Will customs impose any penalties on cross-border e-commerce companies that violate regulations?

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Announcement No. 194 of 2018 of the General Administration of Customs on the Supervision of Cross-border E-commerce Retail Import and Export Commodities stipulates that: (1) Cross-border e-commerce platform enterprises, cross-border e-commerce enterprises or their agents, logistics enterprises, operators of cross-border e-commerce supervision work sites, and warehousing enterprises shall promptly and proactively inform the customs if…

Import trade financing explained

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Import trade financing includes import documentary credit, import collection documentary credit, outward remittance financing, delivery guarantee, and overseas payment. (I) Import documentary credit Import documentary credit refers to the business in which a bank, under the premise of holding the right to import goods under the import L/C, provides short-term financing to the applicant when…

Answers to temu’s fully managed shipping logistics questions

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With the rapid development of e-commerce, various innovative models and services continue to emerge. Among them, Temu’s full-hosting model, as an emerging e-commerce model, has brought many conveniences to consumers and sellers. However, in the actual operation process, the delivery logistics problem has become the focus of sellers and consumers. This article will answer the…

How to calculate taxes on personal mail

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How to calculate the tax on personal mail items? (1) The formula for calculating the tax on personal mail items is: Tax on personal mail items = Dutiable price x Tax rate. (2) The principle of the dutiable price of imported articles can be found in Announcement No. 15 of 2012 of the General Administration…

What does 1039 clearance mode mean?

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“1039” is a customs export code, and its full name is market procurement trade mode. It refers to a trade mode in which goods are purchased in a recognized market agglomeration area and the export customs clearance procedures are handled by qualified operators. The maximum value limit of a single customs declaration for the market…

Subsequent management of imported goods

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After the goods are put into storage, the follow-up management of imported products needs to be carried out, mainly including: 1. Management of the entry and exit of imported goods After the imported goods are put into storage, the importer needs to check the warehouse irregularly according to the needs of business development to ensure…

Cross-border logistics and first-leg logistics explanation

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Cross-border logistics can be understood as cross-border logistics, that is, shipping individual goods from one country to another through international logistics, and delivering the goods to the end customers through local logistics, so as to complete the entire transaction closed loop of cross-border trade. Cross-border logistics is a very important part of cross-border e-commerce operations.…

How to check the progress of FBA overseas warehouse case processing

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Case processing progress check path: Inventory – Manage Amazon shipments – Shipment processing progress – Track shipments. After the goods arrive at the FBA overseas warehouse, the Amazon overseas warehouse operation center counts the goods into the warehouse and puts them on the shelves. When the platform generates sales, the Amazon operation center directly arranges…

guide to avoiding common problems with temu semi-hosting

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In the process of using Temu semi-hosted services, merchants may encounter some problems and challenges. In order to help merchants better deal with these problems, this article will introduce in detail the pit-avoidance guide for common problems of temu semi-hosted services. First, when encountering a situation where the warehouse address does not match the zip…