Recently, I have heard some sellers complain about the strict investigation by US Customs. This is true. Due to the impact of Sino-US trade, the customs at the head of US FBA are particularly strict. Faced with this situation, how can Amazon sellers avoid unnecessary trouble? Next, let’s talk about how to prevent customs detentions.
1. Controls and requirements for imported products in major countries:
United States: FDA certification, FDA declaration, DOT form, shoe certificate, Lacey form, toy-related certificates, children’s product certification , non-toxic certificate, EPA certification, anti-dumping products, etc. , FBA first trip transportation.
UK: When electronic products arrive in the UK, they need CE certification and cannot be imitated or infringed. If the FBA process is similar to a certain brand, you must obtain the license authorized by the brand.
Canada: Ensure product quality, try not to disclose product names, do not declare low, and prevent customs inspections.
Japan: Absolutely no infringement. Japan has a special FoodQualityapplicationfee.
At the same time, food-related products must present manufacturing process flow charts and ingredient lists for testing.
2. How to prevent cargo inspection and improve customs clearance speed?
1. Product name: Try to keep a low profile and do not use product names that can easily attract the attention of customs, such as honey traps and foam bomb baths. That’s why we have to know the customer’s English name. Sometimes, products without problems are likely to cause customs inspections and disputes because customers use problematic product names.
2. Product material: Some products are actually not problematic, but some of the materials described are anti-dumping, such as thermal paper, paraffin lamps, etc. In the product description, do not mention heat-sensitive, paraffin and tin paintings.
If the product name contains metalplate, it will also be considered anti-dumping.
3. Product value: Do not under-declare U.S. FBA first-leg goods. Usually, declare at 65% of the actual price. Over-declaration will lead to customs inspection.
4. Customs code: must be accurate (this is also the reason for product name registration).
5. Box labels: For goods known to be inspected, box labels should be affixed so that inspectors can find the goods for inspection as soon as possible and reduce inspection time.
6. Customer importer qualification review: Before the ship sails, consult the customs clearance agent to see whether the customer’s importer is authentic and valid.
7. Complete data: Before shipment, all required certificates, data, box labels, etc. must be provided as required.
8. In the first leg of FBA in the United States, importing by your own importer can greatly reduce the probability of inspection.
Mastering Amazon operation knowledge can help sellers avoid many unnecessary troubles. I hope the above content is helpful to sellers. Lianlian Cross-Border Payment always pays attention to every little thing about sellers, and will also bring articles on related aspects in future articles to help sellers operate better.