement, Vietnam

Which documents come with a container of roofing sheets?

Which certificate of origin applies to my market?

Santiago does not quote duty rates. The rate for HS 3925.90.00 is set by the importing country, and your broker should confirm it, and whether a C/O lowers it, before you pay the deposit.

Step 7: what do you check when the container arrives?

1. Compare the container and seal numbers with the bill of lading before unloading.
2. Count every packing list line as you unload: product, colour, length and quantity.
3. Keep the CQ for each lot with the packing list.
4. Look for transport damage before signing for the delivery, and photograph anything you find.
5. Report any difference to Santiago in writing, with the photos and the packing list line.
6. Pass Santiago's installation videos to your installers before the first roof goes on. The 10-year warranty for 2.5 mm and thicker sheets applies when the roof is installed as Santiago recommends.

Blue ridge and corner fittings on a pallet, Vietnam

How is a container of tile sheets loaded at the factory?

Mr Quyen explains in English how Santiago loads orange tile sheets for export. The sheets slide down a ramp from the stack into the container, and workers in Santiago uniforms stack them inside.

Loading PVC roof tiles into an export container (Santiago video on YouTube).

Short videos for a first container order

Two short clips in English, filmed by Santiago. Tap a video to play it here on the page.

Frequently asked questions

What is the MOQ for PVC roofing sheets from Santiago?

One 40 ft container, about 5,000 m of sheet. Colours, profiles and accessories can be mixed in that container.

How long does a first container order take to produce?

Production takes about 5 days. Sea transit time depends on the route to your port.

Are Santiago samples free?

Yes. Santiago sends free samples of the profiles and colours you ask for; the buyer pays the courier.

Which documents come with a container of roofing sheets?

A commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, the certificate of origin your market uses where one applies (Form D, Form AI, CPTPP proof of origin or Form VC), and a quality certificate (CQ) for every lot.

Can I import roofing sheets from Vietnam without a trade agreement?

Yes. The USA and Venezuela, for example, have no preference with Vietnam for this product, so the goods clear at the importing country's normal rate for HS 3925.90.00. Your customs broker confirms the rate.

Read more

• How Santiago loads an export container
• Before you confirm an order: a buyer's checklist
• Exports and certificates of origin by market
• How to get a quotation for ASA/PVC roofing sheets
• ASA/PVC roof tile sheet

Updated 03/11/2026. Santiago Import Export Co., Ltd, Vietnam. WhatsApp +84 935 391 495 (Mr. Quyen), hotline +84 965 437 316 (Mrs. Ly), email salessantiagoroofing@gmail.com.