Some Tips about the Customs Invoice

As we all know, international delivery is an important section of foreign trade. So when it comes to delivery, it is of great importance in the process of filling in the customs declaration form. Today I will make a summary about the customs invoice.

1.      Names of goods are supposed to be noted clearly at full length. And some sensitive products should be attached more importance and regarded discreetly. For example, speaker can be replaced by earphone. So related people can understand better at one glance. Similarly we can write “mobile phone touch” or “screen touch” rather than single “touch” on customs invoice. That is to say, we should write down effective information accurately and precisely as much as possible.

2.      Individual good can not declare more than one name. Generally two goods name can be connected with a “+”.

3.      Declared value: 0 value goods can’t appear in the declaration.

4.      Some channels for goods with battery can’t declare the name of battery. Pure channels for battery can use the name of battery in the process of customs declaration.

5.      If you select FED, HS CODE should be attached into the customs invoice. And material and usage should also be remarked clearly. EORI number should also be written carefully.

6.      In the aspect of DHL, some European countries can’t be less than 27 dollars.

So that’s all. Next time we will continue to introduce some valuable information about international delivery. If you have some questions, please leave a message in the following.  

Some Common Problems about International Delivery--Chapter 2

Last week I had stated some package problems that may happen in the process of the international delivery. Today I will go on this topic to throw light upon some customs detention analysis.

1.      Some related expenses

Sometimes the destination is too remote to be beyond the scope of delivery service. And then goods are easy to be detained when going through customs. In this case, customer service phone is needed to follow up the whole process. Sometimes a single customs clearance will also lead to some trouble. Extra customs clearance fee has to be paid. To avoid this trouble, related principals must make it clear to check in all goods and delivery details in advance. These procedures and details also fit in the self-declaration.

2.      Flight issues

Some goods are detained just because of strict freight demands. Articles which are magnetic are prohibited to carry into plane. In terms of this, some goods must be degaussed before delivery. Of course package needs extra patience and proof of delivery security is essential in the process of delivery.

3.      Specific information about dispatch

That goods are detained by customs sometimes results from applying to the customs in wrong types. That is to say, information attached into the detailed list doesn't correspond into the actual goods. The solution is to correctly make list on classification methods of registration.

Above all we can find three aspects of detained customs types and some details in delivery. Actually there exists other situation that leads to goods-being-detained, such as ambiguous weight issues, vague transiting information and so on. So we really need to care about all details before delivery.

Some Common Problems about International Delivery

In the field of international trade, the issue of shipping is a quite critical process. Today I will throw light upon the possible problems in the process of delivery.

Types of customs fastener	Details	Cause	Solution
Package problem	Outworn	Package is not good.	Exchange better package material and fill up the box with stuffing.
	Need checking quantity	High-value goods are too much to check.	Check off goods with high value and seal them before delivery.
	Sealing wooden case to check information.	It’s quite difficult to tear down or there is no way to restore it.	No contraband, liquid and powder products. The authenticity has to be guaranteed.
	battery	Prohibited articles	It is needed to provide SDS in freight delivery. Special railway line, it’s essential to grasp the situation of transmitting shipment.
	Copy brand	Prohibited articles	Well-known brands goods delivery is needed to provide authorization certificate.
	Provenance is not China.	Wrong trade orientation.	It is needed to provide connected document to prove the reason of Provenance is not China.

So these are some conditions during the process of the international delivery. Next time we will state some other causes analysis of customs fasteners. Hope to help you a bit.

The Most Effective Shipping Manner and Its Shipping Process

Customer clearance means the documented permission to pass that a national customs authority grants to imported goods so that they can enter the country or to imported goods so that they can leave the country. At the same time all procedures must obey the local country’s laws and regulations. And business logistics is actually the second step to ship the goods from supplying place to the destination in a safety way on time.

Express delivery can be sorted by four categories, including business delivery, EMS, ocean shipping and air freight. Among these different ways of delivery, DHL has strong power in customer clearance. FEDEX and UPS are inferior when compared with DHL. In terms of price, TNT is the most expensive way but behaves perfectly in customer clearance. In addition, EMS also performs well in customer clearance but takes longer time.

When it comes to delivery process, the following procedures can help you to understand why some customers always explain the delivery time lasts too long. (Example of Partsun only)

²  Quoted price

²  It is needed to be aware of the nature of goods before quoting price, including the name of goods, weight, size and if it contains battery or it is tagged with logo.

²  It is necessary to tell customers the quoted price is just delivery fee and not contains customs and custom clearance costs.

²  One has to confirm the quoted price again after the order is placed.

²  Sale representatives must communicate with staffs of operations and check nature of goods.

²  After goods returns to warehouse, the package, weight, bulking of goods has to be checked again to ensure no faulty is made.

²   Direct channels such as DHL and FEDEX are available for in-store pickup except Saturday.

²  Transit shipment of some orders may be changed the waybill.