Home?Customs Procedures? What costs are generally incurred in export customs declaration?
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Before exporting goods, you should entrust a customs declaration company or a customs declaration agency near the export port to handle the customs declaration. The entrusted customs declaration company or agency will require the principal to provide a formal power of attorney for customs declaration, which must comply with the format specified by customs. Proper documentation is the foundation for smooth customs clearance of export goods. Generally, the required documents for customs declaration, in addition to the export customs declaration form, mainly include a shipping order (i.e., cargo manifest), one copy, a trade contract, one copy, exportA complete export agency agreement should be attached with:and various types involved in customs conditions. Issues to note during declaration: Declaration time limit refers to the legal time limit for the shipper or their agent to declare goods to customs after they arrive at the port. The time limit for declaring export goods is 24 hours before loading, applicable to goods that do not require taxation or inspection.
Booking fee, a charge collected by the shipping company;
Inspection fee, depending on the situation;
Customs declaration fee, calculated per declaration, may vary slightly among different customs brokers, but the market is relatively transparent;
Port construction fee, a fixed charge based on container type;
Port security fee, also a fixed charge collected by the terminal from the customs broker, reimbursed at actual cost;
Consolidation fee, if multiple containers are under one bill of lading, a consolidation fee will be incurred;
Additional page fee, if a declaration has multiple product names requiring additional pages, an additional page fee will be charged. Generally, customs brokers will notify the cargo owner before proceeding and will only act upon the owners authorization.
8.TrailerFee: (Transportation costs) determined by the destination.
Land waybill,Air Transportationimport bills of lading and export shipping orders. After the customs reviews the documents and inspects the goods, it will sign and release on the original freight bill and return it to the customs declarant, who can use it to pick up the goods or load the goods.Maritime TransportationDelivery order for imports and shipping order for exports.
Packing list for the goods, with the same number of copies as the invoice.
Depending on customs supervision requirements for export goods, additional certificates may be required, such as inspection certificates, export licenses, fumigation certificates, etc.
Export foreign exchange verification form.
Power of attorney for customs declaration.
Export cargo manifest.
If deemed necessary by customs, additional documents such as the trade contract and certificate of origin may be required.