Mr Quyen - Santiago. Posted 03/11/2026
Mexican distributors can import Santiago ASA/PVC roof tile sheets and matching accessories from Vietnam by the 40 ft container, about 5,000 m of sheet, with colours, profiles and accessories mixed in one load. Production takes about 5 days. The goods ship under HS code 3925.90.00 with a CPTPP proof of origin, because Mexico and Vietnam are both CPTPP members; your agente aduanal confirms the duty rate.
Aerial view of red and brown tile roofs around a courtyard, Dong Nai, Vietnam
Who is this import guide for?
This guide is for distributors, building-materials stores (casas de materiales, ferreterías) and builders with repeat projects in Mexico who want to buy teja de PVC by the container straight from the factory. Santiago Import Export Co., Ltd makes ASA/PVC roof tile sheets, corrugated sheets and their accessories in Vietnam. It has exported to India since 2023, to Thailand since 2024 and to the USA since 2025. Santiago supplies sheets and accessories and sends installation videos; it does not install roofs, so the distributor or the builder keeps the relationship with the installer.
Does the CPTPP lower the duty on PVC roof tiles from Vietnam?
The CPTPP can lower the duty, because Mexico and Vietnam are both parties to the agreement. Goods that qualify as originating in Vietnam can enter at the rate in Mexico's CPTPP schedule when the importer holds a valid proof of origin. Santiago issues the CPTPP proof of origin with the shipping documents.
What Santiago cannot tell you is the rate on the day your container lands. That depends on the Mexican fracción arancelaria that customs applies to goods under HS 3925.90.00 and on the CPTPP rate in force on that date. Send the HS code, a product description and a sample photo to your agente aduanal before the first order, and ask for the rate in writing. The broker will also confirm that your company is registered in the Padrón de Importadores and tell you whether any labelling rule applies to roofing.
What fits in one 40 ft container?
One 40 ft container holds about 5,000 m of sheet, and that is the minimum order. Colours, profiles and accessories can share the container, so a distributor can open with a range instead of a single colour. The table below shows the arithmetic for one possible first load. It is an example, not a recommended mix; your own customers decide the split.
| Line in the container | Example quantity | Roof it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Tile sheet, red, 2.5 mm | 1,500 m | about 1,440 m² |
| Tile sheet, orange, 2.5 mm | 1,000 m | about 960 m² |
| Tile sheet, chocolate, 2.5 mm | 1,000 m | about 960 m² |
| Tile sheet, dark grey, 2.5 mm | 1,000 m | about 960 m² |
| 5-wave corrugated sheet, blue, 2.5 mm | 500 m | about 500 m² |
| Ridge caps, hip ridges, terminals, eave pieces, ASA caps | To match the four tile colours | Space agreed in the loading plan |
In this example, 4,500 m of tile sheet at 0.96 m cover gives about 4,320 m² of roof, roughly fifty roofs the size of the 84 m² house in our sheet-count example. Accessories take container space, so the final split between sheet and accessories is fixed in the written quotation and the loading plan. Tile sheets are cut in 219 mm steps; agree with Santiago on the stock lengths you will carry before production starts, because a length that suits roofs in Jalisco may not suit roofs in Yucatán.
Which documents come with the shipment?
A Santiago export shipment comes with the trade documents your broker needs plus the quality papers your customers may ask for:
- Commercial invoice and packing list, with the thickness, length and quantity of each item
- Bill of lading
- CPTPP proof of origin
- Quality certificate (CQ) for every lot
- A copy of the ISO 9001:2015 certificate ICI-23087.D
- Quatest test results for the sheet
Ask your broker which of these he needs and in what form before the ship sails, not after it reaches Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas or Veracruz. A missing proof of origin at the port means paying the general rate.
House with a dark grey hip roof of tile sheets, Quang Nam, Vietnam
What should a distributor check before the first order?
A distributor should check the product with samples before committing to a container. These are the checks we suggest:
- Ask for free samples of the colours you plan to stock; you pay the courier.
- Look at the cut edge: four co-extruded layers with no glue, an ASA top layer, virgin PVC, a PVC core and a milky-white PVC base.
- Measure the thickness with a caliper; 2.5 mm is the minimum for a roof.
- Weigh a piece: a 2.5 mm tile sheet comes to about 5.4 kg per m² of roof.
- Hold the colour samples against a wall outdoors, the way your customers will see them.
- Read the warranty terms: 10 years for 2.5 mm and thicker, when the roof is installed as Santiago recommends.
- Confirm in writing the profile, colour, thickness, lengths, accessories, port and quantity.
What will your installers need from you?
Installers in Mexico who are used to metal sheet need three changes in habit, and the warranty depends on them. Purlins go less than 700 mm apart (440 or 660 mm for the tile sheet, one under each tile step foot). Screws go through the top of the wave over a purlin, in pre-drilled 6 mm holes, never in the valley. The slope stays between 20% and 45%. Pass on Santiago's installation videos with the first delivery and keep the ridge pieces in stock in every colour you sell, because a customer who cannot buy a matching caballete will finish the roof with something else.
How are PVC roof tiles loaded for an export order to Mexico?
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).
Where are the sheets made? A walk through the Santiago factory
Mr Quyen walks through the Santiago factory in Vietnam and explains it in English: roof tiles and ridge pieces in the yard, a green 5-wave sheet coming off the line, a delivery truck, and the warehouses where a container is being loaded.
Inside the Santiago ASA/PVC roofing factory in Vietnam (Santiago video on YouTube).
More shorts for importers in Mexico
Three short clips in English, filmed by Santiago. Tap a video to play it here on the page.
What ridge caps and fittings can ship with an order to Mexico?
A 19-second short from the Santiago warehouse: red ridge caps and fittings on pallets, then stacks of red tile sheets ready for export and OEM orders.
Red ridge caps and tile sheets in the Santiago warehouse (Santiago video on YouTube).
How tough are the sheets that go into the container?
A Santiago delivery truck drives over a blue ASA/PVC tile sheet and a blue corrugated sheet laid on the factory yard in Vietnam. It is a demonstration only; on a roof the sheet still needs purlins less than 700 mm apart.
Truck test on Santiago ASA/PVC sheets (Santiago video on YouTube).
What does an export order look like before and after installation?
Mr Quyen stands among stacks of brown tile sheets in the Santiago factory, then walks with a colleague along a finished grey tile roof near the gutter. Installers carry a grey tile sheet into place, and the WhatsApp number is shown at the end.
Santiago uPVC tile sheets from the factory to the roof (Santiago video on YouTube).
Santiago – a leading exporter of ASA/PVC roofing from Vietnam
Santiago roofing is produced and loaded into containers at our factory in Vietnam. It has been exported to India since 2023, Thailand since 2024 and the USA since 2025. Every export shipment comes with a commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and a certificate of origin (C/O) issued by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade, which importers use to claim the duty preference of their trade agreement.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| HS code | 3925.90.00 (ASA/PVC roofing sheets) |
| Certificate of origin | Form D (ASEAN), Form AI (India), Form AK / VK (Korea), Form AJ / VJ (Japan), Form VC (Chile), CPTPP proof of origin |
| Shipped from | Vietnam, by container |
Certificate of origin Form AI (ASEAN–India) for Santiago ASA/PVC roofing sheets, HS 39259000, certified on 24 September 2026. Buyer details are hidden.
The Santiago team beside a loaded export container at the factory, November 2024
Loading Santiago roof tiles into an export container
Frequently asked questions
Can I import PVC roof tiles from Vietnam to Mexico?
Yes. Santiago ships ASA/PVC roof tile sheets and accessories from Vietnam by the 40 ft container with a CPTPP proof of origin. Your agente aduanal handles clearance in Mexico.
What is the minimum order for PVC roof tiles from Santiago?
One 40 ft container, about 5,000 m of sheet. Colours, profiles and accessories can be mixed in that container.
What HS code is used for PVC roof tile sheets?
Santiago ships them under HS 3925.90.00. Your broker confirms the Mexican fracción arancelaria and the CPTPP rate that applies.
How long does production take?
About 5 days after the order is confirmed, before loading.
What is the wholesale price of PVC roof tiles?
Santiago quotes per order in writing, by profile, colour, thickness, lengths, accessories and quantity. Samples are free; the buyer pays the courier.
Read more
- Santiago export markets and certificates of origin
- How Santiago loads an export container
- Checks to run on a PVC roofing sheet supplier
- PVC tile roofing sheet in Mexico: sizes and sheet count
- ASA/PVC roof tile sheet
Versión en español
Un distribuidor en México puede importar lámina de PVC tipo teja de Santiago desde Vietnam por contenedor de 40 pies, unos 5,000 m de lámina, mezclando colores, perfiles y accesorios en la misma carga. La producción tarda unos 5 días. La mercancía sale con código HS 3925.90.00 y prueba de origen CPTPP, porque México y Vietnam son parte del tratado; su agente aduanal confirma el arancel.
¿Cómo empezar a importar lámina de PVC desde Vietnam?
Para importar lámina de PVC desde Vietnam, el primer paso es pedir muestras y una cotización por escrito. Las muestras son gratis; usted paga la mensajería. Con las muestras en la mano, revise el canto cortado (cuatro capas coextruidas sin pegamento, capa ASA arriba y base de PVC blanco lechoso), mida el espesor con vernier (mínimo 2.5 mm para techo) y vea los colores a la luz del día. Después envíe su lista: perfil, color, espesor, largos, accesorios, cantidad y puerto, sea Manzanillo, Lázaro Cárdenas o Veracruz.
¿Qué aporta el CPTPP a un proveedor de teja de PVC en Vietnam?
México y Vietnam son miembros del CPTPP, así que la mercancía originaria de Vietnam puede entrar con el arancel preferencial del tratado si el importador tiene la prueba de origen. Santiago la emite junto con los documentos de embarque. La tasa exacta depende de la fracción arancelaria que aplique la aduana mexicana; pídale a su agente aduanal que la confirme por escrito antes del primer pedido y que revise su registro en el Padrón de Importadores.
¿Qué documentos recibe con el contenedor?
| Documento | Para qué sirve |
|---|---|
| Factura comercial y lista de empaque | Despacho aduanal; indican espesor, largo y cantidad de cada partida |
| Conocimiento de embarque (B/L) | Retirar la carga en el puerto |
| Prueba de origen CPTPP | Solicitar el arancel preferencial |
| Certificado de calidad (CQ) de cada lote | Respaldo de calidad para sus clientes |
| Certificado ISO 9001:2015 ICI-23087.D | Sistema de calidad de la fábrica |
| Resultados de prueba Quatest | Datos de ensayo de la lámina |
Pilas de láminas tipo teja blancas en la fábrica, Vietnam
Teja de PVC de mayoreo: ¿qué cabe en un contenedor de 40 pies?
El pedido mínimo es un contenedor de 40 pies, unos 5,000 m de lámina. En él se pueden combinar los cinco colores de línea (gris oscuro, rojo, azul, naranja y chocolate), lámina tipo teja y lámina ondulada, más caballetes, limatesas, remates, cierres de alero y capuchones ASA del mismo color. Como referencia, 4,500 m de lámina tipo teja cubren unos 4,320 m² de techo. La garantía es de 10 años para 2.5 mm o más, con la instalación que recomienda Santiago: polines a menos de 700 mm y tornillo por la cresta de la onda. Comparta con sus instaladores los videos de instalación que envía Santiago.
Casa de dos pisos con techo de lámina tipo teja gris, Nghe An, Vietnam
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Cuál es el pedido mínimo de lámina de PVC tipo teja?
Un contenedor de 40 pies, unos 5,000 m de lámina, con colores, perfiles y accesorios mezclados.
¿La lámina de PVC de Vietnam paga menos arancel en México?
Puede pagar menos con la prueba de origen CPTPP, que Santiago emite. Su agente aduanal confirma la fracción arancelaria y la tasa.
¿Cuánto cuesta la teja de PVC de mayoreo?
Santiago cotiza por escrito en cada pedido, según perfil, color, espesor, largos, accesorios y cantidad.
Sources for the figures in this article
- Profiles, 2.5–3.0 mm thickness and 10-year warranty: Santiago ASA/PVC product specification.
- HS code 3925.90.00: Harmonized System Chapter 39 (builders' ware of plastics), as applied in Vietnam's export tariff.
- Certificates of origin (Form D, AI, AK/VK, AJ/VJ, VC, CPTPP): issued by Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade under the country's free trade agreements.
- Minimum order of one 40 ft container (about 5,000 m) and about 5 days for production and loading: Santiago export desk, October 2026.
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.
