"The process of exporting goods mainly includes: quotation, order, payment method, preparation, packaging, customs clearance procedures, shipment, transport insurance, bill of lading, and foreign exchange settlement.
1 Quotation
In the process of international trade, the first step is the product inquiry, quotation. Among them, the offer for export products mainly include: the quality level of the product, product specifications, whether the product has special packaging requirements, the amount of purchased products, the amount of delivery requirements, the mode of transport, product materials and other content. The more commonly used quotes are: FOB ship delivery, CNF cost plus freight, CIF cost, insurance and freight and other forms.
2 Ordering
After both sides of the trade on the offer to reach an agreement, the buyer formally order and some related matters with the seller to negotiate with the enterprise, the two sides agreed to sign the "contract of purchase". In the process of signing the Purchase Contract, the main name of the goods, specifications, quantity, price, packaging, origin, shipment period, payment terms, settlement, claims, arbitration and other content of the negotiations, and will negotiate the agreement reached after the Purchase Contract. This marks the official start of the export business. Under normal circumstances, the signing of the purchase contract in duplicate by the two sides to stamp the official seal of the company to take effect, both sides to keep a copy.
3 Payment Methods
There are three commonly used international payment methods, i.e. L/C payment method, TT payment method and direct payment method.
1. Letter of credit payment method letter of credit is divided into two types of letters of credit and documentary letters of credit. Documentary letter of credit refers to the letter of credit with specified documents, without any documents attached to the letter of credit is called a bare letter of credit. Simply put, a letter of credit is a security document that guarantees the exporter's recovery of payment for the goods. Please note that the period of shipment of exported goods should be carried out within the validity period of the letter of credit, and the period of delivery of the letter of credit must be submitted no later than the validity date of the letter of credit. International trade in the majority of letters of credit as a means of payment, the date of the letter of credit should be clear, clear and complete.
2.TT payment method TT payment method is to foreign exchange cash settlement, by your customers will be remitted to your company's designated foreign exchange bank account, you can ask for a certain period of time after the arrival of the goods remittance.
3.Direct payment method means direct delivery payment between buyer and seller.
4 Stock Preparation
Stock preparation in the entire trade process, plays a pivotal role in the important position, according to the contract must be implemented one by one. The main checking contents of stock preparation are as follows: 1. the quality and specification of goods should be verified according to the requirements of the contract; 2. the quantity of goods: to ensure that the quantity requirements of the contract or letter of credit are met; 3. the time of stock preparation: it should be arranged according to the provisions of the letter of credit, combined with the ship schedule, in order to facilitate the convergence of the ship and the goods.
5 Packaging
Packaging can be selected according to the different goods (e.g., cartons, wooden boxes, woven bags, etc.). Different forms of packaging requirements are also different. 1. general export packaging standards: according to the general standards of trade export packaging. 2. special export packaging standards: according to the customer's special requirements for the export of goods packaging. 3. packaging and marking of goods (transport marking): should be carefully checked and verified, so as to comply with the letter of credit.
6 Customs clearance procedures
Customs clearance procedures are extremely cumbersome and extremely important, such as not successfully clear customs can not complete the transaction.
1 is a statutory inspection of export commodities must do export commodity inspection certificate. At present, China's import and export commodities inspection work there are four main links:
1. Acceptance of inspection: inspection refers to foreign trade relations with the commodity inspection agency to report for inspection.
2. Sampling: Commodity Inspection Agency to accept the inspection, and promptly send staff to the location of the storage of goods for on-site inspection, identification.
3. Inspection: the commodity inspection agency to accept the inspection, carefully study the declaration of the test items, to determine the content of the test. And carefully review the contract (letter of credit) on the quality, specifications, packaging regulations, to find out the basis of the test, to determine the test standards, methods. (Inspection methods include sampling, instrumental analysis; physical testing; sensory testing; microbiological testing, etc.)
4. Issuance of certificates: in the export, where included in the export of goods within the [type of table], by the commodity inspection agency after passing the test, the issuance of a release order (or in the export of goods on the Customs Declaration stamped release in lieu of a release order).
5.2. shall be held by a professional customs clearance certificate personnel, holding a packing list, invoices, customs clearance power of attorney, export settlement and cancellation of bills of lading, copy of the contract for the export of goods, export commodity inspection certificates and other texts to go to the Customs and Excise Department for customs clearance procedures.
6. Packing list: packing details of export products provided by the exporter.
7. Invoice: proof of export products provided by the exporter.
8.Power of Attorney for Customs Declaration (electronic): the unit or individual without the ability to declare customs entrusts the customs broker to declare the certificate.
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