"In international logistics and transport, a term often faced and mentioned is "customs clearance at destination port".
Customs clearance is sometimes completed in one or two days, but sometimes it can be extended for ten days, or even half a month to complete, why is this? In order to avoid delays in customs clearance, what are the things to pay attention to?
To figure out the problem of customs clearance, we first need to understand what is the destination port customs clearance.
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What is destination customs clearance?
Customs clearance, also known as customs clearance, refers to the import and export or transit goods in and out of a country's customs territory, in accordance with the provisions of the law should be handled. After completing the formalities of customs declaration, inspection, tax collection and release, the inbound goods must fulfil all the entry obligations before the goods can be released, picked up by the logistics company and finally dispatched.
In short, any country's goods into another country, must be in accordance with the provisions of the customs clearance procedures, otherwise, violation of the provisions of the entry of goods will be subject to the other country's legal sanctions. For each country, the purpose of customs clearance is mainly twofold: firstly, to check and see whether it is legal or not, and secondly, to levy tariffs to maintain the balance of trade between the two countries.
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What is the process of customs clearance operation?
(1) Exchange of Documents
Go to forwarder or shipping company to exchange D/O. (According to the bill of lading in hand to determine where to exchange. H B/L forwarder's bill of lading M B/L shipowner's bill of lading) Electronic declaration - computer pre-recorded, review the bill, send, and contact with Customs/release.
(2) Inspection declaration
After the release of electronic declaration, with one of the four copies of the customs declaration to go to the Commodity Inspection Bureau for quotation procedures, out of customs clearance. (If the goods need to be declared for inspection)
(3) On-site Handover Order
Customs on-site handover sheet (if the goods need to declare the inspection will have).
(4) Inspection
Customs according to the goods declared name of the regulatory conditions given to the inspection, such as inspection will be issued inspection notice (such as meeting the customs inspection will be).
(5) Issuance of tax documents
Goods declared to the Customs will be issued by the Customs tax bill details to allow enterprises to pay the import duties.
(6) Release
Customs release.
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What are the precautions to be taken during the customs clearance process?
If you do not want the goods to be detained by the customs of the destination country, you must make a declaration of goods according to its customs policy and requirements, including the name of the goods, quantity, weight, declared value of the goods and certified documents corresponding to the special goods.
The main factors affecting customs clearance are: firstly, the information aspect of goods declaration, including the declared value and the inconsistency of declared name will lead to the detention of the goods; in addition, special goods such as children's toys, cosmetics, medical devices, etc., need the corresponding certified documents, or else the goods will be detained.
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What should be done if the goods are detained?
If the goods are detained in the customs of the destination country, you need to understand the reasons for the detention to solve the problem. In practice, the deduction is no more than incomplete customs declaration, less customs declaration, customs declaration is not standardised and other reasons.
If the preparatory materials are incomplete and the customs declaration is less, you should make up the materials and pay the tax according to the requirements.
If it is prohibited goods and other prohibited imports of goods, can only be discarded and destroyed."
