Freight Brokers
Regular China freight brokers main procedures
- Ready for custom clearance documents: ask factory send all customs clearance documents or blank A4 paper which have company seal.
- Weighing: When have loaded ask driver weighing, this job can order when give booking to truck company.
- Check careful with customs clearance documents: After load container it must check and confirm all details from factory. Generally we can use the customs clearance documents direct to customs. Clear agent will remind us which items need to be confirmed or provided again. But we need to remind factory to make sure providing all and correcting all about the cargo: Whether having brand (factory brand also is brand)/packages/ name, the weight of each of the number of specifications (For example, there are many different specifications, providing a maximum and a minimum specifications) / every small carton weight / specifications, the customs code, material and other details.
- Declare to customs
- Container be released from customs
Doesn't have clear documents notes
- Weighting container, Make sure get the exact cargo weight.
- Check careful with customs clearance documents: After loading container, it must check and confirm all details from factory. Generally we can use the customs clearance documents direct to customs.Freight brokers will remind us which items need to be confirmed or provided again. But we need to remind factory to make sure providing all and correcting all about the cargo: Whether it has brand (factory brand also is brand), / packages/ name, the weight of each of the number of specifications (For example, there are many different specifications, providing a maximum and a minimum specifications) / every small carton weight / specifications, the customs code, material and other details.
Custom clearance notes by freight brokers
- Accurate and all the detailed cargo descriptions are the first important jobs, such as name, number, weight (single weight, total weight of the cabinet), material, whether having brand, goods, specifications, the customs code, LED lights are marked with the UL logo, marks, etc.. This article must provide strict requirements! Don't cut corners!
- Ask factory to provide goods' photos and carton's photos.
- When factory didn't provide the details which we asked, send email to them and remind them that customs may check the container. The problem caused from that they didn't give us information, customs fines and customs keeps the customs cause add charges all needed to pay from this factory. Most of time container will be delayed also, and there will be container add rent and sea port rent over 7 free days. The rise of ocean freight also need a pay by factory.
- Customs clearance is easy to have problem in export international transport from China. The details of cargo is whether they can finish customs clearance smoothly.
- High value goods or the volume over USD100,000, the probability which customs checks and keeps the container is bigger. So it need to prepare good information very carefully.
- For a variety of reasons, customs clearance in every ports of China or Chinse air port the process of manipulation and insider trading is more complex. Some cause customs people, some cause customs broker, some cause from factory. All we need to do is to submit detailed information according to the requirements of honest. Don't leave any charges for they ask for more money or keep the container.
Learn more:
- Back toγ:γhow to load container.
- Last step:γChina Inspection and Quarantine Bureau(China CIQ).
- Next step:γSend informations of BL to shipping company
