Doing foreign trade business basically can not avoid the situation that sometimes the customs will detain the goods, then basically under what circumstances the customs will detain your goods?What are the reasons:First, it is important to understand the customs clearance requirements of the destination port before export. The information on the test report, packing list, invoice and other inspection certificates should be consistent. Saudi Arabia requires SASO certification, but also adopt the inspection mode, in order to avoid underreporting.2. If the consignee abandons the goods at the port of destination/no one picks up the goods/shipped to the wrong port, etc., the owner shall arrange to deal with the goods as soon as possible to avoid losses caused by the disposal of the goods by a third party; At the same time, it is also necessary to avoid the generation and expansion of demurrage and demurrage charges at the port of destination, resulting in additional losses other than cargo damage.If the goods are to be successfully delivered at the port of destination, they must meet the standards of the local customs, the procedures must be standardized and complete, only consistent, do not have any luck, otherwise the goods are likely to be directly seized by the customs, and serious will be destroyed.But don’t worry when the goods are detained by the customs, four ways to teach you how to effectively solve! Let’s look at a few typical cases:Case 1 –A Shanghai company exported a container to Saudi Arabia, the invoice only showed the value and name of some products, because there were only two other goods, and then testing and SASO, time-consuming and laborious, the company did not show on the documents, but the goods were inspected and detained at the port of destination.analyzeIt is important to know the customs clearance requirements of the destination port before exporting. The information on the test report, packing list, invoice and other inspection certificates should be consistent. Saudi Arabia requires SASO certification, but also adopt the inspection mode, in order to avoid underreporting.If the goods are to be successfully delivered at the port of destination, they must meet the standards of the local customs, the procedures must be standardized and complete, only consistent, do not have any luck, otherwise the goods are likely to be directly seized by the customs, and serious will be destroyed.Case 2 –A Tianjin company shipped the goods to Antwerp, and the goods were detained by the customs after arriving at the port, because there was no CE certification mark and no hanging tag. In the port for three months before the customer asked to return the shipment, the cost is very high.analyzeCustomers generally do not take the initiative to bear this cost of return, and who bears the cost should be negotiated by the interests of both parties. Even if it is returned, it will generate a lot of costs, and it is not a return of quality problems, the customs requires that the general trade is imported, and the import tax is levied, so it is best to consider other methods to solve the local problem. Measure the value of the goods and the cost generated, if the value of the goods is low and the quantity is small, you can request customs auction and other ways to avoid more cost losses.Case 3 –After a batch of goods worth $200,000 arrived at the destination port of a Qingdao company, the consignee refused to pay and take delivery. After contacting the relevant party to return the shipment and paying the customs clearance fee, he was told that the goods were auctioned by the customs. The company suffered double losses on the payment of goods.analyzeIf the consignee abandons the goods at the port of destination/no one picks up the goods/shipped to the wrong port and other situations, the cargo owner should arrange to deal with the goods as soon as possible to avoid the loss caused by the disposal of the goods by a third party; At the same time, it is also necessary to avoid the generation and expansion of demurrage and demurrage charges at the port of destination, resulting in additional losses other than cargo damage.What if the goods are seized?1. Contact customers firstIf the goods are detained by the customs of the port of destination, it is necessary to contact the customer at the first time to discuss a solution. It is best to ask the customer of the port of destination to assist in customs clearance, so as to avoid expanding commercial disputes, affecting reputation and subsequent cooperation.2. Contact the customs broker in timeCustoms usually gives notice when the goods are detained. To carefully read the content of the notice, pay attention to see where the problem is and inform the customs broker in time.3. Reply to the customs accurately and provide sufficient evidenceThe customs will give a certain amount of time to prepare the documents to be provided after the notification. These should be read clearly and reply within the time specified in the notice. If you want to reply to the letter to the customs, it is also possible to send these materials to the customs through the customs broker with the cooperation of the customs broker.4. Implementation of customs processing decisions1) Because the declared value is too low, take out the goods from the customs after paying the customs duty.2) Incomplete goods customs, such as personal imports, customs requirements have the right to import, to find a company with the right to enter the customs clearance.3) If the relevant certification procedures are required, provide as soon as possible, but if you can’t provide it, you can’t clear the customs.4) You can apply to the customs for the return of goods, according to international practice, the goods that cannot be cleared can be applied for return to the place of shipment or a third party trading port.The customs will decide whether to release the goods according to the actual situation, and in most cases the goods can be released. If the customs release, the goods will be smoothly shipped to the importer’s place; If Customs decides to destroy, the goods will be destroyed directly; If the customs decides to return the goods, it will also need to pay the freight and the import fee of the Chinese customs. The losses in the latter two cases are relatively large.Therefore, in order to avoid the passive situation and loss of goods after the detention of goods, we must understand the customs requirements of the port of destination before shipment, do a good job of inspection and preparation, ensure that the goods meet the requirements of import, reduce the probability of being detained as much as possible, and avoid losses to the greatest extent.So how to avoid international shipping by customs detention of goods?First of all, accurately fill in the declared value, because the declared value and the valuation are far from the most likely to cause customs clearance, so you should try to keep the declared value and the valuation consistent. In order to prevent the goods from being detained, the shipper can appropriately write down the declared value, because once the goods are detained by the customs, the customs clearance cost is calculated according to a certain proportion of the declared value, the lower the declared value, the lower the customs clearance cost; The higher the declared value, the higher the customs clearance fee.Secondly, the goods packing list should be written in detail, the quantity of the goods, the unit price, the total price, the currency must be written clearly, and the material, name, use, composition and parts of the goods should be marked.In addition, also note that the customs for heavy goods and valuables, generally very strict inspection. Therefore, when shipping these items internationally, we must be very careful and careful, and once we are careless, we will be inspected.At the same time, the policies of different countries are different, and the customs clearance conditions for international shipping are also different, therefore, we should have an understanding of the customs clearance policies of various countries, and know ourselves and our enemies in order to win!However, the above only reduces the probability of customs detention, and it is impossible to completely avoid. But as long as the operation is in accordance with customs regulations, there is no need to worry about the inspection.
