Cross-border e-commerce customs clearance management and precautions
Cross-border e-commerce customs clearance management involves many aspects such as personal use, early warning and recall, list declaration, identity review, site management, etc.
Personal use
According to the General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 194 of 2018, cross-border e-commerce direct purchase imported goods and goods subject to the “online shopping bonded import” (supervision method code 1210) import policy are supervised as imported items for personal use and are not Implement the first import license approval, registration or filing requirements for relevant commodities.
Prompt warning recall
According to Shang Caifa [2018] No. 486, cross-border e-commerce companies need to fulfill their main responsibilities for product quality and safety, and provide reminders and notifications to consumers on quality, safety, hygiene and other aspects. Customs has implemented quality and safety risk monitoring on cross-border e-commerce retail imported goods, and market supervision departments have stepped up recall supervision.
List declaration
When cross-border e-commerce retail goods are imported, the domestic agent of the cross-border e-commerce enterprise or the customs declaration enterprise entrusted by it should submit a “Declaration List” and handle customs declaration procedures in accordance with the “list verification” method.
Identity verification
Enterprises that carry out cross-border e-commerce retail import business need to review the authenticity of transactions and the authenticity of consumer identity information.
Place Management
Cross-border e-commerce retail import and export commodity supervision workplaces must comply with relevant customs regulations.
How to declare for customs clearance for Class A, Class B, Class C express shipments?
According to the General Administration of Customs Announcement No. 19 of 2016, when declaring Class A, B, and C express items, the express operator must submit the corresponding customs declaration form, master waybill, sub-waybill, invoice and other documents.
Customs clearance management for import and export enterprises
Customs supervision of cross-border e-commerce retail imports includes port quarantine, regulatory inspection, logistics management, returns management, promotion reporting, etc.
Port quarantine
Quarantine and quarantine processing must be implemented at the port of entry.
Supervisory inspection
Customs can use video surveillance, online inspections, on-site inspections, inventory verification and other methods to strengthen physical supervision of bonded imported goods purchased online.
Logistics management
Cross-border e-commerce retail imported goods can be transferred through customs using the “cross-border e-commerce” model.
Return Management
Domestic agents of cross-border e-commerce companies or their entrusted customs declaration companies are allowed to apply for returns.
Promotion reporting
Cross-border e-commerce companies should submit promotion reports to the customs before promoting.
Customs clearance and product selection strategies
Customs clearance modes include express customs clearance, collection clearance, and stock clearance.
Cross-border logistics and customs clearance risks
During cross-border transportation, problems such as damage, mis-delivery, missed delivery, and lost items arise one after another.
Notes on smooth customs clearance for cross-border logistics
Most of the goods being detained at customs are due to the merchants themselves. If you want the goods to be cleared smoothly, you need to pay attention to product compliance, complete procedures, and truthful declarations.
Basic customs clearance procedures in the United States
When the goods arrive in the United States, the importer should submit an import declaration document for the goods.
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