"Reform of "direct ship-side pick-up"
"Ship-side direct" is based on the import of containerised goods to the Customs declaration in advance, the arrival of the relevant inbound ship, without customs inspection of goods can be released and realise the vehicle from the ship side of the direct unloading and picking up of goods.
How to do "direct pickup from the ship"?
After the consignee handles the import declaration in advance through "Single Window", before the ship arrives at the port, the consignee will handle the relevant payment and booking procedures for picking up containers through the terminal booking platform, and generate the booking information of "direct ship-side pickup"; after the ship arrives at the port, the vehicle can implement the ship-side pickup operation according to the terminal operation arrangement. After the vessel arrives at the port, the vehicle can carry out the ship-side pick-up operation according to the operation arrangement of the terminal.
What are the advantages of "Vesselside Pickup"?
The operation links of imported container cargoes are compressed from the original 6 to 3, and the import pick-up time is compressed from the original 1-2 days to 1.5 hours at the shortest, which further compresses the import pick-up time and logistic cost of enterprises.
Frequently Asked Questions about "Shipside Pick-up"
Q: What are the conditions for booking "Shipside Pickup"?
A: In principle, there are 3 conditions that should be fulfilled for the reservation of "Shipside Pickup":
1. Imported container goods declared in advance and the customs declaration is finalised;
2. Before the ship arrives at the port;
3. The port department receives the ship's loading chart from the shipping company and opens the pick-up plan.
Q: The driver told me that the vehicle will wait for a long time for the implementation of "direct pick-up at the ship's side" operation, is it true?
A: According to the reservation number of "direct pick-up at the side of the ship", the consignee can grasp the progress of unloading of the goods to be picked up and the expected waiting time through the function of predicting the time of unloading of the goods provided by the WeChat public number of "Tianjin Port E-commerce Network", so as to reasonably arrange the vehicles to enter the terminal to pick up the boxes and avoid long waiting time of the vehicles.
Q: I have booked the operation of "direct pickup at the ship's side", but the road is jammed, can I still pick up the boxes smoothly?
A: According to the reservation number of "Shipside Pickup", the consignee can grasp the progress of unloading of the goods to be picked up and the expected waiting time through the function of predicting the time of unloading of the goods provided by the WeChat public number of "Tianjin Port E-commerce Network", so as to reasonably arrange for the vehicles to enter the terminal to pick up the boxes and avoid long waiting time.
Q: What should I do if I have booked the operation of "Vessel-side Pick-up" but my cargo has been controlled and inspected?
A: If the goods booked for ship-side pick-up are subject to customs inspection, WeChat public number will push the inspection tips, and the enterprise can cancel the pick-up operation according to the information tips and wait for the completion of inspection to handle the pick-up of containers. The port operation system will guide the terminal vehicles to pick up and unload the inspected goods and go to the terminal inspection area to implement the inspection operation, which will speed up the process of inspection operation and reduce the waiting time of enterprises.
Reform of "Arrival Direct Loading"
"Direct loading" is based on the export of containerised goods to the Customs declaration in advance, in the port of the ship before the customs clearance directly to the terminal, the goods will be released and loaded on board the ship for export.
How to do "direct loading on arrival"?
The consignor can complete the packing of export container goods in the factory, transmission of pre-allocated manifests, declaration of customs declaration in advance, and apply for port collection through the terminal booking platform, and deliver the goods directly to the terminal before the vessel cuts off customs.
What are the advantages of "direct loading on arrival"?
Export enterprises do not need to deliver goods to the port 5 days in advance and stack them in the yard outside the terminal, so the port collection is expected to be compressed from 5 days to less than 2 days, which allows them to reasonably arrange the production operation plan. Export cargo operation links are compressed from 5 to 3, which effectively reduces export customs clearance logistics links and logistics costs.
Frequently Asked Questions on "Direct Loading on Arrival"
Q: "Direct Loading on Arrival" requires that the cargoes are collected in the port 24 hours before the ship's customs clearance, how does the Customs guarantee that the inspected cargoes will not be dumped from the ship?
A: Tianjin Customs has opened two closed inspection yards in the dock in Beijiang Port Area and Dongjiang Port Area, implemented measures such as dock arrival, dock inspection, priority inspection, etc. to ensure customs clearance and shipment, and developed the function of SMS alerts for 24 hours of non-completion of inspection formalities, and completed inspection formalities at the dock in one stop, so as to fully guarantee the timely clearance of inspection-compliant cargoes for shipment. Q: I am a production-oriented enterprise.
Q: I am a production-oriented enterprise and would like to apply for "supervised production and loading, direct loading on arrival" business, how should I operate?
A: At present, Tianjin Customs has implemented the reform of "supervised production and loading, direct loading on arrival" in the whole customs area, applying for the implementation of "supervised production and loading" to the local Customs before the loading of exported cargoes, and the Customs will supervise the loading and record the loading information throughout the whole process, and then the vehicles will be assembled and arrive at the terminal at the corresponding time, and can be directly arranged to be loaded onto the ship. The vehicle arrives at the port at the corresponding time and can be directly arranged for loading, and the enterprise can apply to the competent local customs according to the actual needs of export."
