Detailed explanation of cross-border e-commerce transaction process for bonded import and direct mail import

1. Bonded import model

1. Early filing

E-commerce companies need to select a special customs supervision area, obtain approval from the park management committee and the relevant port supervision departments (customs, national inspection and other departments), and sign a cross-border e-commerce comprehensive service contract before going to the electronic port. Register on the website and apply for an electronic port card. Next, the enterprise logs into the designated e-commerce service platform website to conduct enterprise registration and product registration for cross-border business. The registration is completed after the customs and national inspection approvals are passed. Usually, it takes 7 to 30 days for customs enterprise registration, 1 to 2 days for national inspection enterprise registration, and 2 to 3 days for product customs registration and national inspection registration, which vary slightly from place to place. Then the e-commerce company selects a payment company to sign a contract and completes the system docking and joint debugging of “three orders.”

2. Goods entering the area

E-commerce companies uniformly purchase goods abroad in advance, transport the goods to bonded areas by sea, and store them in designated customs-supervised bonded warehouses after passing inspection and quarantine. The specific steps include: the first step is general cargo inspection, the goods arrive at the supervision center checkpoint, and the customs conducts general cargo inspection against the customs declaration form; the second step is for warehousing and logistics staff to tally the goods, affix barcode labels to individual goods and put them on the shelves.

3. Place an order and leave the area

After consumers place online orders, e-commerce companies handle customs, inspection and quarantine clearance procedures for the goods according to the order, and exchange order information, payment information, and logistics information with the customs supervision system through the cross-border trade e-commerce platform. , declare out of the area in the form of personal belongings and pay the postal tax on your behalf; the customs and inspection and quarantine departments conduct random inspections. After passing customs review and paying taxes, e-commerce companies entrust logistics companies to box and package the goods, affix orders, and deliver them directly to consumers through the domestic express delivery system.

2. Direct mail import mode

1. Direct purchase and direct mail transaction process

• Contact the buyer: After the buyer registers an account on the platform, he or she contacts the seller, that is, the overseas buyer, to place an order request.
• Pay deposit: The buyer pays a deposit to the seller based on a certain percentage of the order price of the product and waits for the seller to purchase the product.
• Overseas Procurement: Sellers and buyers purchase goods in overseas markets in accordance with the buyer’s order requirements and provide proof of purchase.
• Make up the balance: After the seller and buyer purchase the goods as required overseas, the buyer should pay the remaining payment in a timely manner.
• Logistics and customs clearance: The seller sends out the goods, transports them to China via cross-border express or the Universal Postal Union, goes through customs clearance, and is finally delivered to the domestic buyer.
• Receipt evaluation: The buyer receives the goods, checks that they are correct, confirms receipt, and evaluates the transaction.

2. Collection direct mail transaction process

• Overseas Consolidation: Overseas merchants store the goods they sell in centralized warehouses overseas.
• Place an order and pay: Buyers select their favorite products on the cross-border e-commerce import platform, place an order, pay, and provide the consignee’s identity information and delivery address information.
• Pick and Pack: The seller receives the order, selects the goods from the overseas warehouse according to the order requirements, packages them, inserts the goods packing list and affixes the express delivery form, and prepares Shipping.
• Logistics and customs clearance: The seller sends the goods, which are quickly cleared through international express or the Universal Postal Union, and finally delivered to the domestic buyer.
• Receipt evaluation: The buyer receives the goods, checks that they are correct, confirms receipt, and evaluates the transaction.

3. Cross-border e-commerce small retail business

Small online retail business can be divided into B2C model and C2C model. There is not much difference in the transaction process between these two modes.

B2C model

Traditional manufacturing industries, trading companies, and brokers publish product information through Dunhuang.com and other websites, look for business opportunities, and carry out small-amount online payment international trade wholesale business.

C2C model

Open stores on third-party cross-border e-commerce platforms and sell goods through online retail to foreign enterprises and global end consumers through these platforms.

Logistics methods

The logistics method for small retail business is to choose the small package business of international express delivery.

Payment method

Payments are mostly made through third-party payment platforms, such as Lianlian cross-border payment, etc.

Tariff issues

The customs stipulates the limit value, tax exemption amount and prohibited and restricted types of items mailed by individuals each time. Customs inspects items mailed in and out of the country in accordance with the law.