Export agent declaration

Process of export agent declaration


1. Book the cabin with the airline and shipping company and confirm the date of shipment of the goods


2. Prepare complete export declaration documents

   a. After the goods arrive at the customs supervision area, and 24 hours before loading, prepare the documents required by the customs to declare to the customs

   b. Necessary documents: one copy of list, invoice, contract, verification form, customs declaration letter of attorney, shipping company’s loading list and other documents

   c. All documents required by customs regulations. (Such as customs clearance, export license, etc.)

   d. If there is an export manual, the manual must be provided for customs declaration


3. Prepare the required documents for export inspection

   a. The required documents should be prepared three days before the customs declaration and declared to the Inspection and Quarantine Bureau. The documents to be provided include: one copy of each certificate, such as list invoice, contract, power of attorney for inspection declaration, factory inspection form, and carton packing list

   b. If exported goods to the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, etc. whose outer packaging is made of wood and need to be fumigated or heat-treated, the documents to be provided are: list, invoice, contract, and power of attorney for inspection. If the fumigation product is a wood product, a factory inspection form is also required

   c. For products that are fumigated or heat-treated, the goods should be delivered to the designated storage yard or port area for fumigation two days before customs declaration. (Fumigation time takes 24 hours)


4. The export declaration is officially declared to the customs. If export taxes and fees are required, the taxes and fees shall be paid in time


5. End of customs on-site review of documents. After the cargo documents are released, the owner of the cargo shall transport the cargo to the customs supervision area for inspection and release within the time specified by the customs. If inspection is required, the customs broker should contact the customs in time to carry out cargo inspection. After inspection, the designated lead seal shall be sealed by the shipping company. If there is no need for inspection, the physical cargo should be released in time, and the shipping list should be sent to the port area for shipment according to the customs cut-off time


6. When the goods are exported, the airline and shipping company will send the export manifest data to the customs. After the customs receives the data, the customs broker will print out the tax refund verification sheet at the customs in time after the customs data is cleared